The ranking shows which passports give
holders the most global mobility, based on
how many countries can be visited without
a
visa, or by getting one upon arrival.
The ranking of the world’s most powerful
passports was put together by financial
firm,
Arton Capital, which specializes in helping
wealthy individuals obtain multiple
citizenships, sometimes through immigrant
investor programmess.
Nigeria passport offers access to only 61
countries while a Chinese passport offers
only
74 countries.
Tied for first place are the United States of
America (USA) and the United Kingdom
(UK)
which give holders access to 147 countries.
The top-ranked passports, followed by the
number of countries they offer access to:
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 1
United States of America 147
United Kingdom 147
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 2
South Korea 145
Germany 145
France 145
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 3
Sweden 144
Italy 144
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 4
Denmark 143
Luxembourg 143
Netherlands 143
Singapore 143
Japan 143
Finland
143
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 5
Switzerland
142
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 6
Norway
141
Portugal
141
Spain
141
Ireland
141
Belgium
141
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 7
Canada
140
Greece
140
Austria
140
Malaysia
140
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 8
New Zealand
139
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 9
Australia
138
Hungary
138
Czech Republic
138
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 10
Slovakia
137
Poland
137
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 11
Cyprus
136
Malta
136
Hong Kong
136
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 12
Slovenia
135
Iceland
135
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 13
Latvia
134
Estonia
134
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 14
Lithuania
132
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 15
Bulgaria
131
Liechtenstein
131
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 16
Argentina
129
Israel
129
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 17
Monaco
128
Romania
128
Brazil
128
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 18
Brunei
125
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 19
Chile
124
Croatia
124
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 20
San Marino
123
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 21
Andorra
122
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 22
Barbados
119
Mexico
119
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 23
Bahamas
117
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 24
Seychelles
116
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 25
Vatican City
113
Antigua and Barbuda
113
Venezuela
113
Uruguay
113
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 26
Mauritius
111
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 27
Costa Rica
110
Panama
110
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 28
Taiwan
109
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 29
St. Kitts and Nevis
108
Turkey
108
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 30
Macao
106
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 52
Qatar
66
Ghana
66
Gambia
66
Niger
66
Belarus
66
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 53
Kazakhstan
65
Maldives
65
Samoa
65
Lesotho
65
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 54
Ecuador
64
Guyana
64
Kiribati
64
Kuwait
64
Vanuatu
64
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 55
Thailand
63
Fiji
63
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 56
Nauru
62
Colombia
62
Swaziland
62
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 57
Philippines
61
Zambia
61
Tanzania
61
Mali
61
Saudi Arabia
61
Bahrain
61
Tunisia
61
Azerbaijan
61
Nigeria
61
Namibia
61
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 58
Morocco
60
Mongolia
60
Benin
60
Malawi
60
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 59
Georgia
59
India
59
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 60
Suriname
57
Senegal
57
Uganda
57
Indonesia
57
Papua New Guinea
57
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 61
Bolivia
56
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
56
Cape Verde
56
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 62
Armenia
55
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 63
Marshall Islands
54
Kyrgyzstan
54
Oman
54
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 64
Zimbabwe
53
Egypt
53
Uzbekistan
53
Congo
53
Mauritania
53
Tajikistan
53
Burkina Faso
53
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 65
Mozambique
52
Liberia
52
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 66
Algeria
51
Guinea-Bissau
51
Viet Nam
51
Palau
51
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 67
Micronesia
50
Bangladesh
50
Togo
50
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 68
Haiti
49
Jordan
49
Dominican Republic
49
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 69
Cameroon
48
Syria
48
.
PASSPORT POWER RANK: 70
Libya
47
Turkmenistan
47
Sudan
47
Sri Lanka
47
Iran
47 etc