Afghanistan was ranked as the country with the weakest passport in the world, as Afghan people can only access 27 countries without the need for a visa in advance, according to a report issued by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners.

Iraq and Syria follow closely behind as Iraq can visit 29 destinations and Syria can visit 30 without requiring a visa.

On the other end of the spectrum, Japan, with 193 visa-free destinations, was ranked as the best passport in the world and was followed by Singapore and South Korea, both of which can visit 192 destinations without the need for a visa in advance.

Notably, Jordan was ranked in the 94th place with 53 visa-free destinations.

The best passports to hold in July 2022 are:

• Japan (193 destinations)
• Singapore, South Korea (192 destinations)
• Germany, Spain (190 destinations)
• Finland, Italy, Luxembourg (189 destinations)
• Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (188 destinations)
• France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom (187 destinations)
• Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States (186 destinations)
• Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta (185 destinations)
• Hungary (183 destinations)
• Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (182 destinations)

The worst passports to hold in July 2022
The following countries have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 40 or fewer countries:

• Afghanistan (27 destinations)
• Iraq (29 destinations)
• Syria (30 destinations)
• Pakistan (32 destinations)
• Yemen (34 destinations)
• Somalia (35 destinations)
• Nepal, Palestinian territory (38 destinations)
• North Korea (40 destinations)