Ranking the most powerful passports
April 25, 2017
That means that Germany shares the top spot with Singapore, the first time that the South Asian country has managed to take first place.
Those travelling on a German passport this year can enter 125 countries without a visa and a further 34 countries can be accessed with a simple visitors visa issued at arrival.
Sweden takes second place with access to 158 countries.
Third place with access to 157 countries is shared by Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, the United Kingdom, USA and South Korea.
04. / 156 countries
Switzerland, Netherlands , Luxembourg, Belgium, Austrai, Portugal, Malaysia, Japan
05. / 155 countries: Ireland, Canada
06. / 154 countries: Greece, New Zealand, Australia
07. / 153countries: Iceland
08. / 152 countries: Malta, Czechia
09. / 151 countries: Hungary
10. / 150 countries: Poland
11. / 149 countries: Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia
12. / 148 countries: Estonia, Liechtenstein
13. / 147 countries: Cyprus
14. / 144 countries: Brazil, Monaco
15. / 143 countries: Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria
16. / 142 countries: Argentina
17. / 141 countries: Hong Kong, Chile
18. / 140 countries: San Marino
19. / 139 countries: Andorra
20. / 138 countries: Israel
50. / 79 countries: Qatar
70. / 56 countries: China
93. / 24 countries: Afghanistan
(Source: https://www.passportindex.org)