Azerbaijan ranked 70th in international passport index
Baku/10.01.24/Turan: On 10 January, "Henley & Partners" company released the World Passport Index based on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data.
For the first time, six countries ranked first at once with a record number of visa-free travellers: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain. Passport holders of these countries can visit without visa 194 countries out of 227.
South Korea, Finland and Sweden ranked second (193 visa-free destinations), while Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands shared third place (192).
The UK moved to the fourth position (191) and the US is in seventh place (187).
Over the past year Azerbaijan concluded visa-free travel agreements with Kenya, UAE and Saudi Arabia and moved up to 70th place. Azerbaijan's passport provides visa-free access to 72 countries.
Armenia ranked 74th this year, while Turkey ranked 52nd.
*The World Passport Index is a ranking of all passports in the world by the number of destinations to which their holders can gain visa-free access (or access with a visa on arrival). The ranking was created 19 years ago by Chris Kaelin, founder of Henley & Partners Group. -0-
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