Most Powerful Passports All Over The World!

We all love to travel, but do you know how many countries you can travel to visa free? This study was conducted by the Henley & Partners Passport Index, which ranks all of the passports of the world according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. Japan takes the top spot while Afghanistan and Iraq are tied for last place.

1. Japan Passport

Japan. The first human habitation in theJapanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times. The Jōmon period, named after its "cord-marked" pottery, was followed by the Yayoi in the first millennium BC, when new technologies were introduced from continental Asia.

Visa-free access to 189 countries

2. Germany Passport

The name Germany is used in three senses: first, it refers to the region in Central Europe commonly regarded as constituting Germany, even when there was no central German state, as was the case for most of Germany’s history; second, it refers to the unified German state established in 1871 and existing until 1945; and third, since October 3, 1990, it refers to the united Germany, formed by the accession on this date of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, or West Germany). The name Federal Republic of Germany refers to West Germany from its founding on May 23, 1949, until German unification on October 3, 1990. After this date, it refers to united Germany. For the sake of brevity and variety, the Federal Republic of Germany is often called simply the Federal Republic.

Visa-free access to 188 countries

Singapore Passport

The written history of Singapore may date back to the third century. ... In 1819, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles negotiated a treaty whereby Johor allowed the British to locate a trading port on the island, leading to the establishment of the British colony of Singaporein 1824.

Visa-free access to 188 countries

3. Finland Passport

Finland as a Grand Duchy of Russia. When Sweden lost its position as a great power in the early 18th century, Russian pressure on Finland increased, and Russia conquered Finland in the 1808–1809 war with Sweden. ... But when Finland was joined to Russia in 1809 it became an autonomous Grand Duchy.

Visa-free access to 187 countries

 France Passport

The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age. What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul. Roman writers noted the presence of three main ethno-linguistic groups in the area: the Gauls, the Aquitani, and the Belgae.

Visa-free access to 187 countries

Italy Passport

History. The migrations of Indo-European peoples into Italyprobably began about 2000 B.C. and continued until 1000 B.C. ... For the next seven centuries, until the barbarian invasions destroyed the western Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries A.D., the history of Italy is largely the history of Rome.

Visa-free access to 187 countries

South Korea Passport

The history of South Korea formally begins with its establishment on August 17, 1948, although Rhee Syngman had officially declared independence two days prior. Korea was administratively partitioned in 1945, at the end of World War II.

Visa-free access to 187 countries

Spain Passport

History of Spain. The history of Spain dates back to the Middle Ages. In 1516, Habsburg Spain unified a number of disparate predecessor kingdoms; its modern form of a constitutional monarchy was introduced in 1813, and the current democratic constitution dates to 1978.

Visa-free access to 187 countries

Sweden Passport

During the early Middle Ages, the Swedish state also expanded to control Norrland and Finland. ModernSweden started out of the Kalmar Union formed in 1397 and by the unification of the country by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century. ... In the 17th centurySweden expanded its territories to form the Swedishempire.

Visa-free access to 187 countries

4. Austria Passport

The history of Austria covers the history of Austriaand its predecessor states, from the early Stone Age to the present state. ... Austria was dominated by the House of Habsburg and House of Habsburg-Lorraine (Haus Österreich) from 1273 to 1918.

Visa-free access to 186 countries

Norway  Passport

Norway entered the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Sweden in 1397. After Sweden left the union in 1523,Norway became the junior partner in Denmark–Norway. The Reformation was introduced in 1537 and absolute monarchy imposed in 1661. ... Norwaydeclared its independence and adopted a constitution.

Visa-free access to 186 countries

UK Passport

The history of the United Kingdom as a unified state can be treated as beginning in 1707 with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, into aunited kingdom called Great Britain. ... The Act of Union 1800 added the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Visa-free access to 186 countries 

USA Passport

The history of the United States is what happened in the past in the United States, a country in North America. Native Americans have lived there for thousands of years. ... On July 4, 1776, rebel leaders made the United States Declaration of Independence. They won the Revolutionary War and started a new country.

