Many travelers take pride in the amount and kind of stamps they get inside their passports, literally serving as validation — not only for their right to be a traveling in a foreign country but also serving as a lasting memento of their varied journeys.
Some passports are more powerful and desirable than others, which usually depends on one country’s diplomatic relationship with another. “Better” passports have access to more countries without the need for a visa, the acquiring process of which can often be long, time-consuming, and difficult.
For the fifth year in a row, Germany has nagged the top spot on the list of the world’s most powerful passports, allowing access to 177 countries without the need for a visa.
Here’s a look at the other most covetable passports in the world according to this scale:
Access to 176 countries
Singapore
Access to 175 countries
France, Italy, Norway Denmark, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom, Japan
Access to 173 countries
United States, Portugal, Ireland, South Korea
