In the global passport ranking, which measures how many countries one can visit without obtaining a visa in advance, Korea again took second place out of 199 countries in the world this year. Canada is 8th.<\/p>\n
‘Henley & Partners’, an international exchange advisory firm based in London, UK, released the result of evaluating each country’s ‘passport power’ based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on the 10th.<\/p>\n
It ranks the number of countries that do not require a visa when holding a passport or that can be visited through a relatively simple entry procedure.<\/p>\n
Japan (193 countries) ranked highest in the report released on the day.<\/p>\n
Korea (192 countries) and Singapore (192 countries) tied for second place. Canada (185 countries) tied for eighth with Australia and Greece.<\/p>\n
The Korean passport was once ranked 13th in 2013, but since 2018, it has consistently maintained the top spot, going back and forth between 2nd and 3rd in the world.<\/p>\n
Following Japan, Korea and Singapore, Germany and Spain tied for third place with 190 countries.<\/p>\n
This was closely followed by Luxembourg, Finland, and Italy (189 countries) then Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands (188 countries).<\/p>\n
The U.S. passport is ranked seventh in the world as it allows you to visit 186 countries without a prior visa. Russia ranked 48th with 118 countries, and China ranked 66th with 80 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"