The latest strongest passports in the world index report from Henley and Partners indicates that EU countries dominate the list. Countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and many others have made it to the top ten.
In the overall list, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain stand in second position with access to 192 visa-free countries. Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Sweden hang in 3rd position by having access to 191 visa-free countries.
The latest addition to the “Schengen Countries Block” by Romania and Bulgaria also ranks at the 14th position by having visa-free access to 177 countries.
The UK-based residence and passport advisory firm Henley and Partners issues quartal-wise passport ranking reports. The report of the second quartal of 2024 was issued on 23 July according to which Singapore tops the list with visa-free countries access to 195.
EU Countries and their ranks in the Henley Passport Index
Rank | EU countries | Access to visa-free countries |
2nd | France, Germany, Italy, Spain | 192 |
3rd | Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden | 191 |
4th | Belgium, Denmark | 190 |
5th | Portugal | 189 |
6th | Greece, Poland | 188 |
7th | Czechia, Hungary, Malta | 187 |
9th | Estonia, Lithuania | 185 |
10th | Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia | 184 |
11th | Croatia | 183 |
13th | Cyprus | 178 |
14th | Bulgaria, Romania | 177 |
Henley Passport Index Report Q2 2024
Passport | Visa Free Countries | Ranking |
Singapore | 195 | 1st |
France | 192 | 2nd |
Germany | 192 | 2nd |
Italy | 192 | 2nd |
Japan | 192 | 2nd |
Spain | 192 | 2nd |
Austria | 191 | 3rd |
Finland | 191 | 3rd |
Ireland | 191 | 3rd |
Luxembourg | 191 | 3rd |
Netherlands | 191 | 3rd |
South Korea | 191 | 3rd |
Sweden | 191 | 3rd |
Belgium | 190 | 4th |
Denmark | 190 | 4th |
New Zealand | 190 | 4th |
Norway | 190 | 4th |
Switzerland | 190 | 4th |
United Kingdom | 190 | 4th |
Australia | 189 | 5th |
Portugal | 189 | 5th |
Greece | 188 | 6th |
Poland | 188 | 6th |
Canada | 187 | 7th |
Czechia | 187 | 7th |
Hungary | 187 | 7th |
Malta | 187 | 7th |
United States | 186 | 8th |
Estonia | 185 | 9th |
Lithuania | 185 | 9th |
United Arab Emirates | 185 | 9th |
Iceland | 184 | 10th |
Latvia | 184 | 10th |
Slovakia | 184 | 10th |
Slovenia | 184 | 10th |
Croatia | 183 | 11th |
Liechtenstein | 182 | 12th |
Malaysia | 182 | 12th |
Cyprus | 178 | 13th |
Monaco | 178 | 13th |
Bulgaria | 177 | 14th |
Romania | 177 | 14th |
Chile | 175 | 15th |
San Marino | 172 | 16th |
Andorra | 171 | 17th |
Argentina | 171 | 17th |
Brazil | 171 | 17th |
Hong Kong (SAR China) | 170 | 18th |
Israel | 170 | 18th |
Brunei | 166 | 19th |
Barbados | 165 | 20th |
Bahamas | 161 | 21st |
Mexico | 159 | 22nd |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 157 | 23rd |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 157 | 23rd |
Uruguay | 157 | 23rd |
Seychelles | 156 | 24th |
Vatican City | 155 | 25th |
Antigua and Barbuda | 153 | 26th |
Costa Rica | 151 | 27th |
Trinidad and Tobago | 151 | 27th |
Mauritius | 150 | 28th |
Panama | 149 | 29th |
St. Lucia | 148 | 30th |
Ukraine | 148 | 30th |
Grenada | 147 | 31st |
Paraguay | 147 | 31st |
Dominica | 143 | 32nd |
