Most powerful passports

EU citizens of France, Germany, Italy and Spain now have visa-free access to as many countries as Japan and Singapore, leaders in free travel for the last five years


COUNTRIES OFFERING VISA-FREE ACCESS

1 France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain
194

2 Finland, Sweden, South Korea 
193

3 Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands
192

4 Belgium, Norway, Luxembourg, Portugal, UK
191

7 U.S. 188
In 2014, U.S. and UK shared top spot

11 UAE 183 
Fastest climber in last decade

62 China 85 
Almost twice as many countries as 10 years ago

100 Yemen 35 

101 Pakistan 34 

102 Iraq 31

103 Syria 29 

104 Afghanistan 28


Source: Henley & Partners
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