The Sovereign Man
Passport Ranking 2019

The Sovereign Man Global Passport Ranking is the most accurate way to measure the quality of any passport as a travel document today.

That’s because we do not rely exclusively on the number of countries a passport has access to visa-free, but also measure the importance of each destination country for travelers and reflect it in our ranking.

It also allows us to apply an accurate grade (from A+ to F) to each country’s travel document.

If you click on the left tab below, you’ll see our complete, global passport rankings. The right tab “Methodology,” explains how we arrived at those rankings.

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Passport	Visa Type	Visa Free	Attractiveness	Nominal GDP (millions of US$)	GDP per capita (US$)	Population (in millions)	UNESCO Sights

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Passport	Region	Sovereign Man Travel Freedom				Access To The Most Attractive Countries										Passport Provides Access To The World's Share Of...				Passport Quality	Passport Quality. Additional Analysis	How to get	More Details
Passport	Region	Rank	Score (of 198) A country's passport score is the sum of the attractiveness scores of all countries it grants access to and is dependent on its visa regime: Visa-free and visa on arrival access - 100% of the destination country's attractiveness score is added. e-visa - 50% of destination country's attractiveness score is added. Home country - 100% of the passport's own attractiveness score is added (i.e. Japan's attractiveness score is added to Japan's passport score).	Grade	Visa-Free Countries A simple visa-free country count is the traditional way of measuring a passport's quality as a travel document. But, for our ranking: Visa-free or visa on arrival - 1 point is added to the passport's score. e-visa - 0 points added. Home country - 0 points added (only access to OTHER countries matters). In 2019, the maximum possible simple visa-free country-count score is 197. It consists of 193 United Nations member countries and 5 territories (Hong-Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kosovo, and Palestine) minus the passport's own country.	The cumulative attractiveness score of all Schengen area countries is 64.2 (32% of the world's total)	USA's attractiveness score: 19.04 (9.6% of the world's total)	UK's attractiveness score: 5.45 (2.8% of the world's total)	Canada's attractiveness score: 3.23 (1.6% of the world's total)	China's attractiveness score: 13.41 (6.8% of the world's total)	Japan's attractiveness score: 6.03 (3.0% of the world's total)	tr	mx	th	ru	GDP Share of the world's GDP each passport gives access to.	Surface Area Share of the world's surface area each passport gives access to. (Antarctica and Greenland are not included.)	Popu- lation Share of the world's population each passport gives access to.	UNESCO Heritage Sites Share of the world's UNESCO heritage sites each passport gives access to.	Passport Quality	Passport Quality. Additional Analysis	How to get	More Details
Afghanistan	Asia	198	4.2	F	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Albania	Europe	91	108.7	B-	99	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	23	26	55	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Algeria	Middle East and North Africa	156	21.4	D-	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	15	15	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Andorra	Europe	37	173.5	A	141	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	56	45	79	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	168	18.4	D-	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	19	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Antigua and Barbuda	North & South America	76	125.5	B	129	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	38	40	34	66	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Argentina	North & South America	51	151.1	B+	149	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	50	52	46	79	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		According to our passports ranking, Argentina has Latin Americaâ€™s second-best passport after Chile. And like in Chile, anyone willing to commit to residency time in Argentina can obtain citizenship in the country. It takes just two years of total residency to become eligible for naturalization. This is a great deal to receive an Argentinian passport. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain residency and a passport in the homeland of tango.	More Details
Armenia	Europe	120	40.2	D+	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	35	21	22	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Australia	Oceania	28	174.6	A	156	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	59	47	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Austria	Europe	17	175.4	A	158	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	50	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Azerbaijan	Asia	126	35.0	D	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	27	20	20	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Bahamas	North & South America	42	168.7	A-	133	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	86	49	58	77	An "A-" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 160 and 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Bahrain	Middle East and North Africa	112	49.3	D+	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	17	25	23	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Bangladesh	Asia	195	7.8	F	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	5	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Barbados	North & South America	50	152.2	B+	138	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	63	46	57	77	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Belarus	Europe	103	54.7	C-	74	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	28	46	43	31	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Belgium	Europe	21	175.2	A	158	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	47	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Belgium is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Belgium will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published on how to obtain a legal residency in Belgium. After five years as a Belgian resident, youâ€™re eligible to become a citizen in Belgium.	More Details
Belize	North & South America	107	53.0	C-	86	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	17	25	23	28	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	142	25.5	D	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	22	16	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Bhutan	Asia	130	31.5	D	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	13	35	17	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Bolivia	North & South America	115	46.5	D+	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	14	37	26	25	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	73	127.1	B	103	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	48	43	47	63	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	119	40.5	D+	75	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	28	25	23	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Brazil	North & South America	55	144.9	B+	149	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	43	51	39	76	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		According to our passports ranking, Brazilâ€™s passport is a solid travel document. There are many ways to obtain Brazilian residency and subsequent citizenship, but we present you with our favorite â€“ have a baby there. In Brazil, your newborn gets automatic citizenship. The parents and any older siblings are quickly eligible for residency. And if everything is in order, the entire family can become Brazilian citizens within two years. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain residency and a passport after having a baby in Brazil.	More Details
Brunei	Asia	5	178.5	A	142	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	87	64	61	78	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Bulgaria	Europe	48	154.7	B+	150	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	52	50	40	77	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	164	19.7	D-	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	19	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	176	16.1	D-	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	17	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Cambodia	Asia	137	27.4	D	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	17	13	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	182	13.1	D-	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	14	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Canada	North & South America	29	174.2	A	157	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	76	59	46	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Cape Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	138	26.8	D	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	22	16	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	187	12.2	D-	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	12	11	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	161	20.3	D-	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	18	11	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Chile	North & South America	18	175.3	A	147	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	76	64	47	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		According to our passport ranking, Chile boasts the best travel document of any country in North or South America. Another positive: Unlike most other â€œAâ€ graded passports from the list, anyone willing to commit to residency time in the country can obtain a Chilean second citizenship. It takes five years of total residency to become eligible for naturalization. Several Sovereign Man subscribers who call Chile home are currently going through the naturalization process. Weâ€™ve written numerous times about how to obtain Chilean residency and citizenship. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review our latest update on how to obtain Chilean residency after the countryâ€™s sweeping immigration reform in 2018. (Tip â€“ residency categories popular with our subscribers were not affected.)	More Details
