Top 6 Most Powerful Passports in the World in 2024

Highlights: Top 6 Most Powerful Passports in the World in 2024

• Six countries have recently acquired the world’s most powerful passport.
• Passports are ranked based on the destination they can access without a visa or e-visa.
• Four countries in Europe and two countries in Asia tied the knot of having the most powerful passports.
• The ranking includes 199 passports and considers the ease of access to 277 destinations.

 

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Details of countries that ranked in the index:

As per the ranking, six countries have the world's most powerful passports. The ranking on passports is based on the number of destinations one can travel to with a visa or an e-visa. For the first time in history, four European countries and two Asian countries have tied the knot to be the most powerful country.

 

The US acquired seventh position tying a knot with Hungary and Canada- in the year's index, with visa-free entry to 188 destinations. Countries requiring visas for the US passport holder include China, Brazil, and Vietnam. This time, 25 countries ranked higher than the US.

 

Last year, over 67 million US citizens travelled overseas. The most popular destinations for Americans were Mexico, Canada, and Italy, as they were visa-free.

 

The US passport has deteriorated from its previous position as it ranked first between 2006 and 2014. The US has been ranked in the seventh position since 2020.

 

Afghanistan took last place in the ranking with visa-free entry to 28 countries. The previous bottom five countries were Iraq, Pakistan and Yemen, with 29, 31, 34 and 35 visa-free destinations.

 

Six most powerful passports to rank:

Rank	Passport	Visa-free score
1	France	194
	Germany
	Italy
	Japan
	Singapore
	Spain

 

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Top 10 of most powerful countries of 2024 which will grant visa-free access to:

Countries	Visa free access to countries
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain	194 destinations
Finland, South Korea, and Sweden	193 destinations
Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands	192 destinations
Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and the UK	191 destinations
Greece, Malta, and Switzerland	190 destinations
Australia, Czech Republic, New Zealand, and Poland	189 destinations
Canada, Hungary, and the US	188 destinations
Estonia and Lithuania	187 destinations
Latvia, Slovakia, and Slovenia	186 destinations
Iceland	185 destinations

 

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