Singapore Passport Now the World’s Most Powerful

They now have access to 159 countries, visa-free!
by | November 07, 2017


Since early this year, two countries have shared the top spot in the ranking for the world’s most powerful passport list: Singapore and Germany. Thanks to Paraguay’s recent decision to remove visa requirements for Singaporeans, the country’s passport holders can now travel to 159 countries visa-free, and is now officially the world’s most powerful passport, according to Passport Index, Arton Capital’s online tool which collects and ranks passports of the world.

According to Phillipe May, managing director of Arton Capital’s Singapore office, “for the first time ever an Asian country has the most powerful passport in the world” and that “it is a testament of Singapore’s inclusive diplomatic relations and effective foreign policy.”

Here are the other countries included in the top ten:

 

Rank

Country No. of Visa-Free Countries

2

Germany

158

3

Sweden, South Korea

157

4 Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, Japan, United Kingdom

156

5

Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal

155

6

Malaysia, Ireland, United States, Canada

154

7

Greece, New Zealand, Australia

153

8

Malta, Czechia, Iceland

152

9

Hungary

150

10 Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia

149

 

Down at the bottom of the list is Afghanistan with 22 points, followed by Pakistan and Iraq, both at 26. Meanwhile, the Philippines settled at 63, one place higher from an earlier tally from the international financial company’s Passport Index.

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