China	Asia	104	54.4	C-	75	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	23	22	39	25	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Colombia	North & South America	84	117.6	B-	114	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	34	39	29	61	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		Colombia is one of our favorite countries. We have invested in a Colombian company and are covering Colombia frequently on the pages of Sovereign Man. Colombiaâ€™s passport is a good travel document, especially so after the country recently signed a visa-free agreement with the Schengen area. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain legal residency and subsequent citizenship in Colombia. And in this case study, we introduce you to a very successful Australian entrepreneur who now lives in Medellin, Colombia. In the report you will learn why he considers Medellin to be the best place on the planet to start a business today.	More Details
Comoros	Middle East and North Africa	152	22.2	D-	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	14	14	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Costa Rica	North & South America	58	139.9	B	130	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	48	45	39	73	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		According to our passports ranking, Costa Ricaâ€™s passport is a solid travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain a legal residency in the country that so many people consider a true â€œparadise on Earthâ€. And in this case study, we introduced you to an American family with two children who moved to Costa Rica in 2014 and never looked back.	More Details
Croatia	Europe	52	150.0	B+	149	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	52	51	39	77	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Cuba	North & South America	135	29.9	D	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	26	17	17	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Cyprus	Europe	46	155.0	B+	152	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	53	52	41	78	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Czech Republic	Europe	19	175.3	A	156	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	59	47	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	190	10.4	D-	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	11	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Denmark	Europe	12	176.4	A	160	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	61	48	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Djibouti	Middle East and North Africa	169	18.1	D-	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	12	11	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Dominica	North & South America	79	121.5	B	118	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	37	38	32	63	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Dominican Republic	North & South America	116	46.1	D+	66	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	17	14	22	22	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.	A passport from the Dominican Republic is not among the best travel documents in the world. Still, obtaining residency and a citizenship in this tropical paradise could be a great option for your plan B, especially if you are a retiree. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain legal residency and a subsequent citizenship in the Dominican Republic.	More Details
Ecuador	North & South America	96	69.5	C	83	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	33	49	48	36	A "C" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to most countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions). A “C” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 67 and 83.			More Details
Egypt	Middle East and North Africa	160	20.9	D-	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	15	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
El Salvador	North & South America	68	130.5	B	116	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	45	39	34	66	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	162	20.1	D-	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	15	11	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa	181	13.2	D-	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	11	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Estonia	Europe	36	173.6	A	153	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	76	58	45	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	131	31.2	D	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	13	19	16	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	174	16.2	D-	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	10	10	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Fiji	Oceania	98	66.4	C-	84	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	31	44	46	32	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Finland	Europe	7	176.6	A	162	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	78	62	51	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
France	Europe	10	176.4	A	160	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	48	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	141	26.3	D	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	17	14	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	158	21.1	D-	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	20	14	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Georgia	Europe	88	110.8	B-	107	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	30	28	29	58	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		The Republic of Georgia is one of our favorite countries. The countryâ€™s banking system is well capitalized, and Georgia is increasingly attracting foreign investments. In fact, we have invested in a Georgian startup thatâ€™s doing well. Also, a Georgian passport is a good travel document, allowing visa-free access to nearly every country in Europe. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain legal residency and a subsequent citizenship in Georgia.	More Details
Germany	Europe	6	176.6	A	162	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	78	62	51	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Germany is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a German passport will serve you very well in your travels - it is one of the best travel documents in the world. According to our expert attorney on the subject, some of you with German ancestors might already qualify for German citizenship and not even know it. This is especially true if your family was persecuted by the Nazis. If you are a Sovereign Man: Confidential subscriber, you can find out for sure if you are eligible for a German passport through your ancestry in this report.	More Details
Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	166	18.9	D-	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	23	14	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Greece	Europe	26	175.2	A	158	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	47	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Greece is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Greece will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published on how to find out whether you qualify for a Greek citizenship through your ancestry. And in this very detailed report, we covered a way to obtain residency in Greece through a â€œgolden visaâ€ program with an investment in local real estate starting at â‚¬250,000 (plus fees).	More Details
Grenada	North & South America	61	137.7	B	122	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	54	48	51	69	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Guatemala	North & South America	69	129.1	B	116	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	45	39	31	66	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	149	23.7	D	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	17	13	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	183	13.1	D-	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	16	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Guyana	North & South America	118	40.8	D+	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	37	25	25	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Haiti	North & South America	125	35.1	D	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	11	18	16	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Honduras	North & South America	67	131.5	B	115	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	45	39	31	66	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Hong Kong	Asia	40	171.4	A-	148	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	70	74	63	84	An "A-" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 160 and 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Hungary	Europe	23	175.2	A	155	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	59	46	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Hungary is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. A second passport from Hungary will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published on how to find out whether you qualify for a Hungarian citizenship through your ancestry. And in this case study, we introduce our readers to a dynamic Australian national who obtained Hungarian residency after living for years as a permanent traveler. She decided to put down roots in Budapest - one of the most walkable and livable cities in the world (plus itâ€™s magnificently cheap). (There has been a major change since we published these reports - the residency program through investment in the Hungarian government bonds has been suspended and is not available anymore.)	More Details
