GLOBAL PASSPORT RANKINGS – 2023

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Passport rankings determine global mobility of a country’s citizen from country to another, from one continent to another – literary how expansive or limiting one can travel globally.

The Henley Passport Index, the main index uses the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to get data the number of destinations a passport can access without a visa.

The index scores 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations all around the world 🌎.

The RANK POSITION is the placement, and RANK ACCESS – no visa requirements.

The top tier passports in 2023 are as follows –

The top tier African passports are –

1. Seychelles 🇸🇨 – # 29 out of 199 countries and can access 153 countries without a visa
2. Mauritius 🇲🇺 – # 34 and can access 146 countries without a visa
3. South Africa 🇿🇦 – # 53 and can access 106 countries without a visa
4. Botswana 🇧🇼 – # 63, 81 countries visa free
5. Namibia 🇳🇦 – # 67, 79 countries visa free
6. Lesotho 🇱🇸 – # 69, 77 countries visa free
7. eSwatini 🇸🇿 – # 71, 75 countries visa free
8. Malawi 🇲🇼 – # 72, 74 countries visa free
9. Kenya 🇰🇪 – # 73, 73 countries visa free
10. Tanzania 🇹🇿 – # 74, 72 countries visa free

The top tier Caribbean passports are –

The Caribbean Region faired very well on the index scores.

1. Barbados 🇧🇧 – tops the Caribbean region at the # 24, out of 199 countries and can access 163 countries without a visa
2. St Kitts and Nevis 🇰🇳 – is second at # 26 with visa and can access 157 destinations without a visa
3. Bahamas 🇧🇸- ranks at # 27 with visa-free access to 155 destinations
4. St Vincent and the Grenadines 🇻🇨 – ranks at # 30 with 152 countries visa free
5. Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 tied with Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 – rank at # 31 with 151 countries visa free
6. St Lucia 🇱🇨 – ranks at # 33 with 147 countries visa free
7. Grenada 🇬🇩 – ranks at # 34 with 146 countries visa free
8. Dominica 🇩🇲 – ranks at # 35 with 145 countries visa free
9. Belize 🇧🇿 – ranks at # 54 with 103 countries visa free
10. Guyana 🇬🇾 – ranks at # 62 with 88 countries visa free

A full list of the world’s rankings can be accessed via the link below:

https://www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/press-releases/2023-passport-index-global-mobility-q1