If you could obtain a passport from any
country in the world, which one would you pick? Keep in mind that what passport you hold says a lot more than you may realize about your access to the world.

Can’t decide? Here’s some advice: You’d
be wise to go with a member of the
European Union, which is home to nine
out of the top 10 countries whose citizens have the most freedom of (visa-free) travel, according to the 2013 index from Henley & Partners, an international residence and citizenship planning consulting firm.

In the report, produced in collaboration with the International Air Transport Association, Henley & Partners ranked citizens’ visa-free access to other countries as of July 2013 on a 219-point scale. The United States’ total score of 172, for example, means that U.S. passport holders may enter 172 countries and territories without a visa, a marked increase from 2012.

Citizens of Denmark, Germany and
Luxembourg can also enter 172 countries and territories, though it’s citizens of Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom who, with a score of 173, edge out all others to have the best passports for global travel. Rounding out the top tier are Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands at 171, followed by Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal and Spain at 170.

On the flipside, passport holders of
Kosovo (38), Lebanon (38), Sri Lanka (38), Sudan (38), Nepal (37), Eritrea (36), Palestinian Territory (36), Pakistan (32), Somalia (32) and Iraq (31) have the least visa-free travel options among all countries and territories surveyed, save those whose passports were issued in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghani passport holders can only visit 13 percent of the world, or just 28 countries, free of formalities.

In general, passport holders in North
America and Europe have the most
freedom of travel, while passport holders in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia have the least.

Scroll down below for a complete look at the best and worst passports for global travel.

Top 10 Best Passports For Visa-Free
Travel

1 Finland, Sweden, UK
2 Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, US. 3 Belgium, Italy, Netherlands
4 Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway,Portugal, Spain
5 Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland
6 Australia, Greece, Singapore
7 South Korea
8 Iceland
9 Malaysia, Malta
10 Liechtenstein

>>> Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Timor Leste are co-joint ranked 78 with 48 visa free travel.

Bottom 10 Passports For Visa-Free
Travel

84 Equatorial Guinea
85 Bangladesh, Burundi, Ethiopia, North Korea
86 Angola, Djibouti, Iran, Myanmar
87 Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, South Sudan, Syria
88 Kosovo, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan 89 Nepal
90 Eritrea, Palestinian Territory
91 Pakistan, Somalia
92 Iraq
93 Afghanistan

www.ibtimes.com/best-passports-have-unrestricted-travel-around-world-1422038

nigeria passport nko

we have suffered enough

Am proud of my green passport,i wil never port

And how come Nigeria is not amongst the bottom ten.........

this is an obstreperous report, presented in a peahen manner

The green passport.... naija .... I have a dream that one day it will compete with the Red and Blue Passports

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na to start looking for swedish woman to marry be that na.

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Where naija dey na!

na wa o. the people when dey travel more get less visa free entry and the people when no like to travel come get more visa free entry. Naija, make we learn to stay for our country. very soon the table go turn.
lol

So the ecowas passport is no where to be found on that list

I believe Nigeria will get there

Is it visa free or visa on arrival?

My Nigeria passport . Don't u try viewing my profile ok?

Naija for LIFE. Green passport everywhere i go

adaobi123: British passport !!!! Whoooop

You just carry the thing dey move around for England. How many countries you don go since

At least Nigeria is not in the bottom 10. Naija non dey carry last.

check 11th from bottom there is a Nige..... There

9ja passport nah visa free to heaven..........dancing skelewu for being a nigerian nah church 9ja go turn to last last.

one_man: na wa o. the people when dey travel more get less visa free entry and the people when no like to travel come get more visa free entry. Naija, make we learn to stay for our country. very soon the table go turn.
lol

make we stay dey do wetin?

GEJ on the move to rank niaja number 1


Wait make he finish you go see how dem go dey rush naija gree pali

I think going to the country embassy settles the whole issue of having a valid passport.

The red P goes places, something the Tories don't seem to value as they constantly bicker over Europe.

Soon the UK's 173 would drop to maybe 150 after the Tories succeeds in pulling out of the EU

adaobi123:

A few

Don't worry, after school make sure you see the world before getting hitched. True story, travel around wella because when the kids come calling...na serious restriction oh. British passport or not.

Which is why I could never blame those Nigerians who choose to have their children in the UK, Canada, USA, and other top passport nations. The freedom it brings is incomparable to anything else.

We will get there, one day we will get there