Did you know that as a Canadian passport holder, you can travel to 185 countries without a visa?
According to a recent study conducted by Henley & Partners Passport Index, Canada is fifth on a global scale which ranks how powerful passports are based on how many countries their holders can travel to visa-free.
The Henley Passport Index surveys 199 countries, and the rankings show how well each country manages their diplomatic relations in order to afford their citizens visa-free travel to other nations, territories, and micro-states in the world.
The top spot went to Japan, whose citizens can visit 189 countries without a visa. Canada tied for fifth place with Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, and Ireland with a VFS (visa-free score) of 185.
Citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq can only go to 30 countries without a visa, and their passports hold the last spot on the ranking list.
Top 10 most powerful passports in the world:
1. Japan – Visa-free access to 189 countries
2. Germany, Singapore – Visa-free access to 188 countries
3. Finland, France, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Sweden – Visa-free access to 187 countries
4. Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK, USA – Visa-free access to 186 countries
5. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland – Visa-free access to 185 countries
6. Greece, Australia – Visa-free access to 183 countries
7. Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand – Visa-free access to 182 countries
8. Iceland – Visa-free access to 181 countries
9. Hungary, Slovenia, Malaysia – Visa-free access to 180 countries
10. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia – Visa-free access to 179 countries
10 least powerful passports in the world
100. Afghanistan, Iraq – Visa-free access to 30 countries
99. Syria, Somalia – Visa-free access to 32 countries
98. Pakistan – Visa-free access to 33 countries
97. Yemen – Visa-free access to 37 countries
96. Palestinian Territory, Eritrea, Sudan – Visa-free access to 39 countries
95. Nepal – Visa-free access to 40 countries
94. Libya, Lebanon, Bangladesh, South Sudan – Visa-free access to 41 countries
93. Ethiopia, Sri Lanka – Visa-free access to 42 countries
92. Iran, North Korea, Congo – Visa-free access to 43 countries
91. Kosovo – Visa-free access to 44 countries
90. Djibouti – Visa-free access to 45 countries