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TOP TEN PASSPORTS
COUNTRY
ACCESS
1 . Japan
195
2 . Singapore
192
South Korea
192
3 . Germany
190
Spain
190
4 . Finland
189
Italy
189
Luxembourg
189
5 . Austria
188
Denmark
188
Netherlands
188
Sweden
188
6 . France
187
Ireland
187
Portugal
187
United Kingdom
187
7 . Belgium
186
New Zealand
186
Norway
186
Switzerland
186
United States
186
8 . Australia
185
Canada
185
Czech Repulic
185
Greece
185
Malta
185
9 . Hungary
183
10 . Lithuania
182
Poland
182
Slovakia
182
BOTTOM TEN PASSPORTS
COUNTRY
ACCESS
1 . Afghanistan
27
2 . Iraq
29
3 . Syria
30
4 . Pakistan
32
5 . Yemen
34
6 . Somalia
35
7 . Palestinian Terr . 38
8 . Nepal
38
9 . North Korea
40
10 . Libya
41
11 . Kosovo
41
12 . Bangladesh
41
13 . Sudan
42
14 . Sri Lanka
42
15 . Lebanon
42
16 . Congo ( DR .)
42
With cutting-edge expert commentary and historical data spanning 17 years , the Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world ’ s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa . Originally created by Dr . Christian H . Kaelin , the ranking is based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association ( IATA ), which maintains the world ’ s largest and most accurate database of travel information , and it is enhanced by extensive , ongoing research by the Henley & Partners Research Department .
Along with the Kälin – Kochenov Quality of Nationality Index , it is considered a major reference tool for global citizens and the standard reference for government policy in this field .
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