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They released their passport ranking for 2016 in September and we have compiled the countries that fall in their top 10 rankings for global mobility. These passports allow the holders visa-free travel from 149 to 158 countries.
Rank | Country | Visa-Free Score |
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1 | Germany | 158 |
Sweden | 158 | |
2 | Finland | 157 |
France | 157 | |
Switzerland | 157 | |
Spain | 157 | |
United Kingdom | 157 | |
3 | Denmark | 156 |
Italy | 156 | |
Netherlands | 156 | |
Belgium | 156 | |
South Korea | 156 | |
Norway | 156 | |
4 | Singapore | 155 |
Luxembourge | 155 | |
Austria | 155 | |
Portugal | 155 | |
United States of America | 155 | |
5 | Greece | 154 |
Ireland | 154 | |
Japan | 154 | |
6 | Canada | 153 |
New Zealand | 153 | |
7 | Czech Republic | 152 |
Hungary | 152 | |
8 | Malta | 151 |
Malaysia | 151 | |
Iceland | 151 | |
Australia | 151 | |
9 | Poland | 150 |
10 | Slovenia | 149 |
Slovakia | 149 |
South Korea has the best rank (3) among Asian countries with a visa-free score of 156 countries. India is at rank 77 with 47 countries that Indian citizens are welcome to without visas. Pakistan is ranked at 93 with only 27 countries that offer visa-free travel to Pakistan passport-holders.
Philippines passport-holders can travel to 62 countries without visas and the passport is ranked at 64 in the global mobility ranking. The last passport on the ranking is Afghanistan, with 24 countries offering visa-free travel to citizens of the Asian country.