How does the value of a country’s passport value reflect?
Recently, Heinz Consulting, a global citizen and residence consulting company in the UK, announced the latest ranking of passports of various countries in the world in 2021.
It is understood that the Heinz Passport Index has a statistical history of 16 years and is the only similar index in the world derived from exclusive data from the International Air Transport Administration (IATA). The evaluation range includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel purposes. land. The Henry Passport Index is updated quarterly and is of great reference value in evaluating the global value of passports.
However, this year is a bit different. The index begins with the fact that many countries restrict their exit from the country in order to deal with the new crown epidemic, "at present, any overseas travel is only theoretical." Therefore, this passport value list does not consider travel restrictions imposed by countries due to the new crown epidemic.
The number of passports that can be visited without a visa shows that the number of passports in Asian countries, Japan's passports ranked first with 193, Singapore ranked second with 192 countries and regions, and Germany and South Korea tied for third with 191. The United States, which ranked first in 2014, had 187 Brexit Britain, tied for seventh, along with Belgium and Switzerland .
It is very interesting that the Heinz Index emphasized in its statement that since Japan has made a "hard decision", the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that will be held this summer will not accept overseas spectators, which is ranked first on the passport value list. In Japan, it is "slightly ironic".
This is the fourth consecutive year that Japan's passport has ranked first on the list. has become the largest number of passports in 2021, visa-free and visa-on-arrival countries.
What is the practical significance of the passport’s gold content? As for the Japanese passport, which has been ranked first for many years, this means that they can take a trip with one passport and one air ticket. Even if they travel around the world, they don’t have to be bound by a visa. They are exempted from it. The trouble of queuing up for visas to go to the local embassy in advance.
information shows that Japanese passports can stay in visa-free countries for a shortest week and up to three months, which can basically meet the needs of most Japanese citizens to visit relatives and business activities abroad.
The reason why Japanese passports can rank first on the global passport value list is closely related to the degree of development and civilization of . Japan has become a developed country for nearly half a century, and Japan is the third largest in the world. Economy, with a per capita GDP of about US$40,000, is a well-income developed country. In addition, the high quality of the Japanese is also famous all over the world. Therefore, many countries and regions in the world like Japanese to come and travel to consume.
As the chairman of Heinz Index said, the value of Japanese passport is well-deserved to be the world's number one. The dominance of Asian countries in the index is a clear argument for the benefits of "open policies and the introduction of reciprocal trade agreements". The country that accepts this reality is thriving, with its citizens enjoying an increasing number of passport rights and a range of benefits that come with it.
It is worth mentioning that in this list, our passports are tied for the 68th place in the world with Belarus and Soletto, and can go to 77 countries and regions without a visa.
The top ten countries on the list are Libya (40), North Korea (39), Nepal (38), Palestine (37), Somalia (34), Yemen (33 ), Pakistan (32), Syria (29), Iraq (28), and Afghanistan (26).
In addition, the list statement also pointed out that vaccination in some countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, has been greatly promoted. The resumption of overseas travel in these countries "may be realized in the near future", but for people in developing countries with slow vaccination progress, overseas The "future of travel is not optimistic".
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