Iceland	Europe	25	175.2	A	155	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	59	48	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
India	Asia	133	30.6	D	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	13	32	17	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Indonesia	Asia	109	50.6	C-	74	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	17	24	27	25	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Iran	Asia	163	19.7	D-	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	8	10	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Iraq	Middle East and North Africa	193	9.1	F	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	4	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Ireland	Europe	38	173.4	A	158	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	76	59	47	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Ireland is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Ireland will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published about Ireland. In it you will learn whether you qualify for Irish citizenship through your ancestry.	More Details
Israel	Asia	57	140.9	B+	137	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	48	52	33	72	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Italy	Europe	9	176.5	A	161	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	78	61	51	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Italy is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. But even if you decide to stay in your home country, a second passport from Italy will serve you very well in your travels - it is one of the best travel documents in the world. On the pages of Sovereign Man: Confidential we have written about a very simple way to obtain Italian citizenship if at least some of your ancestors came from Italy. In this report we describe the exact steps you need to take to claim your Italian citizenship. Italy allows dual citizenship, meaning you wonâ€™t need to give up your former citizenship when you become Italian. And in another Italy-related case study, we talked about the personal experience of an American couple that moved to the Italian countryside and now live their dream in the Le Marche region.	More Details
Ivory Coast	Sub-Saharan Africa	167	18.5	D-	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	18	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Jamaica	North & South America	108	52.0	C-	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	17	40	28	30	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Japan	Asia	1	191.9	A+	164	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	96	72	88	91	An "A+" passport is an outstanding travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom Score of over 180 and provide visa-free (or visa on arrival) access to more than 150 countries including (mandatory) the Schengen area, the US, and China.			More Details
Jordan	Middle East and North Africa	136	29.7	D	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	12	16	14	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Kazakhstan	Asia	105	54.2	C-	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	16	39	25	26	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	146	24.9	D	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	20	15	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Kiribati	Oceania	90	108.8	B-	110	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	17	25	56	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Kosovo	Europe	175	16.2	D-	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	8	10	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Kuwait	Middle East and North Africa	100	56.3	C-	92	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	16	20	28	28	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	127	34.8	D	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	27	20	20	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Laos	Asia	134	30.3	D	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	24	19	14	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Latvia	Europe	39	172.8	A	154	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	76	58	45	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Latvia is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Latvia will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published about Latvia. In it you will learn whether you qualify for a Latvian citizenship through your ancestry. And in this very detailed report we covered a way to obtain residency in Latvia through a â€œgolden visaâ€ program with an investment in local real estate starting at â‚¬250,000 (plus fees).	More Details
Lebanon	Middle East and North Africa	159	21.0	D-	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	10	10	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	124	36.4	D	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	14	13	20	19	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	179	14.8	D-	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	15	10	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Libya	Middle East and North Africa	186	12.5	D-	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	11	8	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Liechtenstein	Europe	32	174.1	A	150	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	56	45	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Lithuania	Europe	34	173.8	A	155	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	59	48	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Lithuania is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Lithuania will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published about Lithuania. In it you will learn whether you qualify for a Lithuanian citizenship through your ancestry. If you have an idea for a startup, then check out this alert about Lithuaniaâ€™s new visa program. The tiny Baltic country has officially launched Startup Visa Lithuania, a program that grants residency visas to â€œambitious and innovative startup founders.â€	More Details
Luxembourg	Europe	14	175.5	A	161	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	62	50	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Luxembourg is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Luxembourg will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. In 2018, we released a report describing how exactly you can claim your Luxembourgish citizenship if your ancestors hail from this European country. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report here.	More Details
Macau	Asia	44	160.4	A-	129	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	63	52	58	76	An "A-" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 160 and 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	150	23.5	D	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	17	13	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	140	26.6	D	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	18	16	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Malaysia	Asia	49	152.3	B+	154	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	51	48	45	77	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Maldives	Asia	102	54.8	C-	78	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	17	29	43	27	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	165	19.5	D-	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	19	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Malta	Europe	24	175.2	A	158	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	48	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Marshall Islands	Oceania	66	132.1	B	107	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57	25	32	60	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Mauritania	Middle East and North Africa	154	21.7	D-	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	16	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	54	145.9	B+	124	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	57	42	50	69	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Mexico	North & South America	53	147.5	B+	139	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	48	42	37	74	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		According to our passports ranking, Mexicoâ€™s passport is a solid travel document. And itâ€™s not hard to obtain. It is especially easy if you are retired â€“ Mexico makes it easy for you to go straight for permanent residency from the very beginning. After five years of residency, you become eligible for naturalization and a Mexican passport. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain residency and a passport on Mexico. And in this case study, we introduced you to an American expat who made Mexicoâ€™s Baja California state his home.	More Details
Micronesia	Oceania	75	126.4	B	101	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	55	23	27	59	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Moldova	Europe	92	107.2	B-	106	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	28	33	26	59	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Monaco	Europe	30	174.2	A	147	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	58	46	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Mongolia	Asia	114	47.9	D+	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	13	38	22	23	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Montenegro	Europe	83	118.8	B-	111	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	34	40	28	62	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Morocco	Middle East and North Africa	129	33.3	D	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	22	21	20	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	157	21.2	D-	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	20	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Myanmar	Asia	147	24.8	D	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	15	11	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	128	34.7	D	68	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	21	22	20	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Nauru	Oceania	110	50.5	C-	78	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	26	21	23	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Nepal	Asia	172	17.1	D-	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	34	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Netherlands	Europe	20	175.3	A	159	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	61	47	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
