The passports of countries around the world are classified according to their powers, particularly concerning the number of destinations accessible to their holders without a visa. THE Algerian passport ranks in a poor position.
The VisaGuide Passport Power Index has just released its passport rankings for May 2024, based on a ranking system based on a factor called “ Destination Significance Score (DSS) “.
The Algerian passport gains 3 places in May in the VisaGuide Passport Power index
In this ranking, published on the website of Visa Guide the Algerian passport arrives in 154th position in the world in May 2024. The index indicates that Algerian citizens can now travel without a visa to 26 countries around the world.
However, ” To enter the remaining countries, Algerian passport holders must apply for a Visa beforehand », It is further indicated. In the list of countries accessible without a visa for Algerians, reported by Visa Guide, we see that most are located in Africa.
In addition, Algerian passport holders can apply for an electronic visa from “ from 36 countries », including Albania, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, Vietnam…
In the ranking for the month of May 2024, the Algerian passport gains three places. Last April, he was ranked 175th. In January and March, it occupied 158th place in the ranking of the most powerful passports in the world.
What about passports from Morocco and Tunisia?
The passports of the two neighboring countries, namely Morocco and Tunisia, come in 128th and 129th places in the VisaGuide Passport Power index for this month of May 2024.
Tunisian passport holders can travel without prior visa application to 40 countries around the world. For Moroccan citizens, they can travel visa-free to 42 countries around the world.
At the top of the VisaGuide Passport Power rankings, the best passport in the world is that of Singapore, which allows its citizens visa-free access to an unprecedented number of 159 countries.
In Europe, the Italian passport has, once again, proven that it is unbeatable in terms of the number of countries accessible without visas. It comes in 2nd position among the best passports in the world, and in first position in the list of European passports.
In the general ranking, the Italian passport is followed by the passport of Spain (106 visa-free countries), France (105 countries), Germany (107 countries), Hungary (101 countries), Austria (105 countries), Ireland (114 countries), Netherlands (108 countries) and Belgium (109 countries).
The new ranking shows that European passports are among the most powerful in the world. Beyond the EU, these passports open the doors to their holders to many countries without a visa, while they only need traditional visas for a very limited number of countries.