{"id":335238,"date":"2017-01-24T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/singapore-powerful-passport-335238.html"},"modified":"2017-01-24T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:00:23","slug":"singapore-powerful-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/travel-hk\/now-or-never-hk\/travel-news-hk\/singapore-powerful-passport-335238.html","title":{"rendered":"Singaporeans currently hold the 2nd most powerful passport in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Needless to say, it is clear that not all passports are created equal. Arton Capital has just released its annual Passport Index list,\u00a0<\/strong>which\u00a0values the power of every passport based on how many countries that can be visited without applying for a visa. The results? Well, if you're a Singaporean citizen,\u00a0<\/strong>here's good news: we\u00a0are officially holding on to the world's second-most powerful passport<\/strong>! With visa-free entry into 156 countries, that's definitely a lot<\/em> of countries we get to include in our travel bucket list <\/a>without the hassle of acquiring a visa.<\/p>

For the third year running,\u00a0Germany <\/a>tops the list at\u00a0157 countries - just one more higher than both Singapore and Sweden.\u00a0Singapore shares second place with Sweden, moving up a rank from last year's index and also overtaking South Korea<\/a> as the highest ranked Asian passport<\/strong>! The 'least powerful' passports to own are from Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan at 23, 26 and 28 countries respectively. If you're curious know more about the countries with the best and worst passports to travel with, we've included a list of the top 6 most powerful and the 8 least powerful passports to own below:<\/p>

The World's Most Powerful Passports<\/span> <\/h2>
  1. Germany (158)<\/li>
  2. Singapore, Sweden (157)<\/li>
  3. Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America (156)<\/li>
  4. Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Austria, Japan (155)<\/li>
  5. Malaysia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand (154)<\/li>
  6. Greece, South Korea, Australia (153)<\/li> <\/ol>

    .... And the least powerful.<\/span> <\/h2>