ACCORDING to the Henley Passport Index, the Philippine passport ranks 72nd in the world’s most powerful passports, making it a spot higher than last year.
This reported ranking was based on the total number of destinations a passport holder can visit visa-free.
Data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) was used as a data source that was later assigned a score of 1 to each visa-free destination.
The Philippine passport is only able to travel to 63 countries visa-free.
Last year, the country ranked 73rd, but later went down to 75th in the index ranking that was reported earlier this year.
In 2023, the Philippines ranked 78th, 80th in 2022, 77th in 2021, and 74th in 2020.
The Singapore passport still holds the top ranking for the most powerful passport, as its citizens are able to travel to 193 countries without a visa.
Japan and South Korea share 2nd place, with their citizens being able to travel to 190 countries, while Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain rank third, with citizens being able to travel to 189 countries.
4th ranking comes from countries like Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, with these countries being able to travel to 188 countries visa-free.
Ranking at 5th are countries Greece, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
The least powerful passport is in Afghanistan, with it only scoring 25.
