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Six countries now share the top spot with visa-free access to a record-breaking number of destinations on the 2024 Henley Passport Index. The index, based on exclusive and official data from IATA, ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can enter without a prior visa.
This year, France, Germany, Italy and Spain join Japan and Singapore as the world’s most powerful passports in the world. Their citizens can visit 194 destinations out of 227 around the globe visa-free.
The two Asian nations have been situated at the apex of the list for the past five years.
South Korea joins Finland and Sweden in second place with visa-free travel to 193 destinations.
Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands share third place with visa-free access to 192 countries.
The rest of the top 10 is dominated by European countries, with the UK climbing up two ranks to fourth place.
The UK’s citizens now have visa-free access to…