The Canadian passport ranked 7th overall with visa-free access to 185 countries — tying with Greece.

The Canadian passport ranked 7th overall with visa-free access to 185 countries — tying with Greece.

A new ranking of the best passports across the world has dropped and the Canadian passport managed to secure a spot in the global top ten.

The Henley Passport Index, from migration consultancy firm Henley & Partners, is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The ranking examined a total of 199 passports and 227 possible travel destinations. The ranking then identifies the number of countries that each passport can access visa-free.

Singapore, which took the top spot, enables visa-free access to 192 countries while Afghanistan, which fell last on the ranking, grants access to only 27. A total of 34 countries landed in the top 10.

The Canadian passport ranked 7th overall with visa-free access to 185 countries — tying with Greece. Canada’s passport ranking has also inched up a spot after landing 8th in the 2022 ranking. The Canadian passport now holds a stronger standing than the United States.

The U.S. passport ranked 8th this time around, tying with Lithuania, with visa-free access to 184 countries. Passports from Germany, Italy and Spain were ranked second, granting its citizens visa-free access to 190 countries.

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