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Went down a rabbit hole on this one, and though this was an interesting related chart: https://www.henleypassportindex.com/passport-index https://www.henleypass

Went down a rabbit hole on this one, and though this was an interesting related chart: https://www.henleypassportindex.com/passport-index https://www.henleypassportindex.com/passport-index It shows which countries have the best passports as far as access goes. Edit: Add some data from these countries Countries from the Article: -Austria 186 -Cyprus 171 -Malta 182 -Turkey 111 -Vanuatu 129 -Grenada 141 -St. Kitts and Nevis 151 -Saint Lucia 142 -Dominica 136 -Antigua and Barbuda 149 For reference: -United Kingdom 186 -United States of America 186 There does not appear to be a correlation between access and price. Though the most access is the most expensive.

classichasclass 8y ago
What would be particularly interesting is intersections for folks who actually do buy multiple passports. If I had a US passport plus a Maltese passport, does that score some higher number of access by allowing you to use the right passport at the right border, or is it still 186? I hold dual citizenship and I move a lot more easily through many borders than my single citizenship wife does by picking the appropriate passport for that particular entry. No, I didn't buy it.
- dustinchilson 8y ago
  Using their tool (https://www.henleypassportindex.com/compare-passport https://www.henleypassportindex.com/compare-passport) it looks like if you have a US Passport and add a Malta/Austria Passport you add Brazil, Venezuela, and Iran to your visa free travel. Cuba if you add Antigua and Barbuda So it'd be 189.
k__ 8y ago
So this is only interesting for people who are from somewhere that is low on this list?
- projectramo 8y ago
  No. This is fascinating for me and I am high on the list. I was wondering about what access it buys you. This is sort of why it is being purchased.
  - askytb 8y ago
    If you want to play around with it, there's a tool for comparing different passports and the benefits it gives different nationalities: https://multinational.io/best_passport/ https://multinational.io/best_passport/ For example if you're looking to add as many visa free countries as you can to your American passport your best choice would be Ivory Coast (+12 countries): https://multinational.io/best_passport/the%20United%20States https://multinational.io/best_passport/the%20United%20States
    - Bedon292 8y ago
      Thats really cool. I was looking for something like that when I found my first link. Though what I really want is a giant matrix of all passports to all passports. Interestingly from this list Dominica is the best country to dollar investment at $20k / country. Though Turkey and Grenada actually get you 6. They are more per country. Would be interesting to do a full analysis of all the combos. Though it looks like their sources are different than my link since the numbers don't line up. Total count of the US is 163 vs 186 from other site.
      - askytb 8y ago
        How about this one? https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php The data is stored on the front end in a bunch of arrays, if you want to play around with it directly. > Though it looks like their sources are different than my link since the numbers don't line up. Most probably different definitions of visa-free (it's not all clear-cut) and "Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories" counted in one but not the other.
      - projectramo 8y ago
        You might also want to "quality" weight them. A lot of passports will underscore access to the US, EU, Canada etc. There is also a different level of access. For instance, a Canadian passport will also get you a work holiday in Ireland or Australia. Will any of these do something similar?

classichasclass 8y ago

What would be particularly interesting is intersections for folks who actually do buy multiple passports. If I had a US passport plus a Maltese passport, does that score some higher number of access by allowing you to use the right passport at the right border, or is it still 186? I hold dual citizenship and I move a lot more easily through many borders than my single citizenship wife does by picking the appropriate passport for that particular entry. No, I didn't buy it.

dustinchilson 8y ago
Using their tool (https://www.henleypassportindex.com/compare-passport https://www.henleypassportindex.com/compare-passport) it looks like if you have a US Passport and add a Malta/Austria Passport you add Brazil, Venezuela, and Iran to your visa free travel. Cuba if you add Antigua and Barbuda So it'd be 189.

k__ 8y ago

So this is only interesting for people who are from somewhere that is low on this list?

projectramo 8y ago
No. This is fascinating for me and I am high on the list. I was wondering about what access it buys you. This is sort of why it is being purchased.
- askytb 8y ago
  If you want to play around with it, there's a tool for comparing different passports and the benefits it gives different nationalities: https://multinational.io/best_passport/ https://multinational.io/best_passport/ For example if you're looking to add as many visa free countries as you can to your American passport your best choice would be Ivory Coast (+12 countries): https://multinational.io/best_passport/the%20United%20States https://multinational.io/best_passport/the%20United%20States
  - Bedon292 8y ago
    Thats really cool. I was looking for something like that when I found my first link. Though what I really want is a giant matrix of all passports to all passports. Interestingly from this list Dominica is the best country to dollar investment at $20k / country. Though Turkey and Grenada actually get you 6. They are more per country. Would be interesting to do a full analysis of all the combos. Though it looks like their sources are different than my link since the numbers don't line up. Total count of the US is 163 vs 186 from other site.
    - askytb 8y ago
      How about this one? https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php The data is stored on the front end in a bunch of arrays, if you want to play around with it directly. > Though it looks like their sources are different than my link since the numbers don't line up. Most probably different definitions of visa-free (it's not all clear-cut) and "Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories" counted in one but not the other.
    - projectramo 8y ago
      You might also want to "quality" weight them. A lot of passports will underscore access to the US, EU, Canada etc. There is also a different level of access. For instance, a Canadian passport will also get you a work holiday in Ireland or Australia. Will any of these do something similar?