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Posted on January 13 2024

Top 6 Most Powerful Passports in the World in 2024

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Updated January 13 2024

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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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