Revealed: World’s best and worst passports for travel in 2020

Revealed: World’s best and worst passports for travel in 2020

The UAE passport has seen the biggest rise on the list of the world's most powerful passports for 2020 as revealed by the latest Henley Passport Index, which periodically ranks passports on the the level of travel access that they offer.. The UAE passport has soared 47 places over the past decade to sit in 18th position, up four spots from 22 last year, and currently offers visa-free access to 171 destinations worldwide.. "A Swiss citizen can, in theory, travel to 185 destinations around the world without needing a visa in advance, but the last few weeks have made it apparent that travel freedom is contingent on factors that occasionally can be utterly beyond our control.. While Japan was once again ranked first, with its citizens having visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 191 destinations, Singapore comes second, with access to 190 destinations around the globe.. With stringent travel restrictions and coronavirus lockdown regulations, most non-essential travel is heavily curtailed across the world.. "Acquiring alternative residence or citizenship will act as a hedge against the significant macro-economic volatility that is predicted, creating even more sovereign and societal value across the world.".