The Icelandic passport comes in at 12 as the world‘s most desirable passports, according to Arton Capital‘s passport index. The U.S. and U.K. passports shared joint 1st place as the world‘s most desirable passports.
According to the Washington Post, the financial advisory firm Arton Capital created a passport index ranking the world‘s most desirable passports by calculating how many countries passport holders can visit without an advance visa.
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According to the index, Iceland and Slovenia share 12th place with access to 135 countries.
It comes as no surprise that the US and UK passports are ranked as the world’s most desirable passports, giving access to 147 countries without an advanced visa. France, South Korea and Germany are second, with access to 145 countries, followed by Italy and Sweden in third; Denmark, Singapore, Finland, Japan, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in fourth; and Switzerland in fifth.
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The least desirable passports are from the Solomon Islands, Myanmar, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe and the Palestinian Territories, giving access to just 20 countries.
The Icelandic passport comes in at 12 as the world‘s most desirable passports, according to Arton Capital‘s passport index. The U.S. and U.K. passports shared joint 1st place as the world‘s most desirable passports.
According to the Washington Post, the financial advisory firm Arton Capital created a passport index ranking the world‘s most desirable passports by calculating how many countries passport holders can visit without an advance visa.
Read more: Iceland declared the most peaceful country in the world for the eight consecutive year
According to the index, Iceland and Slovenia share 12th place with access to 135 countries.
It comes as no surprise that the US and UK passports are ranked as the world’s most desirable passports, giving access to 147 countries without an advanced visa. France, South Korea and Germany are second, with access to 145 countries, followed by Italy and Sweden in third; Denmark, Singapore, Finland, Japan, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in fourth; and Switzerland in fifth.
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The least desirable passports are from the Solomon Islands, Myanmar, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe and the Palestinian Territories, giving access to just 20 countries.
