Due to current COVID-19 travel restrictions, New Zealand tops Arton Capital’s Passport Index with visa-free access to 129 destinations. Unlike the Henley Passport Index, which put Japan’s passport at the top of its list as recently as July 2020, Arton Capital’s Passport Index updates its rankings in real time as new visa waivers and changes are implemented, showing the current effect COVID-19 travel bans have on global mobility right now.
Here are the two listings of the world’s most powerful passports in 2020 with (Arton Capital) and without Covid restrictions (Henley):
Arton Capital Passport Index
129 destinations: New Zealand
128 destinations: Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Australia
127 destinations: Sweden, Belgium, France, Finland, Italy, Spain
126 destinations: Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Lithuania, Norway, Iceland, United Kingdom, Canada
125 destinations: Malta, Slovenia, Latvia
124 destinations: Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Liechtenstein
123 destinations: Slovakia
121 destinations: Cyprus, Croatia, Monaco
120 destinations: Romania, Bulgaria
115 destinations: San Marino, Andorra, Uruguay
Henley Passport Index
191 destinations: Japan (191 destinations)
190 destinations: Singapore (190 destinations)
189 destinations: South Korea, Germany (189 destinations)
188 destinations: Italy, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg (188 destinations)
197 destinations: Denmark, Austria (187 destinations)
186 destinations: Sweden, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland (186 destinations)
185 destinations: Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium (185 destinations)
184 destinations: Greece, New Zealand, Malta, Czech Republic (184 destinations)
183 destinations: Canada, Australia (183 destinations)
182 destinations: Hungary (182 destinations)
Sven Franssen