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These are the world’s most powerful passports

For the third year in a row, Germany tops. - by Christina Beischl
  • 08 Feb 2017
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Every year, citizenship and planning firm Henley & Partners puts together the Visa Restrictions Index – a list of the most powerful passports, taking into account how many countries can be visited without applying for visas.

For the third year in a row, Germany tops the index. German passport holders can currently travel to 177 countries out of 218, followed by Sweden with 176 and Finland, France, Italy, Spain and the UK all come in at third place with 175.

Coming in at eighth place with 169 places to visit visa free, us Australians aren’t doing too bad either. Find out how your ranking in the round up below.

10 most Powerful

1. Germany, 177 countries can be visited without visas

2. Sweden, 176

3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, 175

4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, United States, 174

5. Austria, Japan, Singapore, 173

6. Canada, Ireland (Republic of), Korea (Republic of, South), Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, 172

7. Greece, New Zealand, 171

8. Australia, 169

9. Malta, 168

10. Hungary, Czech Republic, Iceland, 167

10 least Powerful 

1. Afghanistan, 25 countries can be visited without visas

2. Pakistan, 29

3. Iraq, 30

4. Somalia, 31

5. Syria, 32

6. Libya, 36

7. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan, 37

8. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen, 38

9. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka, 39

10. Burundi, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of, North), Myanmar, 42

This article originally appeared on 7travel.com.au.

 

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