Passport Index traces nationalities that have the strongest passport based on the input feature to foreign countries, ranking them in 80 places. Some of the main markets that support Greek tourism such as the US, the United Kingdom, France and Germany are at the top of the list while others such as Russia rank much lower.
Every country has its own passport and the ‘power’ that each country’s passport holds varies. The Passport Index provides with a ranking of passports according to the power that they hold. This power is defined by how many countries will let you in without requiring a visa. As expected, the British and American passports enjoy the top spot on the list whereas, the Palestinian passport along with South Sudanese enjoy the last spot.
Visa free score
The score is based on ‘visa free score’ basically. Each passport gets points for each visa free country that the holder can visit or is allowed to obtain a visa upon arrival. This allows for ranking the passports using Passport Power Rank. The Passport Power Rank is directly proportional to the Visa Free Score.
The country list has been based on the 193 UN member countries and 6 territories (Kosovo, Macao etc.) bringing the total to 199. Territories that are annexed to other countries such as French Polynesia, Norfolk Island etc. have been excluded. Data for this ranking has been obtained from sources that are publicly available while also utilizing the information that has been shared by agencies working for the government.
Top 20 countries
The top 20 countries according to their passports are as follows:
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- South Korea
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Japan
- Finland
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Belgium
- Portugal
- Norway
The country list has been based on the 193 UN member countries and 6 territories (Kosovo, Macao etc.) bringing the total to 199. Territories that are annexed to other countries such as French Polynesia, Norfolk Island etc. have been excluded. Data for this ranking has been obtained from sources that are publicly available while also utilizing the information that has been shared by agencies working for the government.
Based on the above parameters here is the power rank of some major countries:
Rank 1: 147 countries allow visa free entry
United States of America
United kingdom
Rank 2: 145 countries allow visa free entry
South Korea
Germany
France
Rank 3: 144 countries allow visa free entry
Italy
Sweden
Rank 4: 143 countries allow visa free entry
Singapore
Japan
Finland
Denmark
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Rank 5: 142 countries allow visa free entry
Switzerland
Canada
Rank 6: 141 countries allow visa free entry
Hungary
Ireland
Belgium
Portugal
Norway
Spain
Rank 7: 140 countries allow visa free entry
Malaysia
Greece
Austria
Rank 8: 139 countries allow visa free entry
New Zealand
Rank 9: 138 countries allow visa free entry
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Australia
Rank 10: 137 countries allow visa free entry
Slovakia
Poland
Rank 20: 123 countries allow visa free entry
San Marino
Rank 31: 104 countries allow visa free entry
UAE
Serbia
Rank 36: 98 countries allow visa free entry
Russian Federatrion
Rank 47: 74 countries allow visa free entry
China
Rank 55: 63 countries allow visa free entry
Thailand
Rank 59: 59 countries allow visa free entry
India
Rank 63: 54 countries allow visa free entry
Oman
Rank 71: 46 countries allow visa free entry
Pakistan
Rank 73: 44 countries allow visa free entry
North Korea
Rank 80: 28 countries allow visa free entry
Myanmar
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Palestinian Territories
Sao Tome and Principe
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