As it turned out, today it is most advantageous to be a holder of a Japanese or Singaporean passport – they provide visa-free access to 180 countries and territories worldwide. German tourists are no less fortunate: German citizens can visit 179 countries without needing to obtain visas. Citizens of South Korea, Finland, Spain, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, and France can also be satisfied with their passports – 178 visa-free countries each.
A Czech passport entitles its holder to visa-free visits to 173 countries. The republic took 7th place in the ranking, sharing it with Malta and New Zealand.
Travelers from Iraq have the hardest time – they have access to only 27 countries.
Russian citizens have visa-free access to 114 countries, but they need to obtain a foreign passport for travel. If you need to urgently travel abroad, you can order a new biometric passport. Urgent passport processing is not only an opportunity to take advantage of a last-minute tour but also to save on your travels.
Top 10 passports by number of countries accessible for visa-free entry:
1) Japan, Singapore – 180 countries
2) Germany – 179
3) South Korea, Finland, Spain, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, France – 178
4) Austria, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal – 177
5) Ireland, Canada, USA, Switzerland – 176
6) Australia, Belgium, Greece – 174
7) Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand – 173
8) Iceland – 172
9) Hungary – 171
10) Latvia – 170
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42) Ukraine – 118
45) Russia – 114
68) Belarus – 71 countries.