Afghan passport ranked the world’s least powerful

Afghan voice agency (AVA)_The Henley Passport Index, which measures the world’s most #travel-friendly_passports from time to time based on data received from the #International_Air_Transport Authority (IATA), has released its report for 2021.

According to the report, Singaporean passports with free-visa access to 190 territories remained in second place, and South Korea and Germany with access to 189 destinations also remained in third place.

Meanwhile, Afghan citizens have #visa-free or visa on arrival access to 26 countries only, ranking 110th place or the world’s least powerful passport.

Afghan citizens can travel to the following countries and territories visa-free:

Cape Verde Islands, Comores Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Togo, Uganda, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Palau Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu, Dominica, Haiti, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Macao (SAR China), Maldives, and Timor-Leste.

Top ten powerful passports in 2021:

    Japan – 191 destinations
    Singapore – 190 destinations
    South Korea, Germany – 189 destinations
    Italy, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg – 188 destinations
    Denmark, Austria – 187 destinations
    Sweden, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland – 186 destinations
    Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, and New Zealand – 185 destinations
    Greece, Malta, Czech Republic, Australia – 184 destinations
    Canada – 183 destinations
    Hungary – 181 destinations

Ten least powerful passports to hold in 2021:

    Iran and Bangladesh – 41 destinations
    Lebanon, Kosovo, and Sudan – 40 destinations
    North Korea – 39 destinations
    Libya, Nepal – 38 destinations
    Palestinian territories – 37 destinations
    Somalia, Yemen – 33 destinations
    Pakistan – 32 destinations
    Syria – 29 destinations
    Iraq – 28 destinations
    Afghanistan – 26 destinations