Passport Index | Hong Kong ranks 19th in the global passport rankings, Japan continues to rank first

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Written by: Wang Jieen

2021-01-05 21:01

Last update date: 2021-01-05 21:07

The new crown pneumonia epidemic is raging around the world, and many people cannot travel abroad.

Henley & Partners announced the “Henley Passport Index” (Henley Passport Index) for passport rankings in the first quarter of this year, and found that in the global passport rankings, Hong Kong SAR passports have 170 visa-free locations this year , The ranking was promoted to the 19th place. It is believed that the main reason is that Uzbekistan allowed visa-free entry for SAR passport holders since last year.

As for the first place is still the Japanese passport, which enjoys visa-free or visa-on-arrival treatment for 191 countries and regions.

The final ranking has not changed. It is also Afghanistan, which has only been granted visa exemption from 26 countries or regions.

The passport colors of all countries in the world are mainly red, blue, green and black.

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Visa-free entry with Japanese passports from 191 countries and regions

Japan, Singapore, Germany and South Korea continue to take the top three positions.

Japanese passports continue to rank first with 191 countries and regions visa-free or visa-on-arrival treatment; Singapore ranks second with 190 visa-free locations; as for Germany and South Korea, each has 189 visa-free locations, continuing to rank third .

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport ranked 19th among 170 visa-free locations, up one place from last year.

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Uzbekistan allowed visa-free entry into the SAR passport last year

Hong Kong's latest ranking is 19th, tied with Argentina and Brazil. It also has 170 visa-free locations, which is one level higher than last year's 20 places. At that time, Hong Kong had only 169 visa-free locations, but it has now increased to 170.

Looking at the information, Hong Kong has added Uzbekistan as a visa-free area in the past.

China ranks 70th up two levels

As for Macau, it ranks 33, which is also one place higher than last year’s 34, with a total of 144 visa-free locations; while China ranks 70, which is two levels higher than last year’s 72, and can be visa-free in 75 countries or locations. 4 more locations than last year.

Affected by the epidemic, many Hong Kong people are unable to travel abroad and flights have been greatly reduced.

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Afghan passport "tail"

At the end of the ranking, Afghanistan continues to receive visa exemptions from only 26 countries or regions, ranking 110th.

"Tail II" is also the same as last year, belonging to Iraq, with only 28 visa-free locations.

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