The newest Henley & Companions Passport Index for 2024 reveals 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.
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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 internationally {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 have 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 listing 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 Oceania
In accordance with the Henley Passport Energy Index, these ten international locations ranked as probably the most highly effective passports in Oceania alone:
New Zealand
Australia
Palau Islands
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Tonga
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Fiji
Tuvalu
New Zealand got here first in Oceania with a rating of 17 and a visa-free rating of 189.
Australia took the subsequent spot with a rating of 26 and a visa-free rating of 189.
Palau Islands ranked because the third strongest passport in Oceania with a rating of 39 and a visa-free rating of 123.
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