Power passport 2020: Japan leads, Vietnam ranks 88/107

Global citizenship and residency consulting firm Henley & Partners has just announced the passport ranking (Henley Passport Index) 2020. According to this ranking, the Vietnamese passport ranks 88th , up 2 places compared to the updated table. fourth quarter of 2019. Vietnamese citizens are eligible for visa-free entry from 54 countries and territories.

Power passport 2020: Japan leads, Vietnam ranks 88/107
The most powerful Japanese passport in the world. (Photo: CNN).

In Southeast Asia, Cambodian passports are in the same rank as Vietnam. Meanwhile, Singapore ranked 2nd ; Malaysia ranked 13th; 23rd Brunei; Thailand in 65th place; Indonesia ranked 72; Philippines ranked 76th; Laos is ranked 92nd; Myanmar ranked 94.

The number one position in the ranking of powerful passports belongs to Japan. Citizens of this country can enter 191 countries without a visa. German and Korean passports are in third place with 189 visa-free places.

At fourth place are Finnish and Italian passports . At number 5 include passports from Denmark, Luxembourg and Spain . At the bottom of the table are the passports of Afghanistan (107) and Iraq (106). Citizens of these two countries are eligible for visa-free entry to 26 and 28 countries and territories, respectively.

The Henley & Partners rankings are based on data from the International Air Transport Association IATA.