The countries with the most powerful passports in the world Published: 28 June 2014 How powerful is your passport? A new ranking puts British, Swedish and Finnish passports at the top. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, June 28, 2014.For being able to enter the largest number of countries visa-free, Brits, Swedes and Finns have been deemed holders of the most powerful passports in the world. The figure that put the trio of countries at the top of Movehub.com’s “How powerful is your passport?” graphic: 173. That’s 173 countries that Brits, Swedes and Finns can travel to without having to worry about visas and extra travel documents.
“More than a simple grant of access into a country, passports and the visas they contain are a reflection of geopolitics, the relationship between two nations, and a country’s status relative to the rest of the world,” reads the chart.
“They’re also of immense value.” Movehub.com specialises in moving people abroad. Here are the most powerful passports in the world: 173 countries: UK, Sweden, Finland 172: US, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark 171: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands 170: Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain 168: Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland 167: Australia, Greece, Singapore 166: South Korea 165: Iceland 163: Malaysia, Malta 159: Liechtenstein. – AFP/Relaxnews, June 28, 2014.
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