Passports ranking: Top 32 passports for visa-free travel

Citizens of these 32 countries can travel to more than 145 countries without visa applications

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Arton Capital is a global financial advisory firm, specialising in programs for residency and citizenship to help governments, investors, finance professionals and consultants perform their tasks efficiently on a global scale.

They released their passport ranking for 2016 in September and we have compiled the countries that fall in their top 10 rankings for global mobility. These passports allow the holders visa-free travel from 149 to 158 countries.

Rank Country Visa-Free Score
1 Germany 158   Sweden 158 2 Finland 157   France 157   Switzerland 157   Spain 157   United Kingdom 157 3 Denmark 156   Italy 156   Netherlands 156   Belgium 156   South Korea 156   Norway 156 4 Singapore 155   Luxembourge 155   Austria 155   Portugal 155   United States of America 155 5 Greece 154   Ireland 154   Japan 154 6 Canada  153   New Zealand 153 7 Czech Republic 152   Hungary 152 8 Malta 151   Malaysia 151   Iceland 151   Australia 151 9 Poland 150 10 Slovenia 149   Slovakia 149

South Korea has the best rank (3) among Asian countries with a visa-free score of 156 countries. India is at rank 77 with 47 countries that Indian citizens are welcome to without visas. Pakistan is ranked at 93 with only 27 countries that offer visa-free travel to Pakistan passport-holders.  

Philippines passport-holders can travel to 62 countries without visas and the passport is ranked at 64 in the global mobility ranking. The last passport on the ranking is Afghanistan, with 24 countries offering visa-free travel to citizens of the Asian country. 

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