Finland and Denmark rank top list of passports allowing holders to access most countries

Danish newspaper, CPH Post, reported that Finland and Denmark were ranked joint fourth and fifth, respectively, in the World of passports opening the doors to more countries than other passports.

This was based on results of the 2023 Henley Passport Index measuring number of destinations passport holders could access without requiring a visa.

With 193 destinations, Japan was the first on the list, followed by both Singapore and South Korea, in which their passport holders could access 192 countries.

Subsequently, Germany and Spain took the third place (190 countries), Finland, Italy and Luxemborg fourth place ( 189 contries), and Denmark, Austria and Sweden fifth place.

The list continued with the UK (187), Norway and the US (186), Canada and Australia (185), Brazil and Argentina (170), Mexico (159), Ukraine (144), Russia (118), South Africa (106), China (80), Indonesia (71) and India (59).

With granting visa-free access to only 27 countries, Afghanistan took the list’s bottom preceded by Pakistan, Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

Investment expert, Jeff D. Opdyke, explained to CHP Post that it was not only greater freedom of movement that determined a strong passport, but also greater financial freedom in terms of investing and entrepreneurial opportunities.