Australians now have a more powerful passport, according to the latest Henley Passport Index, which has a new country in first place for the first time in five years.
) without a visa, or where they're able to obtain a visa, visitor's permit, or an electronic travel authority upon arrival.
Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the index, with a visa-free access score of just 27, followed by Iraq at 29, and Syria at 30 - the three weakest passports in the world.What is the Henley Passport Index? While the average number of destinations travellers are able to access visa-free has nearly doubled from 58 in 2006 to 109 in 2023, the gap between the top and bottom is wider than it has ever been.
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