New Zealand	Oceania	27	174.7	A	156	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	49	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Nicaragua	North & South America	80	120.5	B	111	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	38	38	31	61	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		A passport from Nicaragua is a good travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain legal residency and subsequent citizenship in Nicaragua. You will also learn about both real estate opportunities in the country and why many consider Nicaragua â€œthe next Costa Rica.â€	More Details
Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	171	17.5	D-	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	15	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	196	6.0	F	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	11	9	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
North Korea	Asia	188	11.9	D-	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	11	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
North Macedonia	Europe	78	122.9	B	110	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	39	39	32	63	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Norway	Europe	13	176.2	A	159	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	48	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Oman	Middle East and North Africa	101	54.9	C-	76	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	15	17	25	24	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Pakistan	Asia	197	5.0	F	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	3	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Palau	Oceania	62	135.6	B	103	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	59	37	33	62	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Palestine	Middle East and North Africa	178	15.7	D-	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	11	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Panama	North & South America	64	132.8	B	121	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	40	43	34	69	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		Panama is one of our favorite countries on the planet. Itâ€™s prosperous, dynamic and very close to North America. And Panamaâ€™s passport is a solid travel document. But itâ€™s the countryâ€™s Friendly Nations Residency option thatâ€™s a real no-brainer for your Plan B â€” almost everyone qualifies; very little time on the ground is required; and it only requires a small investment. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to take advantage of the unique Friendly Nations program and obtain legal residency and subsequent citizenship in Panama.	More Details
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	117	43.0	D+	73	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	21	20	22	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Paraguay	North & South America	63	135.0	B	123	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	42	45	37	70	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Peru	North & South America	65	132.3	B	127	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	38	44	36	68	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		According to our passports ranking, a passport from Peru is a solid travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report on how to obtain a legal residency and subsequent citizenship. Peru is one of the rare countries where you can pursue citizenship after holding residency for a mere two years. From the same report, you can access a case study of a young Australian who moved to a remote Peruvian fishing village, runs her own business and raises her little boy there.	More Details
Philippines	Asia	122	37.0	D	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	21	21	19	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Poland	Europe	45	156.3	B+	155	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	53	52	43	79	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		Poland is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Poland will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published about Poland. In it you will learn whether you qualify for a Polish citizenship through your ancestry.	More Details
Portugal	Europe	16	175.4	A	159	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	61	47	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Portugal is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. Also, a second passport from Portugal will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published on how to apply for a Portuguese retirement visa (which also works great for online entrepreneurs). And in this very detailed report, we have covered all pros and cons of the popular â€œgolden visaâ€ in Portugal â€“ a residency you can obtain in Portugal after investing â‚¬500,000 (plus fees) in local real estate. And this case study describes a firsthand experience of applying for the Portuguese Golden Visa. The story comes from one of our own Sovereign Man subscribers.	More Details
Qatar	Middle East and North Africa	95	71.0	C	91	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	31	29	46	34	A "C" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to most countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions). A “C” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 67 and 83.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	185	12.7	D-	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	14	11	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Romania	Europe	47	154.8	B+	152	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	52	52	40	78	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Russia	Europe	94	72.5	C	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	21	49	36	39	A "C" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to most countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions). A “C” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 67 and 83.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	173	16.6	D-	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	21	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Saint Kitts and Nevis	North & South America	71	127.5	B	131	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	40	42	37	68	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Saint Lucia	North & South America	82	119.5	B-	123	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	35	22	31	61	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.		St. Luciaâ€™s passport is a good travel document. And St. Lucia is one of the very few countries that offers economic citizenship to those willing to pay around $100,000 (plus fees.) In fact, we like the program so much that Sovereign Man decided to become the programâ€™s official promoter and soon will be able to offer a St. Lucian citizenship cheaper than anyone else in the world.	More Details
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North & South America	74	126.9	B	128	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	40	41	33	66	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Samoa	Oceania	85	115.3	B-	115	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	35	38	31	61	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
San Marino	Europe	3	186.7	A	141	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	92	62	63	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Sao Tome and Principe	Sub-Saharan Africa	153	21.9	D-	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	16	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Saudi Arabia	Middle East and North Africa	113	49.2	D+	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	17	25	23	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	155	21.5	D-	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	19	13	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Serbia	Europe	59	139.9	B	119	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	56	51	52	71	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	60	139.7	B	131	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	54	50	56	70	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	177	16.0	D-	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	14	11	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Singapore	Asia	2	189.5	A+	164	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	93	69	69	87	An "A+" passport is an outstanding travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom Score of over 180 and provide visa-free (or visa on arrival) access to more than 150 countries including (mandatory) the Schengen area, the US, and China.		Singaporean citizenship is extremely valuable. Its passport is one of the only two passports that earned our top â€œA+â€ grade. Obtaining citizenship (and residency) in Singapore today is much harder than it used to be, but it is still possible if you are a very accomplished entrepreneur. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can access this podcast where we interview a good friend of Sovereign Man and learn about his experience of obtaining Singaporean citizenship. Singapore does not allow dual citizenship and will require you to renounce your former citizenship when you apply.	More Details
