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Visa Restriction Index Global Ranking Index Know which passport is best or worst for traveling

Visa Restriction Index Global Ranking Index Know which passport is best or worst for traveling

Global consulting firm Henley and Partners put together a list of the worst and best passports for international travel. The group analyzed visa regulations of all countries and territories in the world, ranking them based on the freedom of travel for their citizens.

The 2013 Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index – A Global Ranking of
Countries based on Freedom of Travel for their Citizens

In today’s globalized world, visa restrictions are an important tool for governments to
control the movement of foreign nationals across borders.

Visas are a standard requirement for most countries as certain non-nationals wish to enter their territory.

At the same time, visa requirements or the lack thereof, are also an indication of the
relationship between individual nations and the status of a country within the
International community of nations.

Henley & Partners, the global leader in international residence and citizenship
planning, has carefully monitored and analyzed visa regulations for many years.

Since 2006 Henley & Partners publishes the Henley & Partners Visa
Restrictions Index, a global ranking of countries based on the freedom of travel for
Their citizens. This global ranking is produced in collaboration with IATA. In
compiling the index, the unique global ranking methodology by Henley & Partners is
applied to data provided by IATA´s Timatic passport and visa information database.

The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index contains the following assumptions:
There are 219 destination countries (territories) in total.
The maximum attainable score is 218 (one point is subtracted to account for a national traveling to their own country, with the exception of nationals who must hold a visa to re-enter their home country, and for nationals of countries not considered as a destination.
The latter group can therefore reach a max. Score of 219);

An index score of 172 means that a US passport holder, for example, may enter 172 countries and territories without a visa.
The score then determines the rank that a country occupies within the index.
This global ranking reflects the international freedom of travel for the passport holders of various nations, as well as the international relations and status of individual countries relative to others.

The list was created with regulations valid as of 1 July 2013
Global Ranking Index 2013 July 2013

Finland Total Score is 173 that means  if you are holding passport of Finland had access to 173 countries without visa

Rank    Nationality/Passport Holder    Total Score/Index Score

1    Finland    173
1    Sweden    173
1    United Kingdom (Great Britain)    173
2    Denmark    172
2    Germany    172
2    Luxembourg    172
2    U.S.A.    172
3    Belgium    171
3    Italy    171
3    Netherlands    171
4    Canada    170
4    France    170
4    Ireland    170
4    Japan    170
4    Norway    170
4    Portugal    170
4    Spain    170
5    Austria    168
5    New Zealand    168
5    Switzerland    168
6    Australia    167
6    Greece    167
6    Singapore    167
7    Korea (Rep., South)    166
8    Iceland    165
9    Malaysia    163
9    Malta    163      
10    Liechtenstein    159      
11    Hungary    157
12    Czech Republic    155
12    Slovakia    155
12    Slovenia    155      
13    Poland    153      
14    Estonia    152
14    Hong Kong (SAR China)    152
14    Latvia    152      
15    Cyprus    151
15    Lithuania    151
16    San. Marino    149      
17    Monaco    148      
18    Andorra    147
18    Argentina    147
19    Brazil    146
19    Brunei Darussalam    146      
20    Israel    144
21    Bulgaria    141
21    Chile    141
21    Romania    141      
22    Bahamas    137
22    Barbados    137
23    Mexico    132
23    Uruguay    132
24    St. Kitts and Nevis    131
25    Antigua and Barbuda    130
25    Chinese Taipei    130
25    Vatican City    130
26    Croatia    129
27    Venezuela    128
28    Seychelles    126      
29    Paraguay    12.4
30    Mauritius    123
31    Costa Rica    122      
32    Panama    121
33    Macao (SAR China)    118
34    Guatemala    114
34    Honduras    114
.35    El Salvador    11.3
36    Nicaragua    109
37    Serbia    104
38    Macedonia (MOM)    103
39    Trinidad and Tobago    100
40    Montenegro    98      
41    Russian Federation    95      
42    South Africa    94
42    St. Lucia    94
42    Turkey    94
43    St. Vincent and the Grenadines    92      
44    Bosnia and Herzegovina    91      
45    Albania    88
45    Grenada    88      
46    Belize87  
46    Dominica    87      
47    Solomon Islands    84
48    Samoa    81
48    Tuvalu    81      
49    Maldives    80
49    Peru    80
49    Tonga    80
5 0    Vanuatu    79      
51    Fiji    78
51    Guyana    78
51    Kiribati    78
51    Nauru    78
52    Jamaica    77
52    Kuwait    77
52    Marshall Islands    77
52    Ukraine    77
53    Papua New Guinea    75
54    Ecuador    74
55    Bolivia    73
55    Micronesia (Federated States of)    73
56    Palau    72
56    Suriname    72
56    United Arab Emirates    72
57    Qatar    71      
58    Botswana    70
59    Bahrain    69
60    Gambia    68
60    Kenya    68
60    Lesotho    68
60    Namibia    68
60    Thailand    68
6.1    Malawi    67
62    Swaziland    66
62    Zambia    66
63    Tanzania    65
64    Saudi Arabia    64      
65    Colombia    63
65    Oman    63
65    Sierra Leone    63
65    Tunisia    63
65    Uganda    63
66    Belarus    61
66    Cuba    61
66    Ghana    61
66    Kazakhstan    61
67    Georgia    60
67    Zimbabwe    60
68    Moldova    59
69    Philippines    58
70    Cape Verde    57
71    Azerbaijan    56
71    Kyrgyzstan    56
72    Armenia    55
72    Benin    55
72    Cote d'Ivoire    55
72    Mauritania    55
72    Senegal    55
73    Burkina Faso    53
73    Guinea    53
73    Indonesia    53
73    Mali    53
73    Niger    53
73    Togo    53
74    Dominican Republic    52
74    India    52
74    Uzbekistan    52
75    Mongolia    51
75    Morocco    5 I
76    Sao Tome & Principe    50
76    Tajikistan    50
77    Bhutan    49
77    Central African Republic    49
77    Madagascar    49
77    Mozambique    49
78    Guinea-Bissau    48
78    Nigeria    48
78    Timor Leste    48
79    Algeria    47
79    Cambodia    47
79    Egypt    47
79    Gabon    47
80    Chad    46
80    Haiti    46
80    Laos    46
80    Liberia    46
80    Turkmenistan    46
81    Vietnam    45
82    Cameroon    44
82    China    44
82    Congo (Republic of, Brazzaville)    44
82    Jordan    44
82    Rwanda    44      
83    Comoros    43
83    Yemen    43
84    Equatorial Guinea    42
85    Bangladesh    41
85    Burundi    41
85    Ethiopia    41
85    Korea (Dem. People's Republic,    41     North)  
86    Angola    40
86    Djibouti    40
86    Iran    40
86    Myanmar 40  
87    Congo (Democratic Republic of,Kinshasa)     39
87    Libya    39
87    SouLthSytaidan    39
87    Syria    39
88    Kosovo    38
88    Lebanon    38
88    Sri Lanka    38
88    Sudan    38
89    Nepal    37      
90    Eritrea    36
90    Palestinian Territory    36
91    Pakistan    32
91    Somalia    32
92    Iraq    31
93    Afghanistan    28

Source - www.henleyglobal.com

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8 comments:

SG October 03, 2013  

Thanks for the info. I am surprised Saudi Arabia and Cuba are ahead of India.

deeps October 03, 2013  

thats some info there!!

Renu October 03, 2013  

Thanks for the info ! I never thought that any country could be ahead of US.

DWei October 03, 2013  

I think I'll just stay in Canada.