The new world passport index has been released.
As per the Henley Passport Index, compiled by consultancy firm Henley & Partners with cooperation from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the most powerful passports in the world today are Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
This list is prepared by measuring the freedom that citizens of any country have to travel the world without a visa and on the basis of their ability to obtain visas based on need on the basis of which of the 199 passports in the world can be entered in how many countries with a free visa and visa at the same time. It has been used to prepare a travel list index of 227 different countries and places.
Japanese, Singaporean, French, German, Italian and Spanish citizens can enjoy visa-free travel to an incredible 194 destinations out of 227 around the globe visa-free.
South Korea, Finland and Sweden fall in second most powerful passports that will access visa-free travel to 193 destinations.
Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands place in third rank with 192 countries’ visa-free access.
The passport holders of the United Kingdom will have 191 destinations’ visa-free access and ranked into fourth position.
US passport holders have a choice of 188 countries, putting them in seventh place. Across the pond,
Here are the world’s most powerful passports for 2024:
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain (194 locations)
Finland, South Korea, Sweden (193 locations)
Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands (192 locations)
Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom (191 locations)
Greece, Malta, Switzerland (190 locations)
Australia, Czechia, New Zealand, Poland (189 locations)
Canada, Hungary, United States (188 locations)
Estonia, Lithuania (187 locations)
Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia (186 locations)
Iceland (185 locations)
(With credit based on Condé Nast Traveller UK)