Slovakia	Europe	31	174.1	A	156	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	46	81	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Slovenia	Europe	35	173.7	A	155	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	76	58	45	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Solomon Islands	Oceania	87	112.0	B-	117	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	25	27	58	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Somalia	Middle East and North Africa	192	9.4	F	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	5	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	106	54.0	C-	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	17	40	27	29	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
South Korea	Asia	4	181.9	A	162	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	83	75	71	88	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
South Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	180	14.4	D-	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	10	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Spain	Europe	8	176.5	A	161	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	78	62	51	83	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		Spain is part of the European Union. With a passport from this country, you can live and work in any of the 28 member-states of the EU. A Spanish passport will serve you very well in your travels - it is one of the best travel documents in the world. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the alert we published on how to apply for a retirement residence visa and non-lucrative residence visa in Spain. The latter works great for an early retiree, online entrepreneur, or digital nomad. If you have a job, say, in the US and work remotely, youâ€™re eligible to apply for this temporary residence visa. Keep in mind, however, that Spain â€“ with few exceptions â€“ doesnâ€™t allow dual citizenship.	More Details
Sri Lanka	Asia	184	12.8	D-	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	11	8	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Sudan	Middle East and North Africa	189	11.2	D-	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	10	9	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Suriname	North & South America	111	50.2	C-	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	21	35	25	27	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Sweden	Europe	11	176.4	A	160	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	48	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Switzerland	Europe	15	175.4	A	157	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	60	50	82	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Syria	Middle East and North Africa	194	8.4	F	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	5	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Taiwan	Asia	43	164.4	A-	118	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	83	45	53	70	An "A-" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 160 and 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Tajikistan	Asia	132	30.8	D	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	25	19	16	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	145	25.0	D	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	22	14	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Thailand	Asia	99	59.9	C-	77	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	23	39	31	29	A "C-" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to many countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions), A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 50 and 67.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Timor-Leste	Oceania	93	103.0	B-	82	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	12	19	49	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 20% higher than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport may not provide access to a large number of countries, but it provides access to very attractive countries.		More Details
Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	170	17.6	D-	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	19	12	A "D-" passport is a is a very poor travel document. It does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or any of the developed countries. To receive a "D-" grade a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 10 and 23.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Tonga	Oceania	81	119.8	B-	112	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	47	25	45	60	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Trinidad and Tobago	North & South America	72	127.1	B	128	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	39	31	37	67	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Tunisia	Middle East and North Africa	121	39.9	D+	68	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	17	25	28	25	A "D+" passport is a is a poor travel document that provides access mainly to Latin America and South East Asia, and NOT to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 37 and 50.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Turkey	Asia	97	67.4	C	112	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	24	35	35	37	A "C" passport is a is a fair travel document that provides access to most countries in Latin America and South East Asia (among other regions). A “C” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "C" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 67 and 83.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Turkmenistan	Asia	151	23.2	D	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	10	15	13	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Tuvalu	Oceania	89	109.0	B-	116	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	17	26	55	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	148	24.1	D	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	17	13	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Ukraine	Europe	70	128.9	B	126	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	36	47	34	67	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
United Arab Emirates	Middle East and North Africa	41	169.5	A-	160	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	67	70	65	85	An "A-" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 160 and 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
United Kingdom	Europe	22	175.2	A	158	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	77	59	47	80	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.		The UK plans to separate from the European Union in 2019. As a result, Brits likely wonâ€™t be able to easily move to another EU country to live and work (that will depend on the final negotiated â€œdivorceâ€ terms). But in any case, a second passport from the United Kingdom will serve you very well in your travels - it is a great travel document. Back in 2014, we released a report describing the exact steps you need to take to find out if you are eligible for a passport from this culturally rich country that once controlled a quarter of the world. Sovereign Man: Confidential subscribers can review the report here.	More Details
United States	North & South America	33	174.0	A	157	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	76	59	45	79	An "A" passport is an excellent travel document that provides access to the world's most attractive countries. To receive an "A" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score of over 170 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area and the US.			More Details
Uruguay	North & South America	56	142.4	B+	134	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	48	46	39	74	A "B+" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many of the world's most attractive countries. To receive a "B+" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 140 and 160 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Uzbekistan	Asia	123	36.7	D	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	8	26	19	18	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Vanuatu	Oceania	86	115.1	B-	117	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	31	30	26	58	A "B-" passport is a is a good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B-" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 100 and 120 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Venezuela	North & South America	77	123.0	B	116	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	36	42	34	64	A "B" passport is a very good travel document that provides access to many attractive countries. To receive a "B" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 120 and 140 and provide mandatory access to the Schengen Area.			More Details
Vietnam	Asia	139	26.7	D	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	12	18	14	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is 20%-50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport fails to provide access to the world's most attractive countries.		More Details
Yemen	Middle East and North Africa	191	9.4	F	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	5	An "F" passport is among the world’s worst travel documents. It provides very limited access to other countries, even within its own region. An "F" passport has a Travel Freedom score of less than 10.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	143	25.2	D	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	21	15	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details
Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	144	25.1	D	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	19	14	A "D" passport is a is a poor travel document that mainly provides access to some countries of Latin America and South East Asia. A “C-” passport does NOT provide access to the Schengen area or most of the developed world. To receive a "D" grade, a passport must have a Travel Freedom score between 23 and 37.	The Travel Freedom score of this passport is at least 50% lower than its simple count of visa-free countries. It means that this passport provides access only to countries that are not attractive.		More Details

