Japan and Singapore have world's most powerful passports, Serbia 41st

The first place on the list of the most powerful passports in the world, based on the possibility of visa-free-visa-on-arrival travel, is shared by Japan and Singapore, with access to 189 countries, as shown by the Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the access each country's travel document affords, CNN writes.

Serbia is 41st on the list, with access to 131 countries.

Of the countries of the region, Slovenia is ahead of Serbia, with access to 179 countries, as is Croatia, with access to 167 countries. North Macedonia is 46th, Montenegro 47th and B&H 51st.

South Korea is now rubbing shoulders with Finland and Germany in the second tier, with citizens of all three countries able to access 187 jurisdictions around the world without a prior visa.

The European countries of Denmark, Italy and Luxembourg hold third place in the index, with visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 186 countries, while France, Spain and Sweden are in the fourth slot, with a score of 185.

Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland share the fifth place, whereas the sixth place is shared by Belgium, Canada, Greece, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, CNN reports.

The United Arab Emirates continues its ascent up the rankings, entering the top 20 for the first time in the index's 14-year history and sharing the position with San Marino and Croatia.

Towards the bottom of the list are Pakistan, Syria and Iraq.

At the other end of the scale, Afghanistan is once again at the bottom of the rankings, with its citizens needing a prior visa for all but 25 destinations worldwide.

The Henley Passport Index is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA).

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