Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 26 – In 2006, people could travel visa-free to 58 countries on average, while today that number has jumped to 111 destinations.

While Japan and Singapore ranked first for the last five years, four European countries—France, Germany, Italy, and Spain— climbed the ranks this year.

This comes as China granted visa-free access to these European countries and 50 other nations in efforts to revive tourism in a post-pandemic era. This follows a broader trend of countries waiving visas to encourage travel and boost economic activity. In the last eight years, for instance, both Germany and Singapore were granted visa-free travel to 35 new countries.

Finland, Sweden, and South Korea tie for second place in the rankings. In fact, the latter country has one of the highest numbers of visa waiver agreements in the world.

Read Original: Visual Capitalist (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-most-powerful-passports-in-2024/)
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