23/07/2022
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South Sudan passport ranked 6th most powerful in East Africa, 47th in Africa and 100th in the world ahead of Sudan
The South Sudanese passport has been ranked 6th most powerful in East Africa, 46th in Africa and 99th globally, with the number of countries a South Sudanese with passport can travel to without a Visa, or be required to obtain one on arrival staying at 99.
This is according to the latest Henley Passport Index- which compares visa-free access of the 199 different passports globally, across 227 travel destinations. The index ranks passports with no requirement for visa as being strong, while it weakens as requirements for visa increase.
In East Africa, Tanzania leads, followed by Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and lastly the newest member of EAC Democratic Republic of Congo.
In Africa, South Sudan has been ranked behind 46 other countries.
Sudan is ranked 101st globally with 44 destinations and 50th in Africa.
Seychelles remains the top in Africa with the strongest passport that can access 153 destinations-ranking 28th globally, followed by Mauritius whose passport can access 146 destinations (33rd globally), then South Africa’s with access to 105 destinations (55th globally), all visa-free.
Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and Malawi also rank ahead of Kenya in the Henley quarter three index, as was their performance during quarter two.
Worst ranked African countries are Somalia, position 107 globally and last in Africa, and Libya, position 104 globally and second last in Africa. A Somalia passport can only access 35 destinations in the world visa-free, while a Libya one accesses 41 destinations.
Globally, the strongest passports are from Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Germany and Spain in that order.