The nationality of your passport can have a major effect on your travel plans and time abroad. While it could be the ultimate ticket to the world for some countries, yet for many others, it could be a burden that restricts and even bans them to travel to dozens of countries across the globe.
According to the Visa Restrictions Index 2015, published by the Henley & Partners, Germany and the UK have the most powerful passports in the world. The United Arab Emirates has become the most “powerful” among Middle Eastern countries. On the other hand, the four worst passports in the world remain Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Pakistan.
| Rank | Citizenship/Passport | Score |
| 1 | Germany | 173 |
| United Kingdom | ||
| (Great Britain) | ||
| 2 | Finland | 172 |
| Sweden | ||
| USA | ||
| 3 | Denmark | 171 |
| France | ||
| Italy | ||
| Japan | ||
| Korea | ||
| (Republic of, South) | ||
| Luxembourg | ||
| Netherlands | ||
| Norway | ||
| 4 | Belgium | 170 |
| Canada | ||
| New Zealand | ||
| Portugal | ||
| Spain | ||
| 5 | Austria | 169 |
| Ireland | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| 6 | Australia | 168 |
| 7 | Greece | 167 |
| Malta | ||
| 8 | Iceland | 164 |
| Czech Republic | ||
| 9 | Malaysia | 163 |
| Hungary | ||
| 10 | Slovakia | 162 |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 161 |
| Slovenia | ||
| 12 | Latvia | 160 |
| 13 | Lithuania | 159 |
| Estonia | ||
| 14 | Poland | 158 |
| Cyprus | ||
| 15 | San Marino | 153 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 152 |
| (SAR China) | ||
| 17 | Monaco | 151 |
| 18 | Argentina | 150 |
| Brunei Darussalam | ||
| Chile | ||
| Bulgaria | ||
| 19 | Andorra | 149 |
| Romania | ||
| 20 | Brazil | 148 |
| 21 | Israel | 145 |
| 22 | Croatia | 142 |
| 23 | Bahamas | 139 |
| 24 | Barbados | 138 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 134 |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 133 |
| Mexico | ||
| 27 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 131 |
| 28 | Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) | 129 |
| Seychelles | ||
| Venezuela | ||
| 29 | Vatican City | 128 |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 127 |
| 31 | Trinidad & Tobago | 126 |
| 32 | Panama | 125 |
| 33 | Mauritius | 124 |
| 34 | Paraguay | 123 |
| 35 | St. Lucia | 121 |
| 36 | Macao (SAR China) | 120 |
| 37 | St. Vincent & the Grenadines | 119 |
| 38 | Grenada | 117 |
| 39 | Honduras | 116 |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 114 |
| 41 | Dominica | 113 |
| Guatemala | ||
| 42 | El Salvador | 112 |
| 43 | Serbia | 110 |
| 44 | Samoa | 109 |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 108 |
| 46 | Macedonia (FYROM) | 107 |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 106 |
| 48 | Montenegro | 104 |
| 49 | Russian Fed. | 102 |
| Turkey | ||
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98 |
| 52 | Moldova | 95 |
| South Africa | ||
| 53 | Albania | 94 |
| 55 | Belize | 91 |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 85 |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 83 |
| 59 | Peru | 82 |
| 60 | Maldives | 81 |
| 61 | Fiji | 80 |
| Guyana | ||
| Kiribati | ||
| Tonga | ||
| 62 | Nauru | 79 |
| Ukraine | ||
| 63 | Ecuador | 78 |
| Kuwait | ||
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 77 |
| 65 | Jamaica | 76 |
| Papua New Guinea | ||
| 66 | Qatar | 74 |
| 67 | Micronesia | 73 |
| (Federated States) | ||
| 68 | Botswana | 72 |
| Palau | ||
| 69 | Bolivia | 71 |
| 70 | Bahrain | 70 |
| Kenya | ||
| Namibia | ||
| Suriname | ||
| 71 | Lesotho | 69 |
| 72 | Oman | |
| Thailand | ||
| 73 | Swaziland | 67 |
| 74 | Colombia | 66 |
| Gambia | ||
| Malawi | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ||
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 65 |
| Tanzania | ||
| Zambia | ||
| 76 | Tunisia | 63 |
| 77 | Belarus | 62 |
| 78 | Georgia | 61 |
| Ghana | ||
| Uganda | ||
| 79 | Philippines | 60 |
| 80 | Cuba | 59 |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 58 |
| Zimbabwe | ||
| 82 | Benin | 56 |
| Cape Verde | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Morocco | ||
| 83 | Indonesia | 55 |
| 84 | Cote d’Ivoire | 54 |
| 85 | Mauritania | 53 |
| Senegal | ||
| 86 | Armenia | 52 |
| Burkina Faso | ||
| Mongolia | ||
| Uzbekistan | ||
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 51 |
| India | ||
| Niger | ||
| Tajikistan | ||
| Togo | ||
| 88 | Mali | 50 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | ||
| 89 | Mozambique | 49 |
| Sierra Leone | ||
| Timor Leste | ||
| 90 | Bhutan | 48 |
| 91 | Cambodia | 47 |
| Chad | ||
| Egypt | ||
| Gabon | ||
| 91 | Rwanda | 47 |
| Turkmenistan | ||
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 46 |
| Madagascar | ||
| 93 | Algeria | 45 |
| China | ||
| Haiti | ||
| Laos | ||
| Vietnam | ||
| 94 | Cameroon | 44 |
| Central African | ||
| Republic | ||
| Comoros | ||
| Jordan | ||
| Nigeria | ||
| 95 | Guinea | 43 |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 42 |
| 97 | Burundi | 41 |
| Congo (Republic | ||
| of, Brazzaville) | ||
| Djibouti | ||
| 98 | Angola | 40 |
| Bangladesh | ||
| Myanmar | ||
| 99 | Korea | 39 |
| (Democratic People’s Republic | ||
| of, North) | ||
| Yemen | ||
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 38 |
| 101 | Congo (Democratic | 37 |
| Republic of, Kinshasa) | ||
| Iran | ||
| Lebanon | ||
| Liberia | ||
| Libya | ||
| 102 | Kosovo | 36 |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 35 |
| South Sudan | ||
| Sudan | ||
| 104 | Eritrea | 34 |
| Nepal | ||
| Palestinian Territory | ||
| 105 | Syria | 33 |
| 106 | Pakistan | 31 |
| 107 | Somalia | 30 |
| 108 | Iraq | 29 |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 25 |
