Passports

The Passports That Won't Get You Far

Earlier this week, Singapore hit the headlines for having the world's most powerful passport. According to the Passport Index, holders of the Asian city-state's passport are able to visit 159 countries visa-free or through visa on arrival. It was followed by Germany, Sweden and South Korea at the top of the rankings.

The countries at the bottom of the index did not attract as much coverage as the ones at the top. The following infographic shows the passports that won't get you far with Afghanistan rock bottom of the index. Holders there are only able to visit 22 different countries without the hassle of visas and Iraq and Pakistan aren't much better, with 26 each.

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This chart shows the number of visa free countries passport holders can visit in 2017.

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Passports with the most visa free access to other countries worldwide as of August 2025 (visa free score)
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Ranking of passports that allow visa-free access to the most countries in the world in 2024
African passports with visa free access to other countries as of May 2024
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Number of countries that Philippine passport holders can visit visa-free from 2013 to 2024
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Ranking of Latin American and Caribbean passports that allow visa-free access to the most countries worldwide in 2024
Caribbean passports with the most visa free access to other countries as of November 2023 (visa free score)

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