Pakistan’s passport has been ranked as the fourth worst in the world because its citizens can only enter 32 countries without a visa in advance. According to a new quarterly report from London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, only Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria are rated worse than Pakistan. CNN reported on the findings. Afghan nationals are once again at the bottom of the list and can enter just 27 countries without needing a visa in advance. A trio of Asian passports offers their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to Henley & Partners report. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world, just ahead of Singapore and South Korea whose citizens can freely visit 192. And now that Asia-Pacific is opening up post-Covid, its citizens are more likely to be making use of that travel freedom again. Global travel is now at around 75% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest release by Henley Passport Index, which is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Below the Asian top three, a glut of European countries sits near the top of the leaderboard. Germany and Spain are tied to 190 destinations, followed by Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg at 189. Then there’s Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden all tied in fifth place, while France, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom are at No. 6. New Zealand and the United States make an appearance at No. 7, alongside Belgium, Norway, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. Other indexes Henley & Partner’s list is one of several indexes created by financial firms to rank global passports according to the access they provide to their citizens. The Henley Passport Index ranks 199 passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. It’s updated in real-time throughout the year, as and when visa policy changes come into effect. Arton Capital’s Passport Index takes into consideration the passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories — ROC Taiwan, Macau (SAR China), Hong Kong (SAR China), Kosovo, Palestinian Territory and the Vatican. Territories annexed to other countries are excluded. It’s also updated in real-time throughout the year, but its data is gathered by close monitoring of individual governments’ portals. It’s a tool “for people who travel, to provide accurate, simple-to-access information for their travel needs,” Arton Capital’s founder Armand Arton told CNN in December. Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2023 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 181. As for the second place, that’s held by 11 countries, most of which are in Europe: Germany, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and South Korea. The United States and the UK are at No.3, alongside Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Poland, Ireland and New Zealand.