The Aussie passport has been ranked the greatest in the world for travellers, based on the number of countries Australians can visit with no visa.
The most effective passports are from the UK, Finland and Sweden, in accordance with an index by Henley & Partners, a consultancy in residence and citizenship planning.
All the top three passports scored 173 in the rankings, meaning they can be utilized to enter 173 countries and territories with no visa.
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The joint second-ranked countries are Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg and the US with a score of 172.
Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands hold a shared third rank of 171, followed closely by Canada in fourth with 170, then Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand fifth with 168.
Australia is ranked equal sixth with Greece and Singapore with visa-free entry to 167 countries.
The worst passport, number 93 on the list, is from Afghanistan with a score of just 28, closely followed closely by Iraq (31), Somalia and Pakistan (32 each).
Their lowly scores indicate their citizens have minimal freedom of travel.
Furthermore, some countries such as for example Argentina charge Australians a reciprocity fee to enter the country.
The $US100 fee has been imposed in response to Australia charging Argentine citizens to come here. Americans and Canadians may also be slugged with a fee.
Meanwhile, India has announced it's looking to ease visa rules for significantly more than 40 countries by issuing visas on arrival to enhance its tourism industry.
Australia is going to be on the list of countries to benefit from the newest rules, along with the US, Britain, Canada, Brazil, France and Germany.
India already issues visas on arrival to visitors from about a dozen countries, including New Zealand.
Best countries to have a passport from
1. UK, Finland, Sweden (number of visa-free countries 173)
2. Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, USA (172)
3. Belgium, Italy, Netherlands (171)
4. Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain (170)
5. New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria (168)
6. Australia, Greece, Singapore (167)
7. South Korea (166)
8. Iceland (165)
9. Malaysia, Malta (163)
10. Liechtenstein (159)
... and the worst
Afghanistan (28)
Iraq (31)
Pakistan, Somalia (32) culled
Question of the Day:
*What of we country Nigeria? how many countries can a Nigerian Passport enter without visa?
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