The problem with traditional passport rankings

Traditionally, law firms specializing in international migration, attorneys, and analysts assessed a passport’s travel capabilities by merely counting the passport’s number of visa-free (and visa-on-arrival) countries it allows.

But the traditional method is flawed – it does not account for the “quality” of the accessible countries.

For example, let’s imagine that passport A gives visa-free access to just two countries in the world – France and China. And passport B also provides access to only two countries – Tuvalu and Comoros.

If you assess the quality of both passports the traditional way – by counting the number of countries – then both passports equally provide visa-free access to two nations. But clearly, the passport holder is getting more value in their ability to visit France and China.

How Sovereign Man ranks passports

Let’s be honest. Some countries are just much more attractive to visit than the others. I would rather have visa-free access to France or China than Comoros or Tuvalu.

So, we decided to measure how attractive each country is for travelers. After combing through dozens of different ways to assess a country’s attractiveness, we used the following two criteria:

Criteria #1 – International arrivals

The number of international arrivals is the first criteria we use to measure the attractiveness of a country as a travel destination.

For example, more than 84 million people visited France in 2016 (more than any other country that year). And only 2,000 international visits were registered in Tuvalu.

To us it means that 84 million people “voted” in favor of France in 2016, and only 2,000 people voted for Tuvalu.

However, there are a couple problems with using just international arrivals:

First, special events such as the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup create one-time, artificially high arrival numbers.

And second, if a country has a stringent visa policy and requires visitors from most countries to obtain visas, many potential travelers get discouraged. This may negatively affect a country’s arrival numbers.

(For example, many more Brazilians would choose to travel to the United States if they didn’t have to go through the troubles of a visa application.)

Criteria #2 – Country’s GDP

To compensate for these shortcomings, we added the size of a country’s economy (nominal GDP) to the equation – a much more stable number compared to international arrivals.

By adding the GDP to the country’s attractiveness calculation, we consider the interests of both business travelers and tourists.

Measuring a country’s attractiveness

In the end, each country’s attractiveness score in our Sovereign Man Global Passport Ranking consists of these two components:

Country’s attractiveness score

International arrivals index
(50% weight)

GDP index
(50% weight)

Using the same formula above, we calculated the attractiveness of each country on the planet relative to each other.

The clear leader of the attractiveness ranking is the United States of America with a score of 20.11.

Just to be clear – the US’s attractiveness score of 20.11 was correct as of 2018. It will slightly change with each new edition of the ranking, because the country’s GDP will change, and the number of international arrivals will be different. The same applies to all other countries.

In other words, in 2018, the US was about 20 times more “desirable” for travelers than the world’s “average” country (which at that time happened to be Argentina, with a score of 1.01).

In 2018, China came second with a score of 13.84. France took third place with a score of 12.01.

And what about the world’s least attractive countries in 2018?

The world’s least attractive country was Tuvalu, with a score of 0.00027. This micronation of around 11,000 people enjoyed just 2,000 international visits and had a GDP of $38 million – about 1,000 times smaller than the economy of Toledo, Ohio.

Comoros – the poor African island nation north of Madagascar – was also near the bottom of the ranking with a score of 0.0034.

Attractiveness scores of all countries

And finally, here is the backbone of The Sovereign Man Global Passport Ranking – the list of all 198 countries and territories with their respective attractiveness scores.

(On the interactive webpage you will be able to see attractiveness scores of all countries after clicking on any passport – scroll to the bottom of the pop-up window.)

For a better visual presentation, we separated all countries by regions. The regions with higher attractiveness scores are listed first.

