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| Top world's most powerful passports and the full list of country ranking 2022 |
Top 10 most powerful passports in the world 2022 - Henley Passport Index
The ranking in the top 10 was almost unchanged in Q1 2022.
The British company Henley & Partners public a list that classifies the passports of 199 countries according to whether they are more or less favorable for travel in 2022. According to the ‘ranking’, which is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and does not take into account the recent temporary restrictions imposed by the coronavirus, Japan and Singapore They have – in theory – the most powerful passports in the world, allowing their holders to visit 192 nations without visas.
South Korea is tied with Germany for second place on the list: citizens of both states have the possibility of visa-free travel to 190 countries.
The rest of the top 10 is dominated by members of the European Union –Including Finland, Spain, Italy, Austria and France–; with the UK, the US, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland in sixth place (186); and Australia and Canada in seventh (185).
Top 10 most powerful passports in the world 2022
(The Henley Passport Index)
1.Japan, Singapore (192 destinations)
2.Germany, South Korea (190 destinations)
3.Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (189 destinations)
4.Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden (188 destinations)
5.Ireland, Portugal (187 destinations)
6.Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (186 destinations)
7.Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta (185 destinations)
8.Hungary, Poland (183 destinations)
9.Lithuania, Slovakia (182 destinations)
10.Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia (181 destinations)
These rankings already show a significant rebound in mobility around the world. When you remove these temporary coronavirus-related travel bans, travel freedom for holders of many of these powerful passports looks very different. For example, when you view the Henley Passport Index, which released its most recent rankings on January 11, 2022, without factoring in COVID-19 travel bans, the United States ranks sixth globally with access to 186 destinations.
This recent report also states that the emergence of the Omicron variant late last year caused a growing divide over international travel between rich and poor countries, pointing out that measures Strict travel restrictions apply mainly to African countries.
Christian H. Kaelin, the founder of this ranking, believes that opening up travel channels is important for post-pandemic recovery.
| "Passports and visas are among the most important instruments impacting on social inequality worldwide as they determine opportunities for global mobility," Christian H. Kaelin, chair of Henley & Partners, said in a statement. "The borders within which we happen to be born, and the documents we are entitled to hold, are no less arbitrary than our skin color. Wealthier states need to encourage positive inward migration in an effort to help redistribute and rebalance human and material resources worldwide." |
Top 10 most powerful or strongest passports in the world 2022 - Arton Capital
When taking coronavirus-related border closures into account, a United Arab Emirates passport is currently the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free or visa-upon-arrival access to 160 destinations. This makes it the strongest in the world, according to the Passport Index by Arton Capital.
Arton Capital’s Passport Index updates its rankings in real time as new visa waivers and changes are implemented, showing the current effect COVID-19 travel bans have on global mobility right now.
After slipping down the rankings in recent years, the UAE has made an impressive comeback in 2022 with the lifting of COVID-19 border closures.
Sweden, Finland, and Italy trail behind the UAE in joint second place with visa-free access to 153 destinations currently. Third place is a 10-way tie among Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Switzerland, South Korea, and New Zealand with access to 152 destinations each.
With current COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, the United States doesn’t make an appearance until sixth on the list, with visa-free access to 149 destinations currently.
Top 10 most strongest passports in the world 2022
(The Passport Index by Arton Capital)
1.United Arab Emirates (160 destinations)
2.Sweden, Finland, Italy (153 destinations)
3.Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Switzerland, South Korea, New Zealand (152 destinations)
4.Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Poland, Australia (151 destinations)
5.Malta, Czech Republic, Hungary, United Kingdom, Ireland (150 destinations)
6.Greece, Slovakia, United States (149 destinations)
7.Lithuania, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Canada (148 destinations)
8.Japan, Liechtenstein (147 destinations)
9.Singapore, Croatia (146 destinations)
10.Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria (145 destinations)
The Weakest Passports or Worst Passport In The World 2022
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| Top Strongest and Weakest Passports In The World |
The Passport Index by Arton
Afghanistan and Iraq are currently at the bottom of the rankings at 89th place with access to only 34 destinations. Syria ranked only slightly higher with access to 35 destinations.
The Henley Passport Index ranks
While some countries rose in the rankings, the company said this year's index also showed the widest gap in global mobility since it was founded 17 years ago. On the other end of the spectrum sits countries like Afghanistan, where passport holders can only enter 26 destinations without a visa, and Mozambique — one of the countries included in the temporary U.S. travel ban on southern African countries following the emergence of the omicron variant — where passport holders can only enter 62 destinations visa-free.
Iraq and Syria make up the rest of the bottom three.
Several countries around the world have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to fewer than 40 countries.
104. North Korea (39 destinations)
105. Nepal and Palestinian territories (37)
106. Somalia (34)
107. Yemen (33)
108. Pakistan (31)
109. Syria (29)
110. Iraq (28)
111. Afghanistan (26)
The methodology of passport rankingWhile the Passport Index by Arton takes into account the passports of 193 United Nations member countries plus six territories (ROC Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Palestinian Territory, and the Vatican) in its rankings, it excludes territories annexed to other countries—like French Polynesia and the British Virgin Islands—in its list of possible travel destinations that passport holders can access. The Henley Passport Index ranks the same 199 passports, but it also cross-checks each of those passports against all 227 possible travel destinations in the world even if those territories don’t issue their own passports. Keep in mind that Arton’s rankings are more subject to change as COVID-19 travel restrictions begin to evolve throughout 2022. The Henly Passport Index ranking list is based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has regularly rated the world’s most favorable passports for travel since 2006 . To see the full rankings, visit henleypassportindex.com and passportindex.org. |
The full list of the most and least powerful passports in the world 2022
Japan tops the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2022, according to the latest report by the Henley Passport Index.
