Azerbaijan improves position in world's most powerful passports rank

Baku. 9 January. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijan ranks 72nd for passport power according to the Visa Restrictions Index by Henley & Partners.

Report informs, compared to the previous ranking of Henley&Partners, Azerbaijan improved its position by two points (previously 74th).

Armenia ranks the 76th place in the list, while Georgia 53rd, Russia 48th, Belarus 65th and Ukraine 44th.

According to the ranking, most opportunities for free movement give passport of Germany - enjoying visa-free access to 177 countries in total. Singapore ranks 2nd globally on the 2018 edition of the index, with visa-free access to 176 countries, while eight countries - Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and the UK - share 3rd place, offering passport-holders access to 175 countries.

Notably, the index analyzes visa rules of more than 200 countries and territories of the world and ranks them by the number of countries with visa-free access.

Countries' position in the ranking is determined by the number of countries in which citizens can enter visa-free.