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Individual Passport Power Rank 2016

Passports of the world ranked based on their individual country and visa characteristics

Individual Passport Power Rank
MS
1
Passport cover of Germany
Germany
157
123
34
41
  UNDP HDI: 0.916
2
Passport cover of Singapore
Singapore
156
121
35
42
  UNDP HDI: 0.912
3
Passport cover of Sweden
Sweden
156
122
34
42
  UNDP HDI: 0.907
4
Passport cover of Finland
Finland
155
122
33
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.883
5
Passport cover of France
France
155
121
34
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.888
6
Passport cover of Spain
Spain
155
120
35
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.876
7
Passport cover of Switzerland
Switzerland
155
119
36
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.930
8
Passport cover of Norway
Norway
155
116
39
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.944
9
Passport cover of United Kingdom
United Kingdom
155
115
40
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.907
10
Passport cover of United States of America
United States of America
155
112
43
43
  UNDP HDI: 0.915
11
Passport cover of Denmark
Denmark
154
121
33
44
  UNDP HDI: 0.923
12
Passport cover of Italy
Italy
154
121
33
44
  UNDP HDI: 0.873
13
Passport cover of Netherlands
Netherlands
154
120
34
44
  UNDP HDI: 0.922
14
Passport cover of Belgium
Belgium
154
120
34
44
  UNDP HDI: 0.890
15
Passport cover of Japan
Japan
154
114
40
44
  UNDP HDI: 0.891
16
Passport cover of Austria
Austria
153
119
34
45
  UNDP HDI: 0.885
17
Passport cover of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
153
118
35
45
  UNDP HDI: 0.892
18
Passport cover of Portugal
Portugal
153
118
35
45
  UNDP HDI: 0.830
19
Passport cover of Malaysia
Malaysia
153
116
37
45
  UNDP HDI: 0.779
20
Passport cover of Ireland
Ireland
152
114
38
46
  UNDP HDI: 0.916
21
Passport cover of South Korea
South Korea
152
113
39
46
  UNDP HDI: 0.898
22
Passport cover of Canada
Canada
152
109
43
46
  UNDP HDI: 0.913
23
Passport cover of New Zealand
New Zealand
152
105
47
46
  UNDP HDI: 0.913
24
Passport cover of Australia
Australia
152
104
48
46
  UNDP HDI: 0.935
25
Passport cover of Greece
Greece
151
118
33
47
  UNDP HDI: 0.865
26
Passport cover of Czech Republic
Czech Republic
150
118
32
48
  UNDP HDI: 0.870
27
Passport cover of Hungary
Hungary
150
118
32
48
  UNDP HDI: 0.828
28
Passport cover of Iceland
Iceland
150
113
37
48
  UNDP HDI: 0.899
29
Passport cover of Malta
Malta
148
118
30
50
  UNDP HDI: 0.839
30
Passport cover of Poland
Poland
148
114
34
50
  UNDP HDI: 0.843
31
Passport cover of Slovenia
Slovenia
147
115
32
51
  UNDP HDI: 0.880
32
Passport cover of Slovakia
Slovakia
147
115
32
51
  UNDP HDI: 0.844
33
Passport cover of Lithuania
Lithuania
147
114
33
51
  UNDP HDI: 0.839
34
Passport cover of Latvia
Latvia
147
114
33
51
  UNDP HDI: 0.819
35
Passport cover of Estonia
Estonia
146
114
32
52
  UNDP HDI: 0.861
36
Passport cover of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
146
109
37
52
  UNDP HDI: 0.908
37
Passport cover of Cyprus
Cyprus
143
114
29
55
  UNDP HDI: 0.850
38
Passport cover of Brazil
Brazil
143
106
37
55
  UNDP HDI: 0.755
39
Passport cover of Monaco
Monaco
142
104
38
56
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
40
Passport cover of Croatia
Croatia
141
111
30
57
  UNDP HDI: 0.818
41
Passport cover of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
141
109
32
57
  UNDP HDI: 0.782
42
Passport cover of Romania
Romania
140
110
30
58
  UNDP HDI: 0.793
43
Passport cover of Argentina
Argentina
140
101
39
58
  UNDP HDI: 0.836
44
Passport cover of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
139
106
33
59
  UNDP HDI: 0.910
45
Passport cover of Chile
Chile
138
101
37
60
  UNDP HDI: 0.832
46
Passport cover of San Marino
San Marino
137
101
36
61
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
47
Passport cover of Andorra
Andorra
137
95
42
61
  UNDP HDI: 0.846
48
