As the world turns into a smaller place due to better connectivity and faster means of communication, more and more people are stepping out of their homes to explore the world. A wish to visit various countries of the world depends a lot on the passport of the visitor. Find out the most powerful passports in the world.
Citizens of a few countries can easily visit more than half of the total countries in the world. But citizens of some other countries can visit only a handful of the nations without having to worry much about their passports.

Let us have a look at the 50 most powerful passports in the world.
Sl. No. | Passport Issuing Country | Number of Visa Free Countries |
---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 174 |
2 | Finland | 174 |
3 | Germany | 174 |
4 | United Kingdom | 174 |
5 | USA | 174 |
6 | Denmark | 173 |
7 | Canada | 173 |
8 | Spain | 172 |
9 | Belgium | 172 |
10 | Netherlands | 172 |
11 | France | 172 |
12 | Portugal | 172 |
13 | Japan | 172 |
14 | Italy | 172 |
15 | Norway | 171 |
16 | Austria | 171 |
17 | Ireland | 171 |
18 | Singapore | 170 |
19 | Switzerland | 170 |
20 | New Zealand | 170 |
21 | Greece | 169 |
22 | Australia | 168 |
23 | Malaysia | 166 |
24 | Iceland | 165 |
25 | Czech Republic | 162 |
26 | Hungary | 162 |
27 | Slovakia | 161 |
28 | Slovenia | 160 |
29 | Latvia | 158 |
30 | Poland | 157 |
31 | Estonia | 157 |
32 | Lithuania | 157 |
33 | Bulgaria | 149 |
34 | Romania | 148 |
35 | Israel | 147 |
36 | Brazil | 146 |
37 | Croatia | 138 |
38 | Mexico | 133 |
39 | Taiwan | 132 |
40 | Russia | 100 |
41 | Turkey | 100 |
42 | South Africa | 97 |
43 | UAE | 77 |
44 | Qatar | 75 |
45 | Thailand | 69 |
46 | Columbia | 66 |
47 | China | 52 |
48 | India | 52 |
49 | Liberia | 48 |
50 | Iraq | 31 |
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