Macao (SAR China) | 143 | 32nd |
Peru | 141 | 33rd |
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 141 | 33rd |
Serbia | 140 | 34th |
El Salvador | 136 | 35th |
Guatemala | 135 | 36th |
Colombia | 134 | 37th |
Solomon Islands | 134 | 37th |
Honduras | 133 | 38th |
Samoa | 131 | 39th |
Tonga | 131 | 39th |
Marshall Islands | 129 | 40th |
Montenegro | 128 | 41st |
Nicaragua | 128 | 41st |
North Macedonia | 128 | 41st |
Tuvalu | 128 | 41st |
Kiribati | 124 | 42nd |
Micronesia | 124 | 42nd |
Palau Islands | 124 | 42nd |
Venezuela | 124 | 42nd |
Albania | 123 | 43rd |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 123 | 43rd |
Georgia | 122 | 44th |
Moldova | 122 | 44th |
Russian Federation | 116 | 45th |
Türkiye | 116 | 45th |
Qatar | 107 | 46th |
South Africa | 106 | 47th |
Belize | 102 | 48th |
Kuwait | 99 | 49th |
Timor-Leste | 97 | 50th |
Ecuador | 95 | 51st |
Maldives | 94 | 52nd |
Vanuatu | 92 | 53rd |
Fiji | 90 | 54th |
Guyana | 89 | 55th |
Jamaica | 89 | 55th |
Nauru | 89 | 55th |
Botswana | 88 | 56th |
Saudi Arabia | 88 | 56th |
Bahrain | 87 | 57th |
Oman | 86 | 58th |
China | 85 | 59th |
Papua New Guinea | 85 | 59th |
Thailand | 82 | 60th |
Belarus | 81 | 61st |
Namibia | 81 | 61st |
Bolivia | 80 | 62nd |
Kosovo | 79 | 63rd |
Lesotho | 79 | 63rd |
Suriname | 79 | 63rd |
eSwatini | 77 | 64th |
Kazakhstan | 77 | 64th |
Indonesia | 76 | 65th |
Dominican Republic | 75 | 66th |
Kenya | 75 | 66th |
Malawi | 75 | 66th |
Tanzania | 73 | 67th |
Morocco | 72 | 68th |
Azerbaijan | 71 | 69th |
The Gambia | 71 | 69th |
Uganda | 70 | 70th |
Zambia | 70 | 70th |
Cape Verde Islands | 69 | 71st |
Tunisia | 69 | 71st |
Armenia | 68 | 72nd |
Ghana | 68 | 72nd |
Philippines | 67 | 73rd |
Sierra Leone | 66 | 74th |
Rwanda | 65 | 75th |
Zimbabwe | 65 | 75th |
Benin | 64 | 76th |
Kyrgyzstan | 64 | 76th |
Mongolia | 64 | 76th |
Mozambique | 64 | 76th |
Sao Tome and Principe | 63 | 77th |
Cuba | 62 | 78th |
Uzbekistan | 62 | 78th |
Togo | 61 | 79th |
Burkina Faso | 60 | 80th |
Gabon | 60 | 80th |
Madagascar | 60 | 80th |
Cote d’Ivoire | 59 | 81st |
Guinea | 59 | 81st |
India | 58 | 82nd |
Senegal | 58 | 82nd |
Tajikistan | 58 | 82nd |
Equatorial Guinea | 57 | 83rd |
Mauritania | 57 | 83rd |
Niger | 57 | 83rd |
Algeria | 55 | 84th |
Guinea-Bissau | 55 | 84th |
Jordan | 55 | 84th |
Mali | 55 | 84th |
Comoro Islands | 54 | 85th |
Cambodia | 53 | 86th |
Central African Republic | 53 | 86th |
Chad | 53 | 86th |
Haiti | 53 | 86th |
Angola | 52 | 87th |
Bhutan | 52 | 87th |
Egypt | 52 | 87th |
Liberia | 51 | 88th |
Vietnam | 51 | 88th |
Burundi | 50 | 89th |
Cameroon | 50 | 89th |
Congo (Rep.) | 50 | 89th |
Turkmenistan | 50 | 89th |
Djibouti | 49 | 90th |
Laos | 49 | 90th |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) | 46 | 91st |
Ethiopia | 46 | 91st |
Lebanon | 45 | 92nd |
Myanmar | 45 | 92nd |
Nigeria | 45 | 92nd |
South Sudan | 44 | 93rd |
Sri Lanka | 44 | 93rd |
Iran | 43 | 94th |
Sudan | 43 | 94th |
Eritrea | 42 | 95th |
North Korea | 41 | 96th |
Bangladesh | 40 | 97th |
Palestinian Territory | 40 | 97th |
Libya | 39 | 98th |
Nepal | 39 | 98th |
Somalia | 35 | 99th |
Pakistan | 33 | 100th |
Yemen | 33 | 100th |
Iraq | 31 | 101st |
Syria | 28 | 102nd |
Afghanistan | 26 | 103rd |