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    North Korean Passport Ranks Higher Than Lebanese Passport

    By 961 StaffMarch 20, 2017Updated:March 11, 2020
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    Based on Henley & Partners’ 2016 visa restriction index, the Lebanese passport came out as one of the least powerful passports. The study ranks nations based on the number of countries their citizens can travel to visa-free. Germany, Sweden and the United States of America came out in first, second and third place, respectively. Germany has the most powerful passport in the world since its citizens can travel to 176 countries without the need of a visa. Syria, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan are at the very bottom of the Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index since each only have visa-free access to less than 30 countries. Peru was the highest individual mover, gaining 15 places. Ghana showed the most negative movement, losing four places in one year. The countries that rank the highest are shown in blue, while those at the bottom are shown in yellow:

    Dr. Christian H. Kälin, Chairman of Henley & Partners, said:

    “There is still a huge disparity in the levels of travel freedom between countries, despite the world becoming seemingly more mobile and interdependent. Generally, visa requirements are a reflection of a country’s relationship with others, and take into account diplomatic relationships between countries, reciprocal visa arrangements, security risks, and the dangers of visa and immigration regulation violations”

    Lebanon

    As such, Lebanon shared the 96th position (out of the 104) with Ethiopia and South Sudan. North Korea shared the 94th spot with Djibouti. Only 11 countries did worse than us:

    Nepal, Palestine and Sudan shared the 97th spot, Eritrea and Yemen at 98th, Libya (99th), Somalia (100th), Syria (101st), Pakistan (102nd), Iraq (103rd) and Afghanistan (104th).

    I hope this is a humbling experience for us and a reminder why we need to vote in better representatives who can develop better diplomatic relations with other countries.

    Full List

     1 – Germany

    2 – Sweden

    3 – Denmark, Finland, Italy, Spain, United States

    4 – Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, United Kingdom

    5 – Ireland, Japan, New Zealand

    6 – Canada, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland

    7 – Australia, South Korea

    8 – Iceland

    9 – Czech Republic

    10 – Hungary, Malta

    11 – Lithuania

    12 – Latvia, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia

    13 – Estonia, Malaysia

    14 – Poland

    15 – Monaco

    16 – Cyprus

    17 – Chile

    18 – Brazil

    19 – Andorra, San Marino

    20 – Argentina, Bulgaria

    21 – Croatia, Romania

    22 – Hong Kong

    23 – Brunei Darussalam

    24 – Israel

    25 – Barbados

    26 – Mexico

    27 – Bahamas

    28 – Uruguay

    29 – Seychelles

    30 – Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis

    31 – Costa Rica, Taiwan, Vatican City

    32 – Trinidad and Tobago

    33 – Mauritius

    34 – Venezuela

    35 – Paraguay

    36 – Macao, Panama, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

    37 – Grenada

    38 – Honduras, United Arab Emirates

    39 – El Salvador

    40 – Dominica, Guatemala

    41 – Peru

    42 – Solomon Islands

    43 – Serbia

    44 – Samoa

    45 – Vanuatu

    46 – Marshall Islands, Nicaragua

    47 – Tonga

    48 – Macedonia, Tuvalu

    49 – Kiribati

    50 – Colombia, Montenegro

    51 – Micronesia, Russian Federation

    52 – Palau, Turkey

     53 – Bosnia-Herzegovina

    54 – Moldova

    55 – Albania, South Africa

    56 – Belize

    57 – Ecuador, Timor-Leste

    58 – Ukraine

    59 – Guyana

    60 – Kuwait, Maldives, Nauru

    61 – Fiji

    62 – Jamaica, Qatar

    63 – Papua New Guinea

    64 – Bolivia

    65 – Botswana, Suriname

    66 – Bahrain

    67 – Kazakhstan, Namibia, Thailand

    68 – Georgia, Kenya, Oman

    69 – Saudi Arabia

    70 – Belarus, Lesotho, Malawi

    71 – Gambia, Swaziland

    72 – Tanzania,

    73 – Cape Verde, Tunisia, Zambia

    74 – Azerbaijan

    75 – Philippines, Uganda

    76 – Cuba, Ghana

    77 – Zimbabwe

    78 – Armenia, Benin, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco

    79 – Indonesia

    80 – Burkina Faso, Dominican Republic, Mongolia

    81 – Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone

    82 – Mauritania

    83 – Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tajikistan, Togo, Uzbekistan

    84 – Niger

    85 – Bhutan, Chad, China, Mali, Rwanda

    86 – Gabon, Haiti, Madagascar

    87 – Guinea-Bissau, India, Turkmenistan, Algeria, Cambodia, Comoros, Egypt, Guinea, Laos

    89 – Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea

    90 – Angola, Cameroon, Vietnam

    91 – Burundi, Nigeria

    92 – Congo, Jordan, Liberia

    93 – Myanmar

    94 – Djibouti, North Korea

    95 – Bangladesh, Iran

    95 – Sri Lanka

    96 – Ethiopia, Lebanon, South Sudan

    97 – Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan

    98 – Eritrea, Yemen

    99 – Libya

    100 – Somalia

    101 – Syria

    102 – Pakistan

    103 – Iraq

    104 – Afghanistan

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