[Statista] The World’s Most (and Least) Powerful Passports

 

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The World’s Most (and Least) Powerful Passports

by Anna Fleck, Jul 20, 2022

 

Japan has the most powerful passport in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index, with its citizens able to visit 193 countries without a prior visa. South Korea and Singapore come in joint second place, with their citizens able to visit 192 countries.

Even though the United States is a little further down the list, coming in at 7th place, it still yields considerable power, enabling citizens to enter 186 countries without major restrictions. It’s a level of freedom also enjoyed by passport holders in Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland.

At the other end of the scale, the situation is very different. For passport holders in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria for example, travel is more restrictive to most countries. The Afghan passport wields the least power of the ranking, with just 27 destinations permissible visa-free. The situation in Iraq and Syria isn’t much better, at 29 and 30 destinations, respectively.

The Henley Passport Index draws from data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), including 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.

 

DESCRIPTION This chart compares the number of visa-free countries passport holders can visit in 2022.

 

References: Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/15751/the-number-of-visa-free-countries-passport-holders-can-visit/

 

요약

• Henley Passport Index에 따르면 일본은 세계에서 가장 강력한 여권을 보유하고 있으며 사전 비자 없이 193개국을 방문할 수 있음
• 한국과 싱가포르는 192개국을 방문할 수 있는 자국민으로 공동 2위를 기록함
• 미국은 7위에 올랐지만 여전히 상당한 힘을 갖고 있어 시민들이 큰 제한 없이 186개국에 입국할 수 있음
• 아프가니스탄, 이라크, 시리아의 여권 소지자의 경우 대부분의 국가에서 여행이 제한적인데, 아프가니스탄 여권은 27개 목적지만 무비자로 허용되며 순위에서 가장 낮은 영향력을 행사하며, 이라크와 시리아의 상황은 각각 29곳과 30곳으로 낮은 수준임 
• Henley Passport Index는 199개의 여권과 227개의 다양한 여행 목적지를 포함하는 IATA(International Air Transport Authority)의 데이터를 기반으로 여권의 경쟁력을 분석