Passport cover of Israel
Israel
136
101
35
62
  UNDP HDI: 0.894
49
Passport cover of Brunei
Brunei
134
98
36
64
  UNDP HDI: 0.856
50
Passport cover of Barbados
Barbados
131
102
29
67
  UNDP HDI: 0.785
51
Passport cover of Bahamas
Bahamas
129
99
30
69
  UNDP HDI: 0.790
52
Passport cover of Vatican City
Vatican City
129
92
37
69
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
53
Passport cover of Mexico
Mexico
128
93
35
70
  UNDP HDI: 0.756
54
Passport cover of Uruguay
Uruguay
127
92
35
71
  UNDP HDI: 0.793
55
Passport cover of Seychelles
Seychelles
125
95
30
73
  UNDP HDI: 0.772
56
Passport cover of Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
123
94
29
75
  UNDP HDI: 0.783
57
Passport cover of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
123
93
30
75
  UNDP HDI: 0.752
58
Passport cover of United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
122
88
34
76
  UNDP HDI: 0.835
59
Passport cover of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
121
94
27
77
  UNDP HDI: 0.772
60
Passport cover of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
121
89
32
77
  UNDP HDI: 0.766
61
Passport cover of Venezuela
Venezuela
121
86
35
77
  UNDP HDI: 0.762
62
Passport cover of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
119
91
28
79
  UNDP HDI: 0.720
63
Passport cover of Taiwan
Taiwan
119
78
41
79
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
64
Passport cover of Mauritius
Mauritius
118
93
25
80
  UNDP HDI: 0.777
65
Passport cover of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
118
88
30
80
  UNDP HDI: 0.729
66
Passport cover of Paraguay
Paraguay
116
81
35
82
  UNDP HDI: 0.679
68
Passport cover of Grenada
Grenada
115
88
27
83
  UNDP HDI: 0.750
69
Passport cover of Macao
Macao
115
84
31
83
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
70
Passport cover of Panama
Panama
115
83
32
83
  UNDP HDI: 0.780
71
Passport cover of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
112
81
31
86
  UNDP HDI: 0.594
72
Passport cover of Dominica
Dominica
111
81
30
87
  UNDP HDI: 0.724
73
Passport cover of Samoa
Samoa
110
80
30
88
  UNDP HDI: 0.702
74
Passport cover of Serbia
Serbia
110
78
32
88
  UNDP HDI: 0.771
75
Passport cover of Honduras
Honduras
110
78
32
88
  UNDP HDI: 0.606
76
Passport cover of El Salvador
El Salvador
110
77
33
88
  UNDP HDI: 0.666
77
Passport cover of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
109
79
30
89
  UNDP HDI: 0.506
78
Passport cover of Tonga
Tonga
107
78
29
91
  UNDP HDI: 0.717
79
Passport cover of Tuvalu
Tuvalu
107
78
29
91
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
80
Passport cover of Guatemala
Guatemala
107
75
32
91
  UNDP HDI: 0.627
81
Passport cover of Macedonia (FYROM)
Macedonia (FYROM)
106
72
34
92
  UNDP HDI: 0.747
82
Passport cover of Moldova
Moldova
104
71
33
94
  UNDP HDI: 0.693
83
Passport cover of Turkey
Turkey
104
70
34
94
  UNDP HDI: 0.761
84
Passport cover of Colombia
Colombia
104
69
35
94
  UNDP HDI: 0.720
85
Passport cover of Kiribati
Kiribati
103
74
29
95
  UNDP HDI: 0.590
86
Passport cover of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
103
71
32
95
  UNDP HDI: 0.798
87
Passport cover of Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
102
68
34
96
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
88
Passport cover of Montenegro
Montenegro
101
71
30
97
  UNDP HDI: 0.802
89
Passport cover of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
101
69
32
97
  UNDP HDI: 0.631
90
Passport cover of Palau
Palau
99
63
36
99
  UNDP HDI: 0.780
91
Passport cover of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
98
67
31
100
  UNDP HDI: 0.733
92
Passport cover of Micronesia
Micronesia
98
62
36
100
  UNDP HDI: 0.640
93
Passport cover of Albania
Albania
93
62
31
105
  UNDP HDI: 0.733
94
Passport cover of South Africa
South Africa
90
61
29
108
  UNDP HDI: 0.666
95
Passport cover of Ukraine
Ukraine
87
53
34
111
  UNDP HDI: 0.747
96
Passport cover of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
