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Most Powerful Passports in the World 2024
Henley & Partners, a consultancy firm, has listed the world’s most powerful passports. This list shows which passports allow their owners to travel to other countries without applying for a visa. In other words, having a powerful passport makes it easier to travel the world without worrying about getting visas.
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain rank top in the Henley Passport Index with visa-free entry to 194 destinations.
South Korea, Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands are second, with visa-free access to 193 destinations. Austria, Denmark, the UK, and Ireland are in third place with visa-free access to 192 countries.
Passport holders from the USA can visit 189 countries without a visa, ranking them sixth. It has been ten years since the UK and the US were in first place on the index, which last occurred in 2014.
In the last decade, the United Arab Emirates has experienced a significant shift in power by increasing its visa-free score. This shift has allowed the country to climb from 55th to 11th place. Impressively, they have added 106 new destinations to their visa-free score.
Here is a list of the Most Powerful Passports in the world, according to Henley Passport Index 2024:
| Rank | Country | Visa Free Access |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 194 |
| 1 | Germany | 194 |
| 1 | Italy | 194 |
| 1 | Japan | 194 |
| 1 | Singapore | 194 |
| 1 | Spain | 194 |
| 2 | Finland | 193 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 193 |
| 2 | South Korea | 193 |
| 2 | Sweden | 193 |
| 3 | Austria | 192 |
| 3 | Denmark | 192 |
| 3 | Ireland | 192 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 192 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 192 |
| 4 | Belgium | 191 |
| 4 | Norway | 191 |
| 4 | Portugal | 191 |
| 5 | Australia | 190 |
| 5 | Greece | 190 |
| 5 | Malta | 190 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 190 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 190 |
| 6 | Canada | 189 |
| 6 | Czechia | 189 |
| 6 | Poland | 189 |
| 6 | United States | 189 |
| 7 | Hungary | 188 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 188 |
| 8 | Estonia | 187 |
| 9 | Latvia | 186 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 186 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 186 |
| 10 | Iceland | 185 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 184 |
| 12 | Malaysia | 183 |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 182 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 181 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 179 |
| 15 | Monaco | 179 |
| 15 | Romania | 179 |
| 16 | Chile | 177 |
| 17 | Argentina | 174 |
| 18 | Brazil | 173 |
| 19 | Andorra | 172 |
| 19 | Hong Kong (SAR China) | 172 |
| 19 | San Marino | 172 |
| 20 | Israel | 171 |
| 21 | Brunei | 168 |
| 22 | Barbados | 165 |
| 23 | Mexico | 161 |
| 24 | Bahamas | 159 |
| 25 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 157 |
| 25 | Vatican City | 157 |
| 27 | Seychelles | 154 |
| 27 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 154 |
| 27 | Uruguay | 154 |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 154 |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 152 |
| 29 | Mauritius | 151 |
| 30 | Panama | 149 |
| 31 | Grenada | 148 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 148 |
| 32 | Paraguay | 145 |
| 33 | Macao (SAR China) | 144 |
| 34 | Dominica | 143 |
| 34 | Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 143 |
| 35 | Peru | 142 |
| 36 | Serbia | 139 |
| 37 | Guatemala | 137 |
| 38 | El Salvador | 136 |
| 39 | Colombia | 135 |
| 40 | Honduras | 134 |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 134 |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 134 |
| 41 | Samoa | 133 |
| 42 | Tonga | 131 |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 130 |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 129 |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 128 |
| 46 | Montenegro | 127 |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 127 |
| 47 | Venezuela | 126 |
| 48 | Kiribati | 125 |
| 48 | Micronesia | 125 |
| 49 | Albania | 124 |
| 49 | Palau Islands | 124 |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 123 |
| 51 | Georgia | 122 |
| 51 | Moldova | 122 |
| 52 | Russia | 120 |
| 53 | Türkiye | 118 |
| 54 | Qatar | 108 |
| 54 | South Africa | 108 |
| 55 | Belize | 104 |
| 56 | Kuwait | 102 |
| 57 | Maldives | 96 |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 96 |
| 58 | Ecuador | 95 |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 93 |
| 60 | Bahrain | 91 |
| 60 | Botswana | 91 |
| 60 | Guyana | 91 |
| 60 | Nauru | 91 |
| 61 | Fiji | 90 |
| 61 | Jamaica | 90 |
| 61 | Oman | 90 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 90 |
| 62 | China | 88 |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 86 |
| 64 | Thailand | 83 |
| 65 | Bolivia | 82 |
| 66 | Belarus | 81 |
| 66 | Suriname | 81 |
| 67 | Lesotho | 80 |
| 67 | Namibia | 80 |
| 68 | Indonesia | 78 |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 78 |
| 68 | Kosovo | 78 |
| 69 | Kenya | 76 |
| 69 | Malawi | 76 |
| 69 | eSwatini | 76 |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 74 |
| 71 | Tanzania | 73 |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 72 |
| 73 | Morocco | 71 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 71 |
| 73 | Zambia | 71 |
| 74 | The Gambia | 70 |
| 74 | Uganda | 70 |
| 75 | Armenia | 69 |
| 75 | Cape Verde Islands | 69 |
| 75 | Philippines | 69 |
| 76 | Ghana | 68 |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 67 |
| 78 | Rwanda | 66 |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 66 |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 65 |
| 80 | Cuba | 64 |
| 80 | Mongolia | 64 |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 64 |
| 81 | Benin | 63 |
| 81 | Mozambique | 63 |
| 82 | India | 62 |
| 83 | Gabon | 61 |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61 |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 61 |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 60 |
| 84 | Madagascar | 60 |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 59 |
| 85 | Guinea | 59 |
| 85 | Mauritania | 59 |
| 85 | Togo | 59 |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 58 |
| 86 | Senegal | 58 |
| 87 | Niger | 57 |
| 88 | Algeria | 56 |
| 88 | Cambodia | 56 |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau | 56 |
| 88 | Jordan | 56 |
| 88 | Mali | 56 |
| 89 | Bhutan | 55 |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 55 |
| 89 | Chad | 55 |
| 89 | Comoro Islands | 55 |
| 89 | Egypt | 55 |
| 89 | Haiti | 55 |
| 90 | Vietnam | 54 |
| 91 | Angola | 53 |
| 91 | Cameroon | 53 |
| 92 | Congo | 52 |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 52 |
| 93 | Burundi | 51 |
| 93 | Laos | 51 |
| 93 | Liberia | 51 |
| 94 | Djibouti | 50 |
| 95 | Myanmar | 48 |
| 96 | DR Congo | 47 |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 47 |
| 97 | South Sudan | 46 |
| 98 | Iran | 45 |
| 98 | Lebanon | 45 |
| 98 | Nigeria | 45 |
| 98 | Sudan | 45 |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 44 |
| 100 | Eritrea | 43 |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 42 |
| 101 | North Korea | 42 |
| 102 | Palestine | 41 |
| 103 | Libya | 40 |
| 103 | Nepal | 40 |
| 104 | Somalia | 36 |
| 105 | Yemen | 35 |
| 106 | Pakistan | 34 |
| 107 | Iraq | 31 |
| 108 | Syria | 29 |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 28 |
