Japan, which allows visa-free entry to 193 countries, has again claimed the top spot in the world passport power rankings. South Korea and Singapore trailed closely behind, offering visa-free access to 192 countries.
Travel and Leisure reported on the global passport power rankings released by Henley & Partners, a UK-based international residency and citizenship consultancy firm.
Henley & Partners uses data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to compile a ranking of passport power every quarter. For the third quarter of the 2022 ranking, they researched 99 passports and 227 destinations (countries and territories). Henry & Partners stated in their report that they calculated the passport power ranking based on practical and reliable criteria, addressing that they counted the number of countries that passport holders can enter without a visa.
In the first quarter of 2022, Japan, which had previously tied with Singapore for the top spot, has become an outright leader. This comes after an additional country was added to Japan’s original count of 192, bringing the total to 193 countries. Meanwhile, South Korea, which initially granted access to 190 countries, has moved up to tie for second place with Singapore after adding two more countries to its tally. Following South Korea and Singapore, Germany and Spain are tied for third place, with access to 190 countries. Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg are tied for fourth place with access to 189 countries. This shows that European countries continue to dominate the top ranks.
Meanwhile, North Korea has only 40 visa-free entry countries, with its passport ranking at 105th place. The lowest-ranked country is Afghanistan, at 114th place, with only 27 countries to enter without a visa.
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