The Henley Passport Index is the ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access visa-free. The creator of this index, Henley & Partners, has analysed the visa regulations of countries in the world since 2006.

Scoring. The score is calculated as the number of countries that a specific passport can access becomes its visa-free

Globally. As of March 2019, the countries with the most powerful passports are Japan, Singapore and South Korea, with their holders capable of visiting 189 countries visa-free. The countries with the least powerful passports are Iraq and Afghanistan, with their holders being able to visit only 30 countries visa-free.

African Region. Seychelles, an archipelago country of 115 islands, is tops, with their holders being able to visit 150 countries visa-free, followed by Mauritius in a close second, with visa-free access to 145 countries.

The most limiting passport in the African region is that of Somalia with visa-free access to 32 countries - the third most limiting passport in the world.