The world's 3 best passports for travel aren't from the U.S. or Europe. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Singapore and Japan tie for first place on the Henley Passport Index, while the United Arab Emirates sits atop the Arton Capital Passport Index ranking.
Henley gives Singapore and Japan scores of 189. The figure represents the number of countries and destinations those passports can access without having to apply for a visa.The sites' lists differ due to differences in methodology. Henley's index includes more destinations beyond those officially recognized by the UN — 227 in total — but scores passports according to where they can travel entirely visa-free or obtain a visa-on-arrival.
3. Denmark, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Ireland, United States5. Lithuania, Iceland, United Kingdom, Canada1. Tied: Singapore and Japan5. Austria, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden The U.S., U.K. and Canada are tied for sixth in terms of travel accessibility, along with Norway, Greece, Belgium and Ireland, all of which have visa-free access to 183 destinations, according to Henley & Partners. Henley says this is one of the lowest ranks the U.S. has held in the index's 14-year history, having moved down from first place in its ranking in 2014.Both indexes list the same passports as the five weakest and least mobile in the world.
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