Global

Rank Passport Score

1 Japan 189 Liechtenstein Panama 55 Guyana 88 Zimbabwe Jordan

2 Germany 188 12 Poland 175 32 Honduras 138 56 Maldives 87 74 Armenia 62 86 Angola 49

Singapore 13 Chile 174 Venezuela 57 Nauru 85 Sierra Leone Central African Republic

3 Finland 187 Monaco 33 Guatemala 137 Qatar 75 Benin 61 87 Cameroon 48

France 14 Cyprus 171 34 Dominica 136 58 Jamaica 84 Mongolia Myanmar

Italy 15 Argentina 170 El Salvador 59 Papua New Guinea 83 Morocco 88 Congo (Rep.) 47

South Korea Brazil 35 Peru 135 60 Bahrain 81 76 India 59 Liberia

Spain 16 Bulgaria 169 36 Serbia 130 Botswana Uzbekistan Nigeria

Sweden Croatia Solomon Islands 61 Suriname 80 77 Mauritania 58 89 Burundi 46

4 Austria 186 Hong Kong (SAR China) 37 Samoa 129 62 Bolivia 79 Mozambique 90 Djibouti 45

Luxembourg Romania Vanuatu 63 Oman 78 Sao Tome and Principe 91 Kosovo 44

Netherlands 17 Andorra 168 38 Nicaragua 128 64 Belarus 76 Tajikistan 92 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 43

Norway San Marino Ukraine Kazakhstan 78 Burkina Faso 57 Iran

Portugal 18 Brunei 165 39 Colombia 127 Namibia 79 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 56 North Korea

United Kingdom 19 Israel 161 40 Tuvalu 126 Thailand Guinea 93 Ethiopia 42

United States 20 Barbados 160 41 Macedonia (FYROM) 125 65 Saudi Arabia 75 Senegal Sri Lanka

5 Belgium 185 21 Mexico 158 42 Marshall Islands 124 66 Lesotho 74 80 Bhutan 55 94 Bangladesh 41

Canada 22 Bahamas 155 Tonga 67 Indonesia 71 Gabon Lebanon

Denmark 23 United Arab Emirates 154 43 Kiribati 123 Kenya Mali Libya

Ireland Uruguay Montenegro Malawi 81 Cambodia 54 South Sudan

Switzerland 24 Seychelles 151 44 Micronesia 122 Swaziland Haiti 95 Nepal 40

6 Greece 183 St. Kitts and Nevis 45 Moldova 121 68 China 70 Niger 96 Eritrea 39

Australia 25 Costa Rica 149 46 Palau Islands 119 69 Gambia 68 Togo Palestinian Territory

7 Czech Republic 182 Antigua and Barbuda 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 118 Tanzania 82 Chad 53 Sudan

Malta 26 Taiwan 148 Russian Federation Zambia Guinea-Bissau 97 Yemen 37

New Zealand Vatican City 48 Albania 114 70 Azerbaijan 66 Madagascar 98 Pakistan 33

8 Iceland 181 27 Trinidad and Tobago 147 49 Georgia 111 Dominican Republic Turkmenistan 99 Somalia 32

9 Hungary 180 28 Mauritius 145 Turkey Philippines 83 Comores Islands 52 Syria

Slovenia St. Vincent and the 50 South Africa 102 Tunisia Equatorial Guinea 100 Afghanistan 30
Grenadines
Malaysia 51 Belize 101 71 Cuba 65 Laos Iraq
29 Paraguay 143
10 Latvia 179 52 Timor-Leste 98 72 Cape Verde Islands 64 Rwanda
Macao (SAR China)
Lithuania 53 Ecuador 93 Uganda 84 Vietnam 51
30 St. Lucia 142
Slovakia Kuwait 73 Ghana 63 85 Algeria 50
31 Grenada 141
11 Estonia 178 54 Fiji 90 Kyrgyzstan Egypt

This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2018 Henley Passport Index. In certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries The information provided here is based on the
because these countries all have the same level of visa-free access. 2018 Henley Passport Index ranking, as of 22 May 2018.
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Top 5 and Bottom 5 on the 2018 Henley Passport Index

1st Japan | Visa-free access to 189 countries

2nd Germany, Singapore | Visa-free access to 188 countries

Top 5 globally

3rd Finland, France, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Sweden | Visa-free access to 187 countries

4th Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Noway, Portugal, UK, USA | Visa-free access to 186 countries

5th Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland | Visa-free access to 185 countries

Sudan | Visa-free access to 39 countries 96th

Bottom 5 globally
Yemen | Visa-free access to 37 countries 97th

Pakistan | Visa-free access to 33 countries 98th

Somalia, Syria | Visa-free access to 32 countries 99th

Afghanistan, Iraq | Visa-free access to 30 countries 100th

This graph shows the countries that occupy the top and bottom five ranks on the 2018 Henley Passport Index. In certain cases, a rank is The information provided here is based on the
shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free access. 2018 Henley Passport Index ranking, as of 22 May 2018.
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Biggest Climbers on the 2018 Henley Passport Index

Rise in rank year-on-year

+20 Ukraine 2018 rank: 38th | Visa-free access to 128 countries

+19 Georgia 2018 rank: 49th | Visa-free access to 111 countries

+17 China 2018 rank: 68th | Visa-free access to 70 countries

This graph shows the countries that have made the biggest climb on the 2018 Henley Passport Index compared with 2017. It shows the The information provided here is based on the
number of places that each country has climbed year-on-year as well as each country’s current global rank and level of visa-free access. 2018 Henley Passport Index ranking, as of 22 May 2018.
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Key Citizenship-by-Investment Programs on the 2018 Henley Passport Index

200 countries 186 182

171
151 149
Visa-free access to

142 141
150 countries

100 countries

50 countries

4th 7th 14th 24th 25th 30th 31st

Austria Malta Cyprus St. Kitts Antigua and St. Lucia Grenada
and Nevis Barbuda

Global Henley Passport Index rank of countries with citizenship-by-investment programs

This graph features the 2018 Henley Passport Index rank of the countries with the world’s leading citizenship-by-investment programs. The information provided here is based on the
It shows the level of visa-free access offered by each country’s passport. 2018 Henley Passport Index ranking, as of 22 May 2018.