The World’s Most Powerful Passports in 2016

New rankings from Henley & Partners reveal the world’s most powerful passports for 2016. Compare to the 2015 rankings there are slight changes at top of the list. 

While in 2015 Germany and United Kingdom shared the top rank, in 2016 Germany continues to save its position at the top place. Sweden came second. However, UK ranked at third place; sharing the rank with Finland, France, Italy, and Spain.

1 - Germany

2 - Sweden

3 – Finland
3 – France
3 – Italy
3 – Spain
3 - United Kingdom

4 – Belgium
4 – Denmark
4 – Netherlands
4 - United States

5 – Austria
5 – Japan
5 - Singapore

6 – Canada
6 – Ireland
6 – Luxembourg
6 – Norway
6 – Portugal
6 - South Korea
6 - Switzerland

7 – Greece
7 - New Zealand

8 - Australia

9 - Malta

10 - Czech Republic
10 – Hungary
10 - Iceland

11 - Slovakia

12 – Liechtenstein
12 – Malaysia
12 - Slovenia

13 - Latvia

14 – Estonia
14 - Lithuania

15 - Poland

16 - Monaco

17 - Cyprus

18 - San Marino

19 - Chile

20 - Hong Kong

21 – Brazil
21 – Bulgaria
21 - Romania

22 – Andorra
22 - Argentina

23 - Brunei Darussalam

24 - Croatia

25 - Israel

26 - Barbados

27 - Bahamas

28 - Mexico

29 – Taiwan
29 - Uruguay

30 - Antigua & Barbuda
30 - Vatican City

31 - Seychelles

32 - St. Kitts & Nevis
32 - Venezuela

33 - Costa Rica

34 - Trinidad & Tobago

35 - Mauritius

36 - Panama

37 – Paraguay
37 - St. Lucia
37 - St. Vincent & Grenadines

38 - United Arab Emirates

39 - Grenada

40 - Macao

41 – Dominica
41 - Honduras

42 - Guatemala

43 - El Salvador
43 - Serbia

44 - Samoa

45 - Macedonia

46 – Nicaragua
46 – Tonga
46 - Vanuatu

47 - Montenegro

48 - Russian Federation

49 - Palau

50 - Colombia

51 - Turkey

52 - Bosnia & Herzegovina
52 - Moldova

53 - Albania

54 - South Africa

55 - Belize

56 – Peru
56 - Solomon Islands

57 – Guyana
57 – Kuwait
57 - Timor-Leste
57 - Tuvalu

58 – Ecuador
58 – Fiji
58 - Ukraine

59 - Maldives

59 - Nauru

60 – Kiribati
60 - Marshall Islands
60 - Qatar

61 - Jamaica

62 - Papua New Guinea

63 - Micronesia

64 - Suriname

65 - Bahrain

66 – Bolivia
66 - Botswana

67 – Oman
67 - Thailand

68 - Namibia

69 – Lesotho
69 - Saudi Arabia

70 - Kenya

71 – Belarus
71 – Gambia
71 – Georgia
71 – Kazakhstan
71 – Malawi
71 - Swaziland

72 – Tanzania
72 - Tunisia

73 - Ghana

74 - Zambia

75 - Azerbaijan

76 - Cape Verde

76 - Philippines

77 - Uganda

78 – Benin
78 – Cuba
78 – Morocco
78 - Zimbabwe

79 – Indonesia
79 - Kyrgyzstan

80 - Armenia

81 - Burkina Faso
81 - Cote d'Ivoire
81 - Mongolia

82 – Mauritania
82 – Niger
82 – Senegal
82 - Togo

83 - Dominican Republic
83 - Sao Tome & Principe

84 - Tajikistan

85 – India
85 – Mali
85 - Uzbekistan

86 – Bhutan
86 - Guinea-Bissau
86 – Mozambique
86 - Sierra Leone

87 – Cambodia
87 - China

88 – Chad
88 – Egypt
88 – Gabon
88 - Turkmenistan

89 – Algeria
89 - Central African Republic
89 – Haiti
89 – Madagascar
89 - Rwanda

90 – Comoros
90 – Jordan
90 – Laos
90 - Vietnam

91 - Guinea

92 – Angola
92 – Cameroon
92 - Equatorial Guinea
92 - Nigeria

93 – Congo
93 - Djibouti

94 - Liberia

95 – Burundi
95 – Myanmar
95 - North Korea

96 – Bangladesh
96 – Lebanon
96 - Sri Lanka

97 - South Sudan
97 - Yemen

98 – Eritrea
98 – Ethiopia
98 – Iran
98 – Nepal
98 - Palestinian Territory
98 - Sudan

99 - Libya

100 - Syria

101 - Somalia

102 - Iraq

103 - Pakistan

104 - Afghanistan