Singapore tops new list of world's most powerful passports
According to the 2017 global passport power rank, Singapore has the
world's most powerful passport which makes it the first time an Asian
country will top the list.
The ranking which was produced by advisory
firm Arton Capital ranked all of the passports of the world by their
"total visa-free score," where a point is given for each country that
their holders can visit without a visa, with a visa on arrival, or using
electronic travel authorisation. Singapore scored 159 points meaning
Singaporean passport holders can now easily visit 159 countries, either
visa-free or by gaining a visa on arrival. Singaporeans however require a
visa to enter Nigeria. Prior to the recent ranking, the Asian country
shared first place with Germany on 158 points but a recent decision by
Paraguay to remove visa requirements for passport holders of Singapore
gave the country a clear lead. Germany is second on 158, closely
followed by Sweden and South Korea at 157.
The United Kingdom got a score of 156, while the United States got
154. Bringing up the rear is Afghanistan, with a score of 22, followed
by Pakistan and Iraq at 26. Seychelles has Africa's most powerful
passport with a score of 130 and comes in at 30th place worldwide while
Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana and Lesotho round up the continent's
top five. With a score of 43, the Nigerian passport is ranked 47th in
Africa and 85th in the world. Unsurprisingly, Somalia is Africa's least
powerful passport.
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