Global Passport Power Ranking 2018produced by the consulting company Arton Capital, has just been published. Interestingly, he claims that South Korea is now tied with Singapore for the position of the world’s strongest passport, putting the country on the map for greater than just the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
The list ranks all of the world’s passports in line with their “total visa-free rating”, which awards some extent for every country the holder can visit with no visa, with a visa on arrival or using an electronic travel authorization.
Both Singapore and South Korea achieved a rating of 162, meaning holders of those passports can now easily visit 162 countries, either without requiring a visa or by obtaining a visa on arrival.
Singapore became the primary Asian country to take the highest spot in October 2017. South Korea moved up the list due to Uzbekistan granting visa-free travel to each South Korea and Singapore.
Both counties are currently followed by Germany and Japan with a rating of 161. The UK is fourth with a rating of 159, while the US is fifth with 158.
At the underside of the list is Afghanistan with a rating of just 26.
Top 10
(World rank/country/visa-free countries)
1. South Korea, Singapore 162
2. Germany, Japan 161
3. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy, France, Spain 160
4. Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Great Britain 159
5. Switzerland, Ireland, United States, Canada 158
6. Greece, Malaysia 157
7. Malta, Czech Republic (Czech Republic), Australia 156
8. New Zealand 155
9. Hungary, Iceland 154
10. Slovenia, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia 153
There was no change in rating in Southeast Asia, nonetheless some countries scored higher in comparison with last yr, meaning a rustic can travel to more places visa-free, with visa on arrival or using an electronic travel permit trip.
(Southeast Asia Ranking / World Ranking / Visa-free countries)
Source: Business Insider | Passport Index 2018 |
