The most recent Henley & Companions Passport Index for 2024 reveals probably the most highly effective passports on the earth 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 overall variety of locations that the holder can entry visa-free.
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South Africa positioned 97th out of 199 international locations with a visa-free rating of 108.
Meaning there are 108 international locations the world over {that a} South African passport holder can journey to visa-free.
In the meantime, the index discovered that the France, Germany, Italy and Spain passports had been probably the most highly effective with a visa-free rating of 194, adopted by Netherlands with 192.
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Singapore fell to 3rd with 194.
Afghanistan nonetheless sits on the backside of the checklist with a rating of 28.
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THE 108 COUNTRIES THAT SOUTH AFRICAN PASSPORT HOLDERS CAN VISIT VISA-FREE PER REGION:
Africa – 35
Americas – 18
Asia – 17
Caribbean – 16
Europe – 4
Center East – 8
Oceania – 10
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Strongest passports in Africa
Based on the Henley Passport Energy Index, these ten international locations ranked as probably the most highly effective passports in Africa alone:
Mauritius
Seychelles
South Africa
Tunisia
Botswana
Lesotho
Morocco
eSwatini
Namibia
Cape Verde Islands
Mauritius got here first with a rating of 38 and a visa-free rating of 150.
Seychelles took the following spot with a rating of 41 and a visa-free rating of 156.
South Africa ranked because the third strongest passport in Africa.
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