Nigerian passport ranked among top ten worst travel documents globally

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The Nigerian passport has been identified as one of the least powerful in the world, landing in the tenth position from the bottom in the latest rankings by VisaGuide's World Passport Index. It is positioned 191st out of 199 countries, sharing the lower ranks with passports from North Korea, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia.


This index utilizes a sophisticated ranking method known as the Destination Significance Score (DSS), which evaluates the global mobility each passport offers based on factors like visa requirements, GDP, Power Index, Tourism Index, and Human Development Index (HDI). These criteria help determine the "travel strength" of each passport.


According to the index, a passport’s value is greatly influenced by the number of destinations its holders can visit without a visa, or with simplified visa processes like visa on arrival or e-visa options. The more accessible high-value destinations are, the higher the passport ranks.


Globally, Singapore leads the passport power list, followed by Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, making them the most travel-friendly passports due to the extensive visa-free access they provide.


In contrast, the Nigerian passport's limited visa-free access dramatically restricts travel opportunities for its holders, allowing entry to just 45 countries without a visa, as per data from the Henley Passport Index, which also highlighted the passport's low ranking. This places Nigeria significantly behind many other African countries, such as South Africa, Ghana, and Benin, which enjoy much higher rankings and greater global mobility.


This consistent low ranking underscores the ongoing challenges and limitations faced by Nigerian passport holders in gaining easy access to numerous countries, which also reflects broader geopolitical perceptions and relations.

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