The most powerful passports in the world in 2021

For a couple of decades, the Henley Passport Index has been published every year, a ranking of passports from around the world according to the number of destinations their owners can access without a Visa. The first places on that list are considered the “most powerful passports” since they can offer access to a huge number of countries without much complications.

The list is made based on the International Air Transport Association (IATA, for its acronym in English) which has an exact database of travel information, in addition to being part of the research department of Henley & Partners, a company focused on citizenship planning and global residency, which helps individuals to achieve citizenship in other countries.

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The first place on the list is Japan, a country whose passport has access to 191 countries (while he applies for a Visa to several countries), followed by Singapore which can access 190 countries. In third place are tied South Korea and Germany, which have 189, while the fourth place is shared by four countries: Italy, Finland, Spain and Luxembourg, with 188 on their list of places to which they can access. Some of these are from the richest countries in the world.

The list continues with Denmark and Austria whose passports can enter 187 countries, followed by Sweden, France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Ireland, which have access to 186 countries. Nations like the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, Sweden and New Zealand share the seventh place with 185 countries.

The most powerful passports of 2021

1. Japan – 191
2. Singapore – 190
3. South Korea – 189
4. Germany – 189
5. Italy – 188
6. Finland – 188
7. Spain – 188
8. Luxembourg – 188
9. Denmark – 187
10. Austria – 187
11. Sweden – 186
12. France – 186
13. Portugal – 186
14. Netherlands – 186
15. Ireland – 186
16. Sweden – 185
17. United States – 185
18. United Kingdom – 185
19. Norway – 185
20. Belgium – 185
21. New Zealand – 185
22. Greece – 184

8.Malta – 184

8. Czech Republic – 184
9. Australia – 184
10. Canada – 183
11. Hungary – 182
12. Slovakia – 181
13. Lithuania – 181
14. Iceland – 181
15. Poland – 181
16. Slovenia – 180
17. Latvia – 180
18. Estonia – 179
19. Malaysia – 178
20. Liechtenstein – 178
21. Monaco – 174
22. Cypress – 174
23. Chile – 174
24. United Arab Emirates – 173
25. Romania – 172
26. Bulgaria – 171
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    Brazil – 170
28. Argentina – 170
29. Hong Kong – 170
30. San Marino – 168