Visa-free access to 186 countries

5. Belgium Passport

After the defeat of the French in 1814, a new United Kingdom of the Netherlands was created, which eventually split one more time during the BelgianRevolution of 1830–1839, giving three modern nations, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Visa-free access to 185 countries

Canada Passport

The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Canada were inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization. Some of these older civilizations had long faded by the time of the first European arrivals and have been discovered through archaeological investigations.

Visa-free access to 185 countries

 Denmark Passport

History of Denmark. The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and Procopius.

Visa-free access to 185 countries

 Ireland Passport

Early Irish History. Historians estimate that Ireland was first settled by humans at a relatively late stage in European terms – about 10,000 years ago. Around 4000 BC it is estimated that the first farmers arrived in Ireland. ... Around 300BC, Iron Age warriors known as the Celts came to Ireland from mainland Europe.

Visa-free access to 185 countries

Switzerland Passport

On 1 August 1291, the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden united to defend the peace upon the death of Emperor Rudolf I of Habsburg, forming the nucleus of the Old Swiss Confederacy. ... At the battle of Sempach 1386, the Swiss defeated the Habsburgs, gaining increased autonomy within the Holy Roman Empire.

Visa-free access to 185 countries

6. Greece Passport

The term Ancient, or Archaic, Greece refers to the time three centuries before the classical age, between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C.—a relatively sophisticated period in world history. Archaic Greece saw advances in art, poetry and technology, but most of all it was the age in which the polis, or city-state, was invented.

Visa-free access to 183 countries

 Australia Passport

The History of Australia refers to the history of the area and people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding Indigenous and colonial societies. Aboriginal Australians arrived on the Australianmainland by sea from Maritime Southeast Asia between 40,000 and 70,000 years ago.

Visa-free access to 183 countries

7. Czech Republic Passport

The country has been traditionally divided into three lands, namely Bohemia (Čechy) in the west, Moravia (Morava) in the east, and Czech Silesia (Slezsko; the smaller, south-eastern part of historical Silesia, most of which is located within modern Poland) in the northeast.

Visa-free access to 182 countries

Malta Passport

Until 1530 Malta was an extension of Sicily: The Normans, the Aragonese and other conquerors who ruled over Sicily also governed the Maltese Islands. ... British rule in Malta lasted until 1964 when Malta became independent.

Visa-free access to 182 countries

New Zealand Passport

The history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture centred on kinship links and land. The first European explorer to sight New Zealand was Dutch navigator Abel Tasman on 13 December 1642.

Visa-free access to 182 countries

8. Iceland Passport

The recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and their slaves from the east, particularly Norway and the British Isles, in the late ninth century. Iceland was still uninhabited long after the rest of Western Europe had been settled.

Visa-free access to 181 countries

9. Hungary Passport

Hungary is a country in Central Europe whosehistory under this name dates to the Early Middle Ages, when the Pannonian Basin was conquered by the Hungarians (Magyars), a semi-nomadic people who had migrated from Eastern Europe. For thehistory of the area before this period, see Pannonian basin before Hungary.

Visa-free access to 180 countries

Slovenia Passport

Slavonia is located in the Pannonian Basin, largely bordered by the Danube, Drava and Sava rivers. In the west, the region consists of the Sava and Drava valleys and the mountains surrounding the Požega Valley, and plains in the east. Slavonia enjoys a moderate continental climate, with relatively low precipitation.

Visa-free access to 180 countries

Malaysia Passport

When it was established on September 16, 1963,Malaysia comprised the territories of Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia), the island of Singapore, and the colonies of Sarawak and Sabah in northern Borneo.Jun 28, 2018

Visa-free access to 180 countries

10. Latvia Passport

 

The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the second millennium BC, and four distinct tribal realms in Latvia's territory were identifiable towards the end of the first millennium AD.

Visa-free access to 179 countries