The attractiveness scores below were calculated for the 2018 edition of the ranking. In each new edition, these numbers will change slightly for most counties, and drastically for a few. Venezuela or Syria, for example, will likely see their attractiveness indexes plummet if severe economic and security problems persist.

Europe: Combined attractiveness score – 82.4

(Any region’s combined attractiveness score consists of the sum of attractiveness scores of all countries comprising it.)

*Europe (Schengen Area)**			63.7
France	12.01	Denmark	1.51
Spain	10.20	Belgium	1.32
Italy	7.64	Norway	0.88
Germany	6.37	Slovakia	0.81
Austria	3.58	Liechtenstein	0.73
Greece	3.25	Finland	0.48
Poland	2.37	Slovenia	0.41
Netherlands	2.33	Estonia	0.39
Hungary	1.88	Lithuania	0.29
Sweden	1.61	Latvia	0.27
Czech Republic	1.58	Malta	0.25
Portugal	1.57	Iceland	0.23
Switzerland	1.55	Luxembourg	0.17
Europe (Outside of Schengen)			18.7
United Kingdom	5.83	Montenegro	0.21
Russia	4.08	Serbia	0.19
Croatia	1.77	Armenia	0.16
Ukraine	1.75	Belarus	0.15
Ireland	1.34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.11
Bulgaria	0.92	Macedonia	0.07
Albania	0.52	Kosovo	0.05
Cyprus	0.41	Monaco	0.05
Romania	0.39	Moldova	0.02
Andorra	0.36	San Marino	0.01
Georgia	0.35

*Schengen is an area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished passport and all other types of border control at their borders.

Asia: Combined attractiveness score – 58.04

Asia			58.04
China	13.84	Israel	0.54
Japan	5.83	Laos	0.42
Turkey	5.45	Kyrgyzstan	0.39
Thailand	4.33	Sri Lanka	0.30
Malaysia	3.55	Azerbaijan	0.28
Hong Kong	3.49	Pakistan	0.26
India	3.12	Maldives	0.16
South Korea	2.97	Uzbekistan	0.16
Macau	2.00	Bangladesh	0.11
Singapore	1.80	Nepal	0.11
Indonesia	1.78	Turkmenistan	0.08
Taiwan	1.64	North Korea	0.07
Vietnam	1.36	Afghanistan	0.06
Philippines	0.92	Mongolia	0.06
Iran	0.86	Tajikistan	0.06
Kazakhstan	0.70	Brunei	0.04
Cambodia	0.64	Bhutan	0.03
Myanmar	0.63

The Americas: Combined attractiveness score – 38.34

North and South America			38.34
United States	20.11	El Salvador	0.19
Mexico	5.01	Bahamas	0.19
Canada	3.38	Paraguay	0.17
Brazil	1.85	Bolivia	0.13
Argentina	1.01	Honduras	0.13
Chile	0.86	Barbados	0.08
Dominican Republic	0.79	Haiti	0.07
Colombia	0.63	Trinidad and Tobago	0.07
Peru	0.59	Belize	0.05
Cuba	0.55	St. Lucia	0.04
Uruguay	0.41	Suriname	0.04
Costa Rica	0.40	Antigua and Barbuda	0.03
Jamaica	0.28	Guyana	0.03
Panama	0.28	Grenada	0.02
Venezuela	0.27	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.015
Ecuador	0.24	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.010
Guatemala	0.23	Dominica	0.010
Nicaragua	0.20

Middle East and North Africa: Combined attractiveness score – 11.3

Middle East and North Africa			11.3
Saudi Arabia	2.63	Bahrain	0.17
United Arab Emirates	2.10	Syria	0.17
Morocco	1.36	Libya	0.15
Egypt	1.31	Sudan	0.14
Tunisia	0.75	Kuwait	0.12
Jordan	0.51	Yemen	0.07
Qatar	0.49	Palestine	0.06
Algeria	0.34	Mauritania	0.04
Iraq	0.32	Somalia	0.013
Oman	0.28	Djibouti	0.007
Lebanon	0.24	Comoros Islands	0.003

Sub-Saharan Africa: Combined attractiveness score – 5.40

Sub-Saharan Africa			5.40
South Africa	1.46	Madagascar	0.04
Nigeria	0.39	Benin	0.04
Zimbabwe	0.28	Seychelles	0.04
Mozambique	0.22	Togo	0.04
Botswana	0.20	Republic of Congo	0.04
Ivory Coast	0.20	Equatorial Guinea	0.03
Namibia	0.18	Gabon	0.03
Uganda	0.18	Democratic Republic of Congo	0.03
Kenya	0.17	Burkina Faso	0.03
Mauritius	0.17	Mali	0.03
Tanzania	0.17	Chad	0.02
Angola	0.16	Niger	0.02
Ethiopia	0.14	Eritrea	0.02
Zambia	0.14	South Sudan	0.02
Senegal	0.14	Burundi	0.02
Ghana	0.13	Gambia	0.02
Rwanda	0.13	Central African Republic	0.02
Swaziland	0.12	Sierra Leone	0.010
Malawi	0.10	Guinea	0.008
Cameroon	0.09	Liberia	0.007
Cape Verde Islands	0.08	Guinea-Bissau	0.006
Lesotho	0.05	Sao Tome and Principe	0.001

Oceania: Combined attractiveness score – 2.52

Oceania			2.52
Australia	1.78	Tonga	0.0079
New Zealand	0.54	Solomon Islands	0.0034
Fiji	0.10	Micronesia	0.0032
Papua New Guinea	0.03	Marshall Islands	0.0014
Palau Islands	0.02	Nauru	0.0007
Samoa	0.02	Kiribati	0.0007
Vanuatu	0.012	Tuvalu	0.0003
Timor-Leste	0.012

The attractiveness score of the entire world is 198 – the same as the number of passports we evaluated.

