23.07.2024 15:51
According to the 2024 data, Singapore ranked first in the ranking of the world's most powerful passports. The Turkish passport, on the other hand, climbed 7 steps and became the 45th most powerful passport in the world.
According to the Passport Index report, Singapore has regained the title of "World's Most Powerful Passport" by surpassing the 6 countries it shared the top spot with. Afghanistan ranks at the bottom of the index, while the Turkish passport, which was ranked 52nd last year, has climbed 7 places to become the 45th most powerful passport in the world. The passports of the United Kingdom and the United States continue to decline in the rankings.
5 COUNTRIES TIED FOR 2ND PLACE
According to the Henley & Partners Passport Index, which is regularly published based on official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), there are some remarkable findings in the ranking of the world's most powerful passports. According to the index, the Singapore Passport, which allows its citizens to travel to 195 countries without a visa, has regained its position as the world's most powerful passport. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain, which shared the top spot with Singapore in the previous index, are now ranked second on the list of most powerful passports. Those who possess a passport from one of these five countries can travel to 192 countries without a visa. On the other hand, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden, which make up the 7 countries that have the opportunity to travel to 191 countries without a visa, share the third spot on the index.
LOWEST SCORE IN 19 YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN
The passports of the United Kingdom and the United States, which shared the top spot as the world's most powerful passports 10 years ago, continue to decline in the rankings. According to the 2024 index, the number of countries that can be visited without a visa with a UK passport has decreased to 190. In the new index, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland are ranked fourth. On the other hand, the US passport, which can travel to 186 countries without a visa, continues to decline and is now ranked 8th. The passport of Afghanistan, which can travel to 26 countries without a visa, is at the bottom of the ranking. This is the lowest score ever recorded in the history of the published list for the past 19 years.
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH VISA-FREE TRAVEL DOUBLED
Burak Demirel, the Turkey Director of Henley & Partners, made an evaluation regarding the index and stated, "While the average number of countries that can be visited without a visa globally was 58 in 2006, this number has almost doubled to 111 in 2024. However, the gap between those at the top of the list and those at the bottom has widened like never before. While the Singapore passport, which is at the top of the list, allows visa-free travel to 195 countries, the Afghanistan passport, which is at the bottom, only allows travel to 26 countries."