India has improved its rank and is currently placed at 83rd position in the most powerful passport report with a visa-free score of 60
Among the Latin American countries, Chile it remains at the regional forefront, ranking 16th, with 174 destinations for which you do not need a visa. Argentina is ranked 19 (170), followed by Brazil in the 20 (169) and Mexico at 25 (159). For their part, Russian citizens can enter 119 countries without a visa.
| Here’s the full list: 1 Japan 192 visa-free countries 1 Singapore 192 2 Germany 190 2 South Korea 190 3 Finland 189 3 Italy 189 3 Luxembourg 189 3 Spain 189 4 Austria 188 4 Denmark 188 4 France 188 4 Netherlands 188 4 Sweden 188 5 Ireland 187 5 Portugal 187 6 Belgium 186 6 New Zealand 186 6 Norway 186 6 Switzerland 186 6 United Kingdom 186 6 United States 186 7 Australia 185 7 Canada 185 7 Czech Republic 185 7 Greece 185 7 Malta 185 8 Hungary 183 8 Poland 183 9 Lithuania 182 9 Slovakia 182 10 Estonia 181 10 Latvia 181 10 Slovenia 181 11 Iceland 180 12 Malaysia 179 13 Liechtenstein 178 14 Cyprus 176 15 United Arab Emirates 175 16 Chile 174 16 Monaco 174 16 Romania 174 17 Bulgaria 173 17 Croatia 173 18 Hong Kong (SAR China) 171 19 Argentina 170 20 Brazil 169 20 San Marino 169 21 Andorra 168 22 Brunei 166 23 Barbados 161 24 Israel 159 24 Mexico 159 25 St. Kitts and Nevis 157 26 Bahamas 155 27 Uruguay 153 27 Vatican City 153 28 Seychelles 152 29 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 151 30 Antigua and Barbuda 150 30 Costa Rica 150 30 Trinidad and Tobago 150 31 Mauritius 146 31 St. Lucia 146 32 Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 145 33 Dominica 144 33 Grenada 144 33 Macao (SAR China) 144 34 Panama 142 35 Paraguay 141 35 Ukraine 141 36 Peru 135 36 Serbia 135 36 Vanuatu 135 37 El Salvador 134 38 Guatemala 133 38 Honduras 133 39 Colombia 131 39 Samoa 131 39 Solomon Islands 131 40 Tonga 129 40 Venezuela 129 41 Nicaragua 127 41 Tuvalu 127 42 North Macedonia 125 43 Kiribati 123 43 Montenegro 123 44 Marshall Islands 122 45 Moldova 120 46 Palau Islands 119 46 Russian Federation 119 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117 47 Micronesia 117 48 Georgia 115 49 Albania 114 50 Turkey 110 51 South Africa 104 52 Belize 101 53 Qatar 97 54 Kuwait 95 55 Timor-Leste 93 56 Ecuador 91 57 Nauru 89 58 Fiji 88 58 Maldives 88 59 Guyana 87 60 Botswana 86 61 Jamaica 85 62 Bahrain 84 63 Papua New Guinea 82 64 China 80 64 Oman 80 65 Belarus 79 65 Bolivia 79 65 Saudi Arabia 79 65 Thailand 79 66 Namibia 78 67 Lesotho 77 67 Suriname 77 68 Kazakhstan 75 69 eSwatini 74 70 Malawi 73 71 Kenya 72 71 Tanzania 72 72 Indonesia 71 72 Tunisia 71 72 Zambia 71 73 Dominican Republic 70 74 Azerbaijan 69 75 Gambia 68 76 Uganda 67 77 Cape Verde Islands 66 77 Philippines 66 78 Armenia 65 78 Zimbabwe 65 79 Cuba 64 79 Ghana 64 79 Morocco 64 80 Kyrgyzstan 63 80 Sierra Leone 63 81 Mozambique 62 82 Benin 61 82 Mongolia 61 82 Rwanda 61 83 India 60 83 Sao Tome and Principe 60 84 Mauritania 59 84 Tajikistan 59 85 Burkina Faso 58 86 Gabon 57 86 Uzbekistan 57 87 Cote d’Ivoire 56 87 Senegal 56 88 Equatorial Guinea 55 88 Madagascar 55 89 Guinea 54 89 Mali 54 89 Togo 54 89 Vietnam 54 90 Bhutan 53 90 Cambodia 53 90 Chad 53 90 Comores Islands 53 90 Niger 53 91 Algeria 52 91 Central African Republic 52 91 Egypt 52 91 Guinea-Bissau 52 91 Jordan 52 91 Turkmenistan 52 92 Burundi 51 93 Angola 50 93 Cameroon 50 93 Laos 50 94 Liberia 49 95 Congo (Rep.) 48 95 Haiti 48 96 Djibouti 47 97 Myanmar 46 98 Ethiopia 45 98 Nigeria 45 99 South Sudan 44 100 Eritrea 43 101 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 42 101 Iran 42 102 Lebanon 41 102 Sri Lanka 41 102 Sudan 41 103 Bangladesh 40 103 Kosovo 40 103 Libya 40 104 North Korea 39 105 Nepal 37 105 Palestinian Territory 37 106 Somalia 34 107 Yemen 33 108 Pakistan 31 109 Syria 29 110 Iraq 28 111 Afghanistan 26 |
*To see or download the full list of the most and least powerful passports 2022 in the world, visit henleypassportindex.com and passportindex.org.
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