This was disclosed by Henley and Partners, a London-based passport guidance group, in its 2018 Henley Passport Index, which is based on the number of destinations passport holders can visit without a prior visa.
The Pakistani passport ranks 100th in the Henley Passport Index for Q3 2023, with visa-free access to 33 countries.
This has been the situation for several years. Only the passports of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are worse than Pakistan’s. Meanwhile, Yemen, Somalia, Palestine, Nepal, North Korea, Libya, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh passports have scored better.
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Singapore, on the other hand, is at the top of the list. Singapore is followed in second place by Germany, Italy, and Spain. Third place goes to Austria, Finland, France, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden.
Let’s take a look at the world’s top ten finest and worst passports.
world. 10 Best Passports
Passport | Rank | Visa-Free Access (Countries) |
Singapore | 1 | 192 |
Germany, Italy, Spain | 2 | 190 |
Austria, Finland, France, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea, Sweden | 3 | 189 |
Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, UK | 4 | 188 |
Belgium, Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland | 5 | 187 |
Australia, Hungary, Poland | 6 | 186 |
Canada, Greece | 7 | 185 |
Lithuania, US | 8 | 184 |
Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia | 9 | 183 |
Estonia, Iceland, | 10 | 182 |
10 Worst Passports
Passport | Rank | Visa-Free Access (Countries) |
Kosovo | 94 | 42 |
Libya, Sri Lanka | 95 | 41 |
Bangladesh | 96 | 40 |
North Korea | 97 | 39 |
Nepal, Palestine | 98 | 38 |
Somalia, Yemen | 99 | 35 |
Pakistan | 100 | 33 |
Syria | 101 | 30 |
Iraq | 102 | 29 |
Afghanistan | 103 | 27 |