84
52
32
114
  UNDP HDI: 0.595
97
Passport cover of Belize
Belize
82
55
27
116
  UNDP HDI: 0.715
98
Passport cover of Kuwait
Kuwait
81
46
35
117
  UNDP HDI: 0.816
99
Passport cover of Qatar
Qatar
77
47
30
121
  UNDP HDI: 0.850
100
Passport cover of Jamaica
Jamaica
76
48
28
122
  UNDP HDI: 0.719
101
Passport cover of Fiji
Fiji
74
44
30
124
  UNDP HDI: 0.727
102
Passport cover of Guyana
Guyana
74
41
33
124
  UNDP HDI: 0.636
104
Passport cover of Maldives
Maldives
72
43
29
126
  UNDP HDI: 0.706
105
Passport cover of Bahrain
Bahrain
72
39
33
126
  UNDP HDI: 0.824
106
Passport cover of Nauru
Nauru
70
38
32
128
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
107
Passport cover of Thailand
Thailand
70
34
36
128
  UNDP HDI: 0.726
108
Passport cover of Suriname
Suriname
70
33
37
128
  UNDP HDI: 0.714
109
Passport cover of Botswana
Botswana
69
44
25
129
  UNDP HDI: 0.698
110
Passport cover of Oman
Oman
69
36
33
129
  UNDP HDI: 0.793
111
Passport cover of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
69
34
35
129
  UNDP HDI: 0.788
112
Passport cover of Belarus
Belarus
67
35
32
131
  UNDP HDI: 0.798
113
Passport cover of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
67
34
33
131
  UNDP HDI: 0.505
114
Passport cover of Georgia
Georgia
67
31
36
131
  UNDP HDI: 0.754
115
Passport cover of Bolivia
Bolivia
67
31
36
131
  UNDP HDI: 0.662
116
Passport cover of Lesotho
Lesotho
66
42
24
132
  UNDP HDI: 0.497
117
Passport cover of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
66
34
32
132
  UNDP HDI: 0.837
118
Passport cover of Malawi
Malawi
65
40
25
133
  UNDP HDI: 0.445
119
Passport cover of Swaziland
Swaziland
64
41
23
134
  UNDP HDI: 0.531
120
Passport cover of Namibia
Namibia
64
38
26
134
  UNDP HDI: 0.628
121
Passport cover of Kenya
Kenya
64
38
26
134
  UNDP HDI: 0.548
122
Passport cover of Gambia
Gambia
63
44
19
135
  UNDP HDI: 0.441
123
Passport cover of Cape Verde
Cape Verde
63
33
30
135
  UNDP HDI: 0.646
124
Passport cover of Tanzania
Tanzania
62
40
22
136
  UNDP HDI: 0.521
125
Passport cover of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
61
30
31
137
  UNDP HDI: 0.751
126
Passport cover of Tunisia
Tunisia
60
31
29
138
  UNDP HDI: 0.721
127
Passport cover of Philippines
Philippines
60
31
29
138
  UNDP HDI: 0.668
128
Passport cover of Cuba
Cuba
60
27
33
138
  UNDP HDI: 0.769
129
Passport cover of Zambia
Zambia
59
38
21
139
  UNDP HDI: 0.586
130
Passport cover of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
58
35
23
140
  UNDP HDI: 0.509
131
Passport cover of Armenia
Armenia
58
28
30
140
  UNDP HDI: 0.733
132
Passport cover of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
58
24
34
140
  UNDP HDI: 0.655
133
Passport cover of Ghana
Ghana
57
36
21
141
  UNDP HDI: 0.579
134
Passport cover of Uganda
Uganda
57
33
24
141
  UNDP HDI: 0.483
135
Passport cover of Mongolia
Mongolia
57
28
29
141
  UNDP HDI: 0.727
136
Passport cover of Indonesia
Indonesia
57
25
32
141
  UNDP HDI: 0.684
137
Passport cover of China
China
56
21
35
142
  UNDP HDI: 0.727
138
Passport cover of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
56
38
18
142
  UNDP HDI: 0.413
139
Passport cover of Morocco
Morocco
55
27
28
143
  UNDP HDI: 0.628
140
Passport cover of Benin
Benin
55
27
28
143
  UNDP HDI: 0.480
141
Passport cover of Guinea
Guinea
54
31
23
144
  UNDP HDI: 0.411
142
Passport cover of Cote Divoire (Ivory Coast)
Cote Divoire (Ivory Coast)
54
28
26
144
  UNDP HDI: 0.462
143
Passport cover of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
54
23
31
144
  UNDP HDI: 0.675
144
Passport cover of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
54
23
31
144
  UNDP HDI: 0.624
145
Passport cover of Senegal
Senegal
53
29
24
145
  UNDP HDI: 0.466
146
Passport cover of Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
53
19
34
145
  UNDP HDI: 0.555
147
Passport cover of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
52
27
25
146
  UNDP HDI: 0.402
148
Passport cover of Mauritania
Mauritania
52
