Thinking about becoming a Dutch citizen? We have one more reason for you: The Netherlands has the third most powerful passport in the world!
According to the Henley Passport Index, The Netherlands snatched a shared third place for 2024, gaining visa-free travel to an impressive 192 countries!
The index compares how many countries you can travel to without needing to organise or pay for a visa, meaning Dutchies are just as mobile in the sky as they are on a bike.
The rankings
The Dutch passport is slowly climbing the ranks, ranking 5th place in 2022 and then 4th place in 2023. Dutchies are now tied for third with Austria, Denmark, and Ireland.
Curious to see which passports made the top 10? Have a look:
| Ranking | Countries | Access to countries visa-free |
| 1 | France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain | 194 |
| 2 | Finland, South Korea, Sweden | 193 |
| 3 | Austria, Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands | 192 |
| 4 | Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, The United Kingdom | 191 |
| 5 | Greece, Malta, Switzerland | 190 |
| 6 | Australia, Czechia, New Zealand, Poland | 189 |
| 7 | Canada, Hungary, The United States | 188 |
| 8 | Estonia, Lithuania | 187 |
| 9 | Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia | 186 |
| 10 | Iceland | 185 |
Three Asian countries, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, made the cut — and in the top 3, no less!
Other non-European countries nabbed a spot in the top 10, including New Zealand (6th place, 189 countries), Canada and the United States (joint 7th place, 188 countries).
This is a stark difference from countries ranked at the bottom 10:
| Rank | Countries | Access to countries visa-free |
| 10 | Iran, Lebanon, Nigeria, Sudan | 45 |
| 9 | Eritrea, Sri Lanka | 43 |
| 8 | Bangladesh, North Korea | 42 |
| 7 | Libya, Nepal, Palestine | 40 |
| 6 | Somalia | 36 |
| 5 | Yemen | 35 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 34 |
| 3 | Iraq | 31 |
| 2 | Syria | 29 |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 28 |
Wondering where your country has wound up in the passport index? See the full list.
Where does your passport rank? Tell us in the comments!
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