100 most powerful passports in the world 2016: See where Nigeria ranks
German citizens currently hold the world’s most powerful passport as they can visit 177 countries without a visa, while US tourists can travel to 174.
British holidaymakers have visa-free access to 175 countries, two less than German citizens and one more than Americans.
1. Germany - 177 Countries.
2. Sweden - 176 Countries.
3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, UK - 175 Countries.
4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, US - 174 Countries.
5. Austria, Japan, Singapore - 173 Countries.
6. Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland - 172 Countries.
7. Greece, New Zealand - 171 Countries.
8. Australia - 169 Countries.
9. Malta - 168 Countries.
10. Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland - 167 Countries.
11. Slovakia - 165 Countries.
12. Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Slovenia - 164 Countries.
13. Latvia - 163 Countries.
14. Estonia, Lithuania - 162 Countries.
15. Poland - 161 Countries.
16. Monaco - 160 Countries.
17. Cyprus - 159 Countries.
18. San Marino - 156 Countries.
19. Chile - 155 Countries.
20. Hong Kong - 154 Countries.
21. Brazil, Bulgaria, Romania - 153 Countries.
22. Andorra, Argentina - 152 Countries.
23. Brunei Darussalam - 151 Countries.
24. Croatia - 149 Countries.
25. Israel - 147 Countries.
26. Barbados - 141 Countries.
27. Bahamas - 140 Countries.
28. Mexico - 139 Countries.
29. Taiwan, Uruguay - 137 Countries.
30. Antigua and Barbuda, Vatican City - 134 Countries.
31. Seychelles - 133 Countries.
32. St. Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela - 132 Countries.
33. Costa Rica - 131 Countries.
34. Trinidad and Tobago - 130 Countries.
35. Mauritius - 128 Countries.
36. Panama - 127 Countries.
37. Paraguay, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines - 125 Countries.
38. United Arab Emirates - 122 Countries.
39. Grenada - 121 Countries.
40. Macau - 120 Countries.
41. Dominica, Honduras - 119 Countries.
42. Guatemala - 116 Countries.
43. El Salvador, Serbia - 115 Countries.
44. Samoa - 112 Countries.
45. Macedonia - 111 Countries.
46. Nicaragua, Tonga, Vanuatu - 110 Countries.
47. Montenegro - 107 Countries.
48. Russia - 105 Countries.
49. Palau - 104 Countries.
50. Colombia - 103 Countries.
51. Turkey - 102 Countries.
52. Bosnia Herzegovina, Moldova - 101 Countries.
53. Albania - 98 Countries.
54. South Africa - 97 Countries.
55. Belize - 94 Countries.
56. Peru, Solomon Islands - 86 Countries.
57. Guyana, Kuwait, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu - 82 Countries.
58. Ecuador, Fiji, Ukraine - 81 Countries.
59. Maldives, Nauru - 80 Countries.
60. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Qatar - 79 Countries.
61. Jamaica - 78 Countries.
62. Papua New Guinea - 77 Countries.
63. Micronesia - 75 Countries.
64. Suriname - 74 Countries.
65. Bahrain - 73 Countries.
66. Bolivia, Botswana - 72 Countries.
67. Oman, Thailand - 71 Countries.
68. Namibia - 70 Countries.
69. Lesotho, Saudi Arabia - 69 Countries.
70. Kenya - 68 Countries.
71. Belarus, Gambia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Swaziland - 67 Countries.
72. Tanzania, Tunisia - 65 Countries.
73. Ghana - 64 Countries.
74. Zambia - 63 Countries.
75. Azerbaijan - 62 Countries.
76. Cape Verde, Philippines - 61 Countries.
77. Uganda - 60 Countries.
78. Benin, Cuba, Morocco, Zimbabwe - 59 Countries.
79. Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan - 58 Countries.
80. Armenia - 57 Countries.
81. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mongolia - 56 Countries.
82. Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo - 55 Countries.
83. Dominican Republic, Sao Tome, Principe - 54 Countries.
84. Tajikistan - 53 Countries.
85. India, Mali, Uzbekistan - 52 Countries.
86. Bhutan, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sierra Leone - 51 Countries.
87. Cambodia, China - 50 Countries.
88. Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Turkmenistan - 49 Countries.
89. Algeria, Central African Republic, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda - 48 Countries.
90. Comoros, Jordan, Laos, Vietnam - 47 Countries.
91. Guinea - 46 Countries.
92. Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria - 45 Countries.
93. Congo (Republic of), Djibouti - 44 Countries.
94. Liberia - 43 Countries.
95. Burundi, North Korea, Myanmar - 42 Countries.
96. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka - 39 Countries.
97. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen - 38 Countries.
98. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan - 37 Countries.
99. Libya - 36 Countries.
100. Syria - 32 Countries.
101. Somalia - 31 Countries.
102. Iraq - 30 Countries.
103. Pakistan - 29 Countries.
104. Afghanistan - 25 Countries.
Source: The Henley&partners visa restriction index 2016
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