Two Asian Passports Now World's Most Powerful

in #passport7 years ago

Two countries whose citizens enjoy visa-free access to a whopping 180 destinations around the world, and they're both in Asia. Japan and Singapore are now the world's most powerful passports, according to the Henley Passport Index. They've successfully knocked Germany off the top spot, with its visa-free access to 179 destinations.

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Henley Passport Index power ranking:

  1. Japan, Singapore: 180
  2. Germany: 179
  3. Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, South Korea: 178
  4. Norway, United Kingdom, Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal: 177
  5. Switzerland, Ireland, United States, Canada: 176
  6. Belgium, Australia, Greece: 174
  7. New Zealand, Czech Republic, Malta: 173
  8. Iceland: 172
  9. Hungary: 171
  10. Latvia: 170

Last place on the updated Henley Passport Index list is Afghanistan, which has a score of 24.

Source: CNN.com

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I knew a lot.Thanks.I upvoted you........

Interesting in the ancient Chinese meaning of the world interesting. First they close the borders and than they create a business in making passports. We would get thrown in jail for that.