The passports of
Singapore and Japan remain the most
influential passports in the world as revealed by the latest global research.
Nationals of these 2 nations can visit 189 nations across the world without
Visa. The passport of South Korea
went down to the 2nd position with 187 nations.
The passport of
the UK also declined in the rankings to be tied at the 6th position with the
US. This is its lowest position in the rankings for the most Powerful Passports
in the world. It is after these started being announced 14 years back.
Nationals of both
the UK and the US can arrive
Visa-free at 183 nations, as quoted by the Daily Times. The rankings are
assembled by the Henley Passport Index.
It is based on the data from the IATA - International
Air Transport Association. It assesses how many nations the holder of a
passport can arrive Visa-free or through VOA - Visa-on-Arrival.
South Korea is tied at the
2nd position with passports of Finland
and Germany. The passports of Luxembourg,
Italy, and Denmark are on the 3rd position. They are followed by Spain, Sweden, and France in the 4th
position.
The passports of
Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands, and
Austria are jointly at the 5th position. These are followed by Ireland, Greece, Canada, Belgium, Norway,
the US, and the UK at the 6th ranking.
Malta is the 7th position
in the rankings for most influential passports in the world. It is followed at
the 8th position by the Czech Republic.
Lithuania, Iceland, New Zealand, and
Australia are jointly at the 9th position.
Slovenia, Slovakia, and Latvia rounded off the top 10 rankings at the 10th position.
Meanwhile, in a
significant development, the UAE has
entered the Top Twenty for the first time. It has more than doubled its
Visa-free destination numbers to 167 in the last 5 years.
The least
powerful passport in the world is offered by Afghanistan at the bottom of the rankings. It nations have access
to just 25 nations. The passport of Iraq
also fairs poorly having access to just 27 nations. It is followed by the
passport of Syria with access to 29
nations. The passport of Pakistan offers
Visa-free access to 33 nations.
The inventor of
the passport index idea is the Chairman
of Henley & Partners Dr. Christian H Kaelin. He said that the latest
report seems to confirm something known by many intuitively. Enhanced openness
of Visa benefits the entire community globally and not only powerful nations
added Kaelin.
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