10th Most powerful passport in the world:
Passport Index - World's passports ranked by power.
Passport Index displays and ranks the world's passports. Discover the visa free power rank of each passport. How powerful is your passport?
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- Liechtenstein – can travel to 159 countries without a visa
9th Most powerful passport in the world:
- Malaysia and Malta – Access to 163 countries without a visa
8th Most powerful passport in the world:
- Iceland – Access to 165 countries without a visa
7th Most powerful passport in the world:
- South Korea – Can travel to 166 countries without a visa
6th Most powerful passport in the world:
- Australia
- Singapore
- Greece
Passport holders can travel to 167 countries without a visa
5th Most powerful passport in the world:
- Switzerland
- Austria
- New Zealand
Access to 168 countries without a visa
4th Most powerful passport in the world:
- Ireland
- Canada
- France
- Japan
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
Access to 170 countries without a visa
3rd Most powerful passport in the world:
- Italy
- Belgium
- Netherlands
Can access 171 counties without a visa
2nd Most powerful passport in the world:
- USA
- Germany
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
Can visit 172 countries without a visa.
Number 1 Most powerful passport in the world:
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Finland
Can get access to to 173 countries without a visa.
Although Americans enjoy great travel freedom, a U.S. passport is not the strongest. The strongest passports are the United Kingdom, Finland, and Sweden, whose passport holders can travel to 173 countries without a visa.
Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, and the U.S. are also strong, with visa-free access to 172 countries.
Unsurprisingly, the least powerful passports belong to Afghanistan (whose holders can travel to just 28 countries without a visa), Iraq (31 visa-free countries), Somalia, and Pakistan (32 visa-free countries).
