Pakistani passport miles away from success destination
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After three Asian countries, the countries with the most powerful passports are largely European.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - London-based travel firm Henley & Partners has released a ranking of passports for 2023 that places the Pakistani document amongst the five worst passports out of 109 countries, CNN reported.
Henley & Partner list is only one of numerous indexes created by various financial firms to rank passports according to the access provided to their citizens. According to the Henley & Partner list, only 32 out of the 227 travel destinations considered in the list, allow Pakistani passport holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry, followed by Syria (25 destinations), Iraq (29 destinations) and Afghanistan (27 destinations).
Japan’s passport comes top of the list as it allows travel freedom to citizens and passport holders. The world’s top three most powerful passports all belong to Asian countries. Of these, the Japanese passport offers its holders the greatest degree of global travel freedom, followed by passports of Singapore and South Korea.
Japanese passports allow nationals of Japan visa-free or visa-on-demand access to an astounding 193 countries around the world. Singapore and South Korea follow suit as nationals of these countries can freely visit 192 other nations.
After the three Asian countries, the countries with the most powerful passports are largely European.
The best passports to hold in 2023:
1. Japan (193 destinations)
2. Singapore, South Korea (192 destinations)
3. Germany, Spain (190 destinations)
4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg (189 destinations)
5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (188 destinations)
6. France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom (187 destinations)
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States, Czech Republic (186 destinations)
8. Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta (185 destinations)
9. Hungary, Poland (184 destinations)
10. Lithuania, Slovakia (183 destinations)
The worst passports to hold in 2023:
Countries that allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 40 or fewer destinations.
102. North Korea (40 destinations)
103. Nepal, Palestinian territory (38 destinations)
104. Somalia (35 destinations)
105. Yemen (34 destinations)
106. Pakistan (32 destinations)
107. Syria (30 destinations)
108. Iraq (29 destinations)
109. Afghanistan (27 destinations)
