The ranking shows which passports give holders the most global mobility, based on how many countries can be visited without a visa, or by getting one upon arrival. The ranking of the world's most powerful passports was put together by financial firm, Arton Capital, which specializes in helping wealthy individuals obtain multiple citizenships, sometimes through immigrant investor programmess.

Nigeria passport offers access to only 49 countries as against 61 countries in 2015 while a Chinese passport offers only 74 countries. The United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) which give holders access to 175 and 176 countries respectively. The top-ranked passports, followed by the number of countries they offer access to:


1. Germany - 177 Countries.

2. Sweden - 176 Countries.

3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, UK - 175 Countries.

4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, US - 174 Countries.

5. Austria, Japan, Singapore - 173 Countries.

6. Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland - 172 Countries.

7. Greece, New Zealand - 171 Countries.

8. Australia - 169 Countries.

9. Malta - 168 Countries.

10. Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland - 167 Countries.

11. Slovakia - 165 Countries.

12. Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Slovenia - 164 Countries.

13. Latvia - 163 Countries.

14. Estonia, Lithuania - 162 Countries.

15. Poland - 161 Countries.

16. Monaco - 160 Countries.

17. Cyprus - 159 Countries.

18. San Marino - 156 Countries.

19. Chile - 155 Countries.

20. Hong Kong - 154 Countries.

21. Brazil, Bulgaria, Romania - 153 Countries.

22. Andorra, Argentina - 152 Countries.

23. Brunei Darussalam - 151 Countries.

24. Croatia - 149 Countries.

25. Israel - 147 Countries.

26. Barbados - 141 Countries.

27. Bahamas - 140 Countries.

28. Mexico - 139 Countries.

29. Taiwan, Uruguay - 137 Countries.

30. Antigua and Barbuda, Vatican City - 134 Countries.

31. Seychelles - 133 Countries.

32. St. Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela - 132 Countries.

33. Costa Rica - 131 Countries.

34. Trinidad and Tobago - 130 Countries.

35. Mauritius - 128 Countries.

36. Panama - 127 Countries.

37. Paraguay, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines - 125 Countries.

38. United Arab Emirates - 122 Countries.

39. Grenada - 121 Countries.

40. Macau - 120 Countries.

41. Dominica, Honduras - 119 Countries.

42. Guatemala - 116 Countries.

43. El Salvador, Serbia - 115 Countries.

44. Samoa - 112 Countries.

45. Macedonia - 111 Countries.

46. Nicaragua, Tonga, Vanuatu - 110 Countries.

47. Montenegro - 107 Countries.

48. Russia - 105 Countries.

49. Palau - 104 Countries.

50. Colombia - 103 Countries.

51. Turkey - 102 Countries.

52. Bosnia Herzegovina, Moldova - 101 Countries.

53. Albania - 98 Countries.

54. South Africa - 97 Countries.

55. Belize - 94 Countries.

56. Peru, Solomon Islands - 86 Countries.

57. Guyana, Kuwait, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu - 82 Countries.

58. Ecuador, Fiji, Ukraine - 81 Countries.

59. Maldives, Nauru - 80 Countries.

60. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Qatar - 79 Countries.

61. Jamaica - 78 Countries.

62. Papua New Guinea - 77 Countries.

63. Micronesia - 75 Countries.

64. Suriname - 74 Countries.

65. Bahrain - 73 Countries.

66. Bolivia, Botswana - 72 Countries.

67. Oman, Thailand - 71 Countries.

68. Namibia - 70 Countries.

69. Lesotho, Saudi Arabia - 69 Countries.

70. Kenya - 68 Countries.

71. Belarus, Gambia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Swaziland - 67 Countries.

72. Tanzania, Tunisia - 65 Countries.

73. Ghana - 64 Countries.

74. Zambia - 63 Countries.

75. Azerbaijan - 62 Countries.

76. Cape Verde, Philippines - 61 Countries.

77. Uganda - 60 Countries.

78. Benin, Cuba, Morocco, Zimbabwe - 59 Countries.

79. Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan - 58 Countries.

80. Armenia - 57 Countries.

81. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mongolia - 56 Countries.

82. Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo - 55 Countries.

83. Dominican Republic, Sao Tome, Principe - 54 Countries.

84. Tajikistan - 53 Countries.

85. India, Mali, Uzbekistan - 52 Countries.

86. Bhutan, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sierra Leone - 51 Countries.

87. Cambodia, China - 50 Countries.

88. Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Turkmenistan - 49 Countries.

89. Algeria, Central African Republic, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda - 48 Countries.

90. Comoros, Jordan, Laos, Vietnam - 47 Countries.

91. Guinea - 46 Countries.

92. Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria - 45 Countries.

93. Congo (Republic of), Djibouti - 44 Countries.

94. Liberia - 43 Countries.

95. Burundi, North Korea, Myanmar - 42 Countries.

96. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka - 39 Countries.

97. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen - 38 Countries.

98. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan - 37 Countries.

99. Libya - 36 Countries.

100. Syria - 32 Countries.

101. Somalia - 31 Countries.

102. Iraq - 30 Countries.

103. Pakistan - 29 Countries.

104. Afghanistan - 25 Countries.

Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/news-categories/national/item/8155-100-most-powerful-passports-in-the-world-you-will-be-shocked-at-nigerian-passport-ranking