The Global Mobility Index: These Are the World’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024

Christina MillerJanuary 13, 2024February 5, 2024Special Reports

Six countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain) now share the top spot for the most powerful passport in the world. All of these countries allow visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. The ranking of passports is based on the number of destinations that can be accessed without a visa or e-visa, using data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). The United States is tied with Canada and Hungary for the seventh most powerful passport, with visa-free entry to 188 destinations.

South Korea, Finland, and Sweden are tied for second place with visa-free access to 193 destinations. In third place are Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Austria. The global mobility gap between those at the top and bottom of the index has become wider than ever before. The passports that are ranked highest allow travel to 166 more destinations without a visa compared to Afghanistan, which is ranked last and has access to only 28 countries.

Twenty-five countries ranked higher than the US on the index. Afghanistan took last place on the index, with visa-free entry to 28 countries. Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen are the bottom five countries, with 29, 31, 34, and 35 visa-free destinations, respectively.

The World's Most Powerful Passports in 2024

Rank	Passport	Visa-free score
1	France	194
1	Germany	194
1	Italy	194
1	Japan	194
1	Singapore	194
1	Spain	194
2	Finland	193
2	South Korea	193
2	Sweden	193
3	Austria	192
3	Denmark	192
3	Ireland	192
3	Netherlands	192
4	Belgium	191
4	Luxembourg	191
4	Norway	191
4	Portugal	191
4	United Kingdom	191
5	Greece	190
5	Malta	190
5	Switzerland	190
6	Australia	189
6	Czechia	189
6	New Zealand	189
6	Poland	189
7	Canada	188
7	Hungary	188
7	United States	188
8	Estonia	187
8	Lithuania	187
9	Latvia	186
9	Slovakia	186
9	Slovenia	186
10	Iceland	185
11	United Arab Emirates	183
12	Cyprus	182
12	Liechtenstein	182
12	Malaysia	182
13	Bulgaria	179
13	Croatia	179
13	Romania	179
14	Monaco	178
15	Chile	177
16	Argentina	174
17	Brazil	172
18	San Marino	172
19	Andorra	171
19	Hong Kong	171
20	Brunei	168
21	Israel	166
22	Barbados	165
23	Mexico	161
24	Bahamas	158
25	St. Kitts and Nevis	157
25	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	157
25	Vatican City	157
26	Seychelles	156
26	Uruguay	156
27	Antigua and Barbuda	153
28	Costa Rica	152
29	Trinidad and Tobago	151
30	Mauritius	150
31	Panama	149
32	Grenada	148
32	St. Lucia	148
32	Ukraine	148
33	Paraguay	146
34	Dominica	144
34	Macao (SAR China)	144
35	Taiwan	143
36	Peru	142
37	Serbia	138
38	Guatemala	137
39	El Salvador	136
40	Colombia	135
40	Honduras	135
41	Solomon Islands	134
42	Samoa	132
43	Nicaragua	130
43	Tonga	130
44	Tuvalu	128
45	North Macedonia	127
46	Marshall Islands	126
46	Montenegro	126
46	Venezuela	126
47	Kiribati	124
48	Albania	123
48	Micronesia	123
48	Palau Islands	123
49	Moldova	122
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina	121
50	Georgia	121
51	Russia	119
52	Turkiye	118
53	Qatar	108
53	South Africa	108
54	Belize	104
55	Kuwait	102
56	Timor-Leste	96
57	Ecuador	95
58	Maldives	94
58	Vanuatu	94
59	Bahrain	91
59	Botswana	91
59	Fiji	91
59	Guyana	91
60	Jamaica	90
60	Nauru	90
60	Oman	90
61	Saudi Arabia	89
62	China	85
62	Papua New Guinea	85
63	Bolivia	82
63	Thailand	82
64	Belarus	81
64	Suriname	81
65	Lesotho	80
65	Namibia	80
66	Indonesia	78
66	Kazakhstan	78
66	eSwatini	78
67	Kenya	76
67	Malawi	76
68	Dominican Republic	74
68	Kosovo	74
69	Tanzania	73
70	Azerbaijan	72
71	Morocco	71
71	Tunisia	71
71	Zambia	71
72	Gambia	70
73	Cape Verde Islands	69
73	Philippines	69
73	Uganda	69
74	Armenia	68
75	Sierra Leone	67
76	Ghana	66
76	Rwanda	66
76	Zimbabwe	66
77	Kyrgyzstan	65
78	Cuba	64
79	Benin	63
79	Mongolia	63
79	Mozambique	63
80	India	62
80	Uzbekistan	62
81	Gabon	61
81	Sao Tome and Principe	61
81	Tajikistan	61
82	Burkina Faso	60
82	Madagascar	60
83	Cote dIvoire	59
83	Guinea	59
83	Mauritania	59
83	Togo	59
84	Equatorial Guinea	58
84	Senegal	58
85	Niger	57
86	Algeria	56
86	Cambodia	56
86	Guinea-Bissau	56
86	Mali	56
87	Bhutan	55
87	Central African Republic	55
87	Chad	55
87	Comoro Islands	55
87	Egypt	55
87	Haiti	55
87	Jordan	55
87	Vietnam	55
88	Angola	53
88	Cameroon	53
89	Congo (Rep.)	52
89	Turkmenistan	52
90	Burundi	51
90	Laos	51
90	Liberia	51
91	Djibouti	50
92	Myanmar	48
93	Ethiopia	47
94	Congo (Dem. Rep.)	46
94	South Sudan	46
95	Iran	45
95	Lebanon	45
95	Nigeria	45
95	Sudan	45
96	Eritrea	43
96	Sri Lanka	43
97	Bangladesh	42
97	North Korea	42
98	Libya	40
98	Nepal	40
98	Palestinian Territory	40
99	Somalia	36
100	Yemen	35
101	Pakistan	34
102	Iraq	31
103	Syria	29
104	Afghanistan	28

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Christina Miller

Associate News Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine. I lead the reporting team that covers US financial services and I write a business column for the opinion section. I write news pieces about the US and European market for start-ups and interview CEOs for our interview slot. I also presented one of the CEOWORLD magazine's early podcast hits, Money Stories, in which I persuadeded notable CEOs to share insights into the breaking news, moments of crisis and key decisions that enabled them to build successful international companies.

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