The World's Most Powerful Passports
- Publish date
- Thursday, 1 Sep 2016, 3:11PM
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Henley & Partners, a citizenship and planning firm, has revealed the countries with the most powerful passports!
It takes into account how many countries can be visited without applying for a visa.
Germany has the most powerful passport, but where does NZ sit?
The world's most powerful passports
1. Germany, 177 countries can be visited without a visa
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
The world's least powerful passports
1. Afghanistan, 25 countries can be visited without a visa
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
We're pretty strong!Â
