Indeed once the powerful passport in the world, the UK passport has now fallen to its lowest ranking since 2006.

The UK passport has started sliding due to the Brexit. It dropped to third place in 2016, then fourth in 2017, fifth in 2018 and sixth in 2019.

The most powerful passports in the world

1. Japan: (can access to 191 countries visa-free)

2. Singapore: (can access to 190 countries visa-free)

3. Germany and South Korea: (can access to 189 countries visa-free)

4. Finland and Italy: (can access to 188 countries visa-free)

5. Denmark, Luxembourg and Spain: (can access to 187 countries visa-free)

6. France and Sweden: (can access to 186 countries visa-free)

7. Austria, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland: (can access to 185 countries visa-free)

8. Belgium, Greece, Norway, UK and US: (can access to 184 countries visa-free)

9. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Malta and New Zealand: 183 (can access to 183 countries visa-free)

10. Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia: (can access to 181 countries visa-free)

11. Iceland, Latvia and Slovenia: (can access to 180 countries visa-free)

12. Estonia: (can access to 179 countries visa-free)

13. Liechtenstein and Malaysia: (can access to 178 countries visa-free)

14. Poland: (can access to 176 countries visa-free)

15. Monaco: (can access to 175 countries visa-free)

16. Chile and Cyprus: (can access to 174 countries visa-free)

17. Romania: (can access to 172 countries visa-free)

18. Bulgaria and the UAE: (can access to 171 countries visa-free)

19. Argentina and Brazil: (can access to 170 countries visa-free)

20. Croatia and Hong Kong: (can access to 169 countries visa-free)

The top ten weakest passports in the world

Afghanistan passport is considered the weakest with visa-free access to just 26 countries.

107. Afghanistan: (can access to 26 countries visa-free)

106. Iraq: (can access to 28 countries visa-free)

105. Syria: (can access to 29 countries visa-free)

104. Pakistan & Somalia: (can access to 32 countries visa-free)

103. Yemen: (can access to 33 countries visa-free)

102. Libya: (can access to 37 countries visa-free)

101. Palestinian Territory and Nepal: (can access to 38 countries visa-free)

100. North Korea and Sudan: (can access to 39 countries visa-free)

99. Kosovo & Lebanon: (can access to 40 countries visa-free)

98. Bangladesh, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Eritrea and Iran: (can access to 41 countries visa-free)

The rankings are based on The Henley Passport Index. The complete ranking can be viewed at https://www.henleypassportindex.com/passport