Sunday, July 23, 2023

Japan Passport Falls to Third Place


 

Since 2018, Japan has had the strongest passport in the world, based on the number of locations its holders can access without a visa, which was previously 190 countries.  Singapore now has the top spot, with 192 visa-free destinations. Germany, Italy, and Spain tie for second place, with 190 visa free destinations each. Japan ties for third place with 189 visa free destinations, along with six other countries (Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden). Australia ranks 6th with 186 visa free destinations. The United States ranks 8th with 184 visa free destination. Afghanistan holds the lowest ranking with 27 countries.


This ranking is based on the passport power ranking released by Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd. and covers 199 passports and their ability to get visa free or visa on arrival status at 227 destinations. Check out this link to find where your country ranks.

4 comments:

diamondc said...

This is very interesting information; I hope Japan can take first place in the near future.

Catherine

Toki said...

I think that whether or not a visa is required depends on the relationship of trust between countries.
If the situation in the other country is unstable, or if there are political problems in both countries, I think the visa-free policy may be abolished.
I think the ranking will change, so I don't care if I'm 3rd.

Jeanie said...

This is a subject I never would have thought about!

Leonore Winterer said...

Do you know which country Japan 'lost'?