In the ranking of "The world's most powerful passports 2024", Vietnam ranked 87th, down 5 places compared to the last time.
According to the ranking of the most powerful passports 2024 - Henley Passport Index announced by global residency and citizenship consulting company Henley & Partners on January 10, Vietnam ranked 1th out of a total of 87 ranks, down 104 places compared to the last ranking in July 5. However, the number of countries and territories where Vietnamese citizens are allowed to enter without a visa or apply for a border visa has not changed, still 7 points.
The new model of Vietnam's ordinary passport, the green cover is changed to purple-blue. Image: Pham Du
There are 6 passports ranked "most powerful" including two familiar names Japan, Singapore and 4 European countries Italy, Germany, France and Spain. Citizens from these 6 countries can enter without a visa or just apply for a border visa in 194 countries and territories - the highest number recorded since the Henley Passport Index began publishing rankings. ranked 19th last year.
The new rankings also show the "victorious uprising of Europe" when more names appear in the top 2, 3, and 4 positions than in previous years. Finland and Sweden tied for second place with South Korea. Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands ranked third. Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom are in fourth place, while Greece, Malta and Switzerland are in fifth place.
UAE is the country with the highest index increase in the past 10 years. In 2014, 77 countries and territories accepted visa exemption or issued border visas to UAE citizens. In 2024, this number is 183 destinations and puts the UAE in the top 11 most powerful passports in the world.
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Top 10 most powerful passports in the world 2024
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Henley & Partners' rankings take data from the International Air Transport Association, a large, accurate travel information database and have been published annually since 2005. Each year, the company publishes the rankings. ranked twice at the beginning of the first and third quarters.
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