One might reasonably and understandably assume that all passports are created equal, which is to say that a passport from most any country will provide a consistent level of travel access across all corners of the globe. The laws governing international travel, however, are much more nuanced than you might otherwise assume. In truth, the country associated with a given passport can have a significant impact on the degree of travel freedom a passport holder can enjoy.
The following list, which was originally compiled by Arton Capital, highlights which countries offer travelers the most expansive travel options without requiring a visa for entry.
RANK: 1 – United Kingdom, United States of America – 147
RANK: 2 – South Korea, Germany, France – 145
RANK: 3 – Italy, Sweden – 144
RANK: 4 – Singapore, Japan, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands – 143
RANK: 5 – Switzerland, Canada – 142
RANK: 6 – Hungary, Ireland,Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Spain – 141
RANK: 7 – Malaysia, Greece, Austria – 140
RANK: 8 – New Zealand – 139
RANK: 9 – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Australia – 138
RANK: 10- Slovakia, Poland – 137
RANK: 11- Hong Kong, Malta – 136
RANK: 12- Iceland, Slovenia – 135
RANK: 13- Estonia, Latvia – 134
RANK: 14- Lithuania, Bulgaria – 132
RANK: 15- Liechtenstein – 131
RANK: 16 – Argentina, Israel – 129
RANK: 17 – Romania, Brazil, Monaco – 128
RANK: 18 – Brunei – 125
RANK: 19 – Croatia, Chile – 124
RANK: 20 – San Marino – 123
RANK: 21 – Barbados, Andorra – 122
RANK: 22 – Bahamas, Mexico – 119
RANK: 23 – Seychelles – 116
RANK: 24 – Taiwan – 115
RANK: 25 – Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia – 114
RANK: 26 – Vatican City, St. Kitts and Nevis, Uruguay, Venezuela – 113
RANK: 27 – Mauritius – 111
RANK: 28 – Costa Rica, Panama – 110
RANK: 29 – Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey – 108
RANK: 30 – Macao, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 106
RANK: 31 – United Arab Emirates, Serbia – 104
RANK: 32 – Paraguay – 103
RANK: 33 – Grenada, Tonga 102
RANK: 34 – Macedonia (FYROM) – 101
RANK: 35 – Honduras – 100
RANK: 36 – Guatemala, Montenegro, Russian Federation – 98
RANK: 37 – El Salvador, Moldova – 97
RANK: 38 – Dominica, Ukraine, Colombia – 96
RANK: 39 – Samoa – 95
RANK: 40 – Vanuatu, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 94
RANK: 41 – Nicaragua – 93
RANK: 42 – Albania – 91
RANK: 43 – Palau – 85
RANK: 44 – South Africa – 84
RANK: 45 – Guinea – 81
RANK: 46 – Belize – 75
RANK: 47 – China – 74
RANK: 48 – Peru – 72
RANK: 49 – Sierra Leone – 69
RANK: 50 – Botswana, Kenya – 68
RANK: 51 – Jamaica, Tuvalu – 67
RANK: 52 – Gambia, Niger, Qatar,Belarus, Ghana – 66
RANK: 53 – Maldives, Lesotho, Kazakhstan – 65
RANK: 54 – Kuwait, Kiribati, Guyana, Ecuador – 64
RANK: 55 – Fiji, Thailand – 63
RANK: 56 – Timor-Leste, Swaziland, Nauru – 62
RANK: 57 – Mali, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Namibia, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Philippines – 61
RANK: 58 – Malawi, Mongolia, Morocco, Benin – 60
RANK: 59 – India, Georgia – 59
RANK: 60 – Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Suriname, Indonesia, Senegal – 57
RANK: 61 – Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Bolivia – 56
RANK: 62 – Armenia – 55
RANK: 63 – Oman, Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan – 54
RANK: 64 – Zimbabwe, Congo, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mauritania, Egypt – 53
RANK: 65 – Liberia, Mozambique, Cuba – 52
RANK: 66 – Viet Nam, Guinea-Bissau, Algeria – 51
RANK: 67 – Bangladesh, Micronesia, Togo – 50
RANK: 68 – Jordan – 49
RANK: 69 – Syria, Cameroon – 48
RANK: 70 – Iran, Sri Lanka, Libya, Sudan, Turkmenistan – 47
RANK: 71 – Laos, Pakistan – 46
RANK: 72 – Chad – 45
RANK: 73 – North Korea, Lebanon, Gabon, Cambodia, Dominican Republic – 44
RANK: 74 – Rwanda, Angola – 43
RANK: 75 – Madagascar – 42
RANK: 76 – Kosovo, Yemen, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Central African Republic – 41
RANK: 77 – Burundi, Haiti, Bhutan, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea – 40
RANK: 78 – Somalia, Eritrea – 39
RANK: 79 – Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Djibouti – 38
RANK: 80 – Myanmar [Burma], Solomon Islands, Palestinian Territories, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan – 28
-BGR.com