The most recent Henley & Companions Passport Index for 2025 exhibits probably the most highly effective passports on this planet from 199 totally different international locations and 227 totally different journey locations, rating them quarterly when it comes to journey energy.
Every passport was scored on the full variety of locations that the holder can entry visa-free.
South Africa positioned forty ninth out of 199 international locations with a visa-free rating of 104.
Meaning there are 104 international locations the world over {that a} South African passport holder can journey to visa-free.
Singapore continues to be probably the most highly effective passport on this planet with its residents in a position to go to 193 visa-free journey locations out of 227 all over the world.
Japan and South Korea each tied second for many highly effective, with its residents in a position to go to 190 visa-free journey locations out of 227 all over the world.
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Eire, Italy, and Spain all tied for third place.
THE 104 COUNTRIES THAT SOUTH AFRICAN PASSPORT HOLDERS CAN VISIT VISA-FREE PER REGION:
Africa – 33
Americas – 18
Asia – 16
Caribbean – 16
Europe – 3
Center East – 8
Oceania – 10
The 15 strongest passports in Africa
In accordance with the Henley Passport Energy Index, these 15 international locations ranked as probably the most highly effective passports in Africa:
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