PASSPORTS WITH POWER

SOUTH KOREA

Number of visa free countries – 172

South Korea brings up the bottom of the next set of countries

(there are a lot of them!). The main reason it is at the bottom is

primarily due to the fact that the rest of the countries

(except for Japan) are all EU members which automatically

grants their citizens full access to the entire European Union.

South Korea is not a member of any such union and therefore

its citizens are more restricted in terms of where they can reside.

JAPAN

Number of visa free countries – 172

Japan is in a similar position to South Korea but a bigger

economy and more land area give its citizens more

diversity.

PORTUGAL

Number of visa free countries – 172

Although members of the European Union, Portugal, Spain and

Italy are all currently experiencing significant issues with their

economies which has been leading many of their citizens to 

relocate to northern Europe. Portugal is the smallest of these

countries and therefore ranks slightly lower.

SPAIN

Number of visa free countries – 172

Because Spain’s economy is slightly worse off than Italy’s,

it is edged out by its Mediterranean neighbour.

ITALY

Number of visa free countries – 172

Out of all the south European countries, Italy provides the most

desirable situation although unemployment is still an issue.

FRANCE

Number of visa free countries – 172

Moving farther north, France enjoys all of the benefits of the other

EU countries but also has a slightly larger and more stable economy.

BELGIUM

Number of visa free countries – 172

Although it is smaller than France, a slightly higher

GDP per capita pushed it ahead.

LUXEMBOURG

Number of visa free countries – 172

With the average salary being almost six figures, Luxembourg

is one of the wealthiest nations in the world and that alone

pushes it ahead of both Belgium and France.