The most recent Henley & Companions Passport Index for 2025 exhibits essentially the most highly effective passports on this planet from 199 totally different international locations and 227 totally different journey locations, rating them quarterly by way of journey energy.
Every passport was scored on the whole variety of locations that the holder can entry visa-free.
South Africa positioned forty eighth out of 199 international locations with a visa-free rating of 106.
Which means there are 106 international locations internationally {that a} South African passport holder can journey to visa-free.
Singapore remains to be essentially the most highly effective passport on this planet with its residents in a position to go to 195 visa-free journey locations out of 227 all over the world.
Japan ranked second for many highly effective, with its residents in a position to go to 193 visa-free journey locations out of 227 all over the world.
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Spain all tied for third place.
THE 106 COUNTRIES THAT SOUTH AFRICAN PASSPORT HOLDERS CAN VISIT VISA-FREE PER REGION:
Africa – 34
Americas – 18
Asia – 17
Caribbean – 16
Europe – 3
Center East – 8
Oceania – 10
The ten strongest passports in Africa
In keeping with the Henley Passport Energy Index, these 10 international locations ranked as essentially the most highly effective passports in Africa:
1. Seychelles
2. Mauritius
3. South Africa
4. Botswana
5. Namibia
6. Lesotho
7. eSwatini
8. Malawi
9. Kenya
10. Morocco
Seychelles got here first with a rating of 25 and a visa-free rating of 156.
Mauritius took the following spot with a rating of 29 and a visa-free rating of 151.
South Africa ranked because the third strongest passport in Africa.
Have you ever visited any of those international locations in Africa?
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