Presented a new ranking of passports of the world
Henley & Partners on its website published an updated passport index, which shows the availability of visa-free travel for residents of different countries.
By the beginning of 2019, the leader of the rating became JapanIts citizens can enter 190 countries without a visa. The second place was shared by South Korea and Singapore (189 countries). Bronze – 188 countries without a visa – shared France and germaniI was (a year ago) in the first place.
Top 5 entered DenmarkItaly, Finland, Sweden (4th place, 187 countries), Spain and Luxembourg (5th, 186 countries).
The position of the leaders was overlooked by the United States and BritainThese countries occupy the sixth place with the possibility of visiting 185 countries without a visa. Experts explained the fall by the policy of “closed doors”.
Indicators Ukraine (46th place) and Belarus (66th place) for three months remained unchanged - 128 and 77 countries with visa-free entry.
104th, last place taken Iraq and AfghanistanTheir citizens can freely enter only 30 countries.
Russia In the top ranks 48th with an indicator of 119 countries. A year ago, Russians could visit only 110 countries without visas. The best position in the index (39th place) at the passport of the Russian Federation was noted in 2014.