American passports rank as 7th most powerful, travel index says
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Henley & Partners published an update to its Henley Passport Index, which ranks passport power by country, based on the number of available travel destinations for each passport.
1. Japan (193 destinations) 2. Singapore and South Korea (192 destinations) 3. Germany and Spain (190 destinations) 4. Finland, Italy and Luxembourg (189 destinations) 5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden (188 destinations) 6. France, Ireland, Portugal and U.K. (187 destinations) 7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and U.S. (186 destinations) 8. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece and Malta (185 destinations) 9. Hungary (183 destinations) 10. Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia (182 destinations) Cortney Moore is an associate lifestyle writer/producer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent on Twitter at @CortneyMoore716.
Sourcing data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), the firm analyzed 199 global passports and recorded how many travel destinations each passport unlocked.
Henley’s current passport index rankings are based on 227 travel destinations.