Like many documents in the world, passports also have their ranking based on the number of places in the world to which they allow access without taking prior visa. According to the latest update of the Passport index that the company elaborates Henley & ParthenrsSingapore’s is the most powerful in the globe.
With data taken from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)the ranking analyzes a total of 199 countries and 227 possible travel destinations and is used as a world reference tool for its registration level. In fact, the index already has 20 years in its database.
The most powerful passport in the world allows 193 countries to enter
He Singapore passport It leads the documents ranking, since it allows access to 193 countries without prior visa, that places it as the best in the world for the second consecutive year.
Last year they shared the number one place with Singapore: Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Spain, with a total of 194 accessible countries without visa.
Asian countries, Japan and South Korea, share second place in this year’s global classification, with 190 countries of free access. And seven other countries complete the top 3 being third: Spain, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Finland and Denmark, whose passports allow admission without visa prior to a total of 189 destinations.
The United States, who knew how to be first in 2014, showed an abrupt fall over the years. In 2024 it was located in seventh place and this year is in the tenth place.
Argentina, in 16 place with Brazil and San Marino
Argentinawhich was in the 20th position in 2023 (with 170 destinations without visa), showed an improvement in the positioning of the global ranking reaching the 16th. Brazil and San Marino share a position with Argentina in the global index, and like our country, they also climbed positions. While Brazil was in 17th position, San Marino was one below him.
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Meanwhile, the rest of the bordering countries with Argentina It is located in the Henley & departure reports below our country except for Chile. Uruguay is in the 23rd position, Paraguay is positioned 30 °, Bolivia has the 64th place and, with free access to 176 destinations, Chile was consolidated as the owner of the strongest passport in the region, with a 14th position in the international mobility index.
The last three positions on the list are occupied by Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
The index that is used for international mobility evaluations is considered extremely important in systemic analysis in terms of foreign relations or migratory policies of countries.
Source: Ambito
