According to Nomad Passport Index 2022, Nearly 85% of the 30 most powerful passports in the world are in Europe. “While many passport rankings focus solely on visa-free travel, this index adds taxation, global perception, ability to obtain dual citizenship, and personal freedoms into its scoring.”

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1. Top 30 passports ranking: (There’s a full list with weighted score segments in the link)

   1 Luxembourg
   2 Sweden
   3 Ireland
   4T Belgium
   4T Switzerland
   6T Finland
   6T Portugal
   6T Czech Republic
   9T Netherlands
   9T Singapore
   11 Italy
   12T Denmark
   12T Austria
   12T Germany
   12T France
   12T South Korea
   17 Malta
   18T Iceland
   18T Norway
   18T New Zealand
   18T Slovakia
   18T Japan
   23T Latvia
   23T Spain
   25 Lithuania
   26T United Kingdom
   26T Greece
   26T Canada
   29 Liechtenstein
   30 Slovenia

2. Oddly enough the Irish one became a bit more powerful after Brexit and very sought after by both British people and mainland continentals.

   Visa free access to both the UK and EU.

3. Surprised that Estonia is missing.

   Overall an interesting index but I find the “global perception” category a bit too subjective.