The citizens of Barbados had the most powerful passports in the Caribbean region as of late 2023. At that moment in time, the Barbadian national could travel to 165 countries without having to get a visa. Passports from the Bahamas ranked second, scoring with visa-free access to 158 destinations. Meanwhile, Chilean citizens were holders of the most powerful passport in Latin American region that same year.
*The Henley Passport Index ranks the passports of 199 nations worldwide according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
The total score is calculated by cross-checking each passport against 227 possible travel destinations. Each passport receives a score with value = 1, if passport holders do not require a visa (for each travel destination) or if they can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination.
Where a visa is required, or where a passport holder has to obtain a government-approved electronic visa (e-Visa) before departure, a score with value = 0 is assigned to the passport. The same score is also assigned if passport holders need pre-departure government approval for a visa on arrival.
Further information about the methodology used to create the ranking can be found here.
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Henley & Partners. (November 15, 2023). Caribbean passports with the most visa free access to other countries as of November 2023 (visa free score) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030769/passports-number-visa-free-countries-caribbean/
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