25
27
146
  UNDP HDI: 0.506
149
Passport cover of Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
52
17
35
146
  UNDP HDI: 0.715
150
Passport cover of Haiti
Haiti
52
16
36
146
  UNDP HDI: 0.483
151
Passport cover of Mali
Mali
51
30
21
147
  UNDP HDI: 0.419
152
Passport cover of Togo
Togo
50
24
26
148
  UNDP HDI: 0.484
153
Passport cover of Niger
Niger
49
28
21
149
  UNDP HDI: 0.348
154
Passport cover of Cambodia
Cambodia
49
19
30
149
  UNDP HDI: 0.555
155
Passport cover of Madagascar
Madagascar
49
19
30
149
  UNDP HDI: 0.510
157
Passport cover of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
49
15
34
149
  UNDP HDI: 0.688
158
Passport cover of Mozambique
Mozambique
48
23
25
150
  UNDP HDI: 0.416
159
Passport cover of Rwanda
Rwanda
48
21
27
150
  UNDP HDI: 0.483
160
Passport cover of Viet Nam
Viet Nam
48
19
29
150
  UNDP HDI: 0.666
161
Passport cover of Chad
Chad
48
19
29
150
  UNDP HDI: 0.392
162
Passport cover of Gabon
Gabon
48
18
30
150
  UNDP HDI: 0.684
163
Passport cover of Bhutan
Bhutan
48
15
33
150
  UNDP HDI: 0.605
164
Passport cover of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
47
23
24
151
  UNDP HDI: 0.420
165
Passport cover of Algeria
Algeria
47
17
30
151
  UNDP HDI: 0.736
166
Passport cover of Comoros
Comoros
47
14
33
151
  UNDP HDI: 0.503
167
Passport cover of India
India
46
21
25
152
  UNDP HDI: 0.609
168
Passport cover of Jordan
Jordan
46
18
28
152
  UNDP HDI: 0.748
169
Passport cover of Laos
Laos
45
18
27
153
  UNDP HDI: 0.575
170
Passport cover of Liberia
Liberia
44
23
21
154
  UNDP HDI: 0.430
171
Passport cover of Central African Republic
Central African Republic
44
15
29
154
  UNDP HDI: 0.350
172
Passport cover of Angola
Angola
43
17
26
155
  UNDP HDI: 0.532
173
Passport cover of Cameroon
Cameroon
43
16
27
155
  UNDP HDI: 0.512
174
Passport cover of Congo
Congo
43
15
28
155
  UNDP HDI: 0.591
175
Passport cover of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
43
11
32
155
  UNDP HDI: 0.587
176
Passport cover of Burundi
Burundi
42
16
26
156
  UNDP HDI: 0.400
177
Passport cover of Nigeria
Nigeria
41
20
21
157
  UNDP HDI: 0.514
178
Passport cover of Yemen
Yemen
40
12
28
158
  UNDP HDI: 0.498
179
Passport cover of Djibouti
Djibouti
40
10
30
158
  UNDP HDI: 0.470
180
Passport cover of Myanmar [Burma]
Myanmar [Burma]
39
12
27
159
  UNDP HDI: 0.536
181
Passport cover of Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
39
12
27
159
  UNDP HDI: 0.433
182
Passport cover of Kosovo
Kosovo
39
12
27
159
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
183
Passport cover of North Korea
North Korea
39
11
28
159
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
184
Passport cover of Lebanon
Lebanon
38
11
27
160
  UNDP HDI: 0.769
185
Passport cover of Palestinian Territories
Palestinian Territories
37
13
24
161
  UNDP HDI: 0.677
186
Passport cover of Nepal
Nepal
37
12
25
161
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
187
Passport cover of Libya
Libya
37
10
27
161
  UNDP HDI: 0.724
188
Passport cover of Iran
Iran
36
10
26
162
  UNDP HDI: 0.766
189
Passport cover of Eritrea
Eritrea
36
8
28
162
  UNDP HDI: 0.391
190
Passport cover of Sudan
Sudan
36
6
30
162
  UNDP HDI: 0.479
191
Passport cover of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
35
17
18
163
  UNDP HDI: 0.570
192
Passport cover of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
35
15
20
163
  UNDP HDI: 0.757
193
Passport cover of South Sudan
South Sudan
34
9
25
164
  UNDP HDI: 0.467
194
Passport cover of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
34
7
27
164
  UNDP HDI: 0.442
195
Passport cover of Somalia
Somalia
30
6
24
168
  UNDP HDI: 0.000
196
Passport cover of Syria
Syria
29
8
21
169
  UNDP HDI: 0.594
197
Passport cover of Iraq
Iraq
28
5
23
170
  UNDP HDI: 0.654
198
Passport cover of Pakistan
Pakistan
26
6
20
172
  UNDP HDI: 0.538
199
Passport cover of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
23
3
20
175
  UNDP HDI: 0.465
AVERAGE MSMEDIAN MSAVERAGE RANKPOPULATION