US Passport Plummