Many of us take our passports for granted as a tool that give us freedom, allows us to travel and explore the world. Not all passports are of equal status however, and different passports give you different access and different freedom to travel.
So, you are probably wondering just where your own passport ranks among the world’s most powerful passports? The 2018 ranking is out and we’ve shared the info below…
BTW, do you know these important things to know about your passport?Â
The Henley Passport Index
The passport index (you can download the full report here) is released yearly by Helnley & Partners.
The process is incredibly accurate:
“The Henley Passport Index is the original and most authoritative passport index, with historical data spanning 13 years. The index and its contents are based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and supplemented, enhanced, and updated using extensive in-house research and open-source online data. The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Updated in real-time throughout the year, as and when visa-policy changes come into effect, the Henley Passport Index is the most robust and reliable index of its kind.”
World’s Most Powerful Passports 2018:
1st Place
Japan – 190 (score rating)
2nd Place
Singapore – 189
3rd Place
France – 188
Germany – 188
South Korea – 188
4th Place
Denmark – 187
Finland – 187
Italy – 187
Spain – 187
Sweden – 187
5th Place
Austria – 186
Luxembourg – 186
Netherlands – 186
Norway – 186
Portugal – 186
United Kingdom – 186
United States – 186
6th Place
Belgium – 185
Canada – 185
Ireland – 185
Switzerland – 185
7th Place
Australia – 183
Greece – 183
Malta – 183
8th Place
Czech Republic – 182
New Zealand – 182
9th Place
Iceland – 181
10th Place
Hungary – 180
Malaysia – 180
Slovenia – 180
11th Place
Latvia – 179
Lithuania – 179
Slovakia – 179
12th Place
Estonia – 178
Liechtenstein – 178
13th Place
Poland – 175
14th Place
Chile – 174
Monaco – 174
15th Place
Cyprus – 173
16th Place
Brazil – 171
17th Place
Argentina – 170
Hong Kong – 170
18th Place
Bulgaria – 169
Croatia – 169
Romania – 169
19th Place
Andorra – 168
San Marino – 168
20th Place
Brunei – 165
21st Place
Barbados – 161
Israel – 161
United Arab Emirates – 161
22nd Place
Mexico – 158
23nd Place
Bahamas – 155
24th Place
Uruguay – 154
25th Place
Seychelles – 152
26th Place
St. Kitts and Nevis – 151
27th Place
Antigua and Barbuda – 150
28th Place
Costa Rica – 149
29th Place
Taiwan – 148
Vatican City – 148
30th Place
Trinidad and Tobago – 147
31st Place
Mauritius – 146
St. Lucia – 146
32nd Place
St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 145
33rd Place
Grenada – 144
Macao – 144
34th Place
Paraguay – 143
35th Place
Panama – 141
36th Place
Honduras – 138
Venezuela – 138
37th Place
Dominica -137
El Salvador -137
Guatemala -137
38th Place
Peru – 135
39th Place
Serbia – 130
Solomon Islands – 130
40th Place
Samoa – 129
Vanuatu – 129
41st Place
Nicaragua – 128
Ukraine – 128
42nd Place
Colombia – 127
Tuvalu – 127
43rd Place
Macedonia – 125
44th Place
Marshall Islands – 124
Tonga – 124
45th Place
Kiribati – 123
Montenegro – 123
46th Place
Micronesia – 122
Moldova – 122
47th Place
Palau Islands – 119
Russian Federation – 119
48th Place
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 118
49th Place
Albania – 114
50th Place
Georgia – 112
51st Place
Turkey – 111
52nd Place
South Africa – 102
53rd Place
Belize – 101
54th Place
Timor-Leste – 98
55th Place
Ecuador – 93
Kuwait – 93
56th Place
Fiji – 90
57th Place
Guyana – 88
58th Place
Maldives – 87
59th Place
Nauru – 86
60th Place
Qatar – 85
61st Place
Jamaica – 84
62nd Place
Papua New Guinea – 83
63rd Place
Botswana – 82
64th Place
Bahrain – 81
65th Place
Suriname – 80
66th Place
Bolivia – 79
67th Place
Oman – 78
68th Place
Belarus – 77
Thailand – 77
69th Place
Kazakhstan – 76
Namibia – 76
70th Place
Saudi Arabia – 75
71st Place
China – 74
Lesotho – 74
72nd Place
Indonesia – 73
73rd Place
Kenya – 71
Malawi – 71
Swaziland – 71
74th Place
Gambia – 68
Tanzania – 68
Zambia – 68
75th Place
Azerbaijan – 66
Dominican Republic – 66
Philippines – 66
Tunisia – 66
76th Place
Cape Verde Islands – 65
Cuba – 65
77th Place
Uganda – 64
Zimbabwe – 64
78th Place
Ghana – 63
Kyrgyzstan – 63
79th Place
Sierra Leone – 62
80th Place
Armenia – 61
Benin – 61
Mongolia – 61
Morocco – 61
81st Place
India – 60
82nd Place
Uzbekistan – 59
83rd Place
Mauritania – 58
Mozambique – 58
Sao Tome and Principe – 58
Tajikistan – 58
84th Place
Burkina Faso – 57
85th Place
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) – 56
Guinea – 56
Senegal – 56
86th Place
Bhutan – 55
Gabon – 55
Mali – 55
87th Place
Cambodia – 54
Niger – 54
Rwanda – 54
Togo – 54
88th Place
Chad – 53
Guinea-Bissau – 53
Madagascar – 53
Turkmenistan – 53
89th Place
Comores Islands – 52
Equatorial Guinea – 52
Haiti – 52
Laos – 52
90th Place
Vietnam – 51
91st Place
Algeria – 50
Jordan – 50
92nd Place
Angola – 49
Central African Republic – 49
Egypt – 49
93rd Place
Cameroon – 48
Myanmar – 48
94th Place
Congo – 47
Liberia – 47
Nigeria – 47
95th Place
Burundi – 46
96th Place
Djibouti – 45
97th Place
Kosovo – 44
98th Place
Congo (Dem. Rep.) – 43
Iran – 43
99th Place
Ethiopia – 42
North Korea – 42
Sri Lanka – 42
100th Place
Bangladesh – 41
Lebanon – 41
Libya – 41
South Sudan – 41
101st Place
Nepal – 40
102nd Place
Eritrea – 39
Palestinian Territory – 39
Sudan – 39
103rd Place
Yemen – 37
104th Place
Pakistan – 33
105th Place
Somalia – 32
Syria 32
106th Place
Afghanistan – 30
Iraq – 30