World (198.0) = Europe (82.4) + Asia (58.04) + The Americas (38.34) + Middle East and North Africa (11.3) + Sub-Saharan Africa (5.40) + Oceania (2.52)

And the combined attractiveness score of all Anglosphere countries is 32.4.

Anglosphere countries	32.4
United States	20.1
United Kingdom	5.83
Canada	3.38
Australia	1.78
Ireland	1.34

Passport’s Travel Freedom Score

So, with attractiveness scores of all the countries on the planet set, we then could measure any passport’s quality as a travel document.

Back to our hypothetical example:

According to our calculations, passport A has a Travel Freedom score of 25.85 (the number we get after adding the attractiveness scores of China and France).

And passport B has a Travel freedom score of 0.00367 (after adding the attractiveness scores of Comoros and Tuvalu).

We see that passport A as a travel document is 6,812 times (25.85 / 0.00367) more valuable than passport B.

This is a much better way to measure a passport’s quality as a travel document than simply counting its number of visa-free country access.

Still, we felt like something was missing in our formula.

Of course, we still need to account for the passport’s country itself…

Say you are an American citizen.

Naturally, you have full access to your own country – all the way from Anchorage to Key West and even Guam and Puerto Rico.

And since you have access to your own country, we should include the United States’ attractiveness score of 20.11 in the US passport’s final Travel Freedom score as well.

To finish with the example:

So, if passport A belongs to the United States, then the passport’s Travel Freedom score is not 25.85, but rather 45.96 (25.85 + 20.11) after we add in the USA’s own attractiveness score.

The same applies to all other passports.

We added China’s attractiveness score of 13.84 to the Chinese passport’s Travel Freedom score, 12.01 to the French passport’s Travel Freedom Index, and so on.

Passport’s score formula

A passport’s score is the sum of the attractiveness scores of all countries it grants access to and is dependent on its visa regime:

Visa-free and visa on arrival access - 100% of the destination country's attractiveness score is added.
E-visa - 50% of destination country's attractiveness score is added (more on that below.)
Home country - 100% of the passport's own attractiveness score is added (i.e. Japan's attractiveness score is added to Japan's passport score).

E-visas - a new development quickly spreading around the world

Australia pioneered e-visas (aka electronic visas) back in 2012.

It was almost revolutionary – the visa application process could be done entirely online. No more trips to the consulates, no more documents lost in the mail. All you needed is an internet connection and scans of your passport and supporting documents.

Since then, e-visas really caught fire around the world. There are several dozen countries today that offer e-visas to potential visitors. (Application conditions vary widely among the countries.)

For example, India has always been a very tough country to access without a visa. A grand total of four countries enjoyed visa-free (or visa-on-arrival) access to India in 2018 – Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and Japan.

However, in the same year, citizens of 156 countries could obtain an electronic visa through this government-run website.

Considering all the pros and cons of e-visas, we decided to award 50% of the attractiveness score to each passport that allows them.

For example, any holder of a Canadian passport can apply for an Indian e-visa. India’s attractiveness score is 3.12, but a Canadian passport will get only half of this score (1.56). The full 3.12 will be attributed only to the four countries with a visa-free regime with India – Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and Japan.

Out of 40+ countries offering e-visas, the only e-visa that we routinely disqualify is that of Australia. The Australian e-visa application process is tedious, and approval takes at least two weeks… but usually much longer.

While an e-visa is still better than traveling to an Australian consulate for an interview, we consider the process to be too difficult to give it any points.

As a result, in 2018, an Australian e-visa equates to “visa required”.

A few important facts to review

We ranked the passports of 198 countries and territories – 193 United Nations member states plus Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, and Palestine.
The top Travel Freedom score any passport can get is 198. To achieve this score, a passport must provide visa-free (or visa on arrival) access to every other country in the world.
Dependent territories such as Puerto Rico (USA) or British Virgin Islands (UK) were not considered separately.
The Sovereign Man Global Passport Ranking is based on publicly available data provided by the United Nations, government agencies and other public sources.

Important!

The only goal behind The Sovereign Man Global Passport Ranking is to assess each passport’s quality as a travel document.

We did not attempt to measure the merits of being a citizen in any country. This means we didn’t account for any country’s political stability, wealth of its citizens, freedom of press and speech, ease of doing business, or any other factors.

And we didn’t account for the ability to move to another country with the passport. For example, Portugal’s passport didn’t get any additional points because Portuguese citizens can freely move to any other European Union country such as France or Germany.

The goal of this project was to assess each passport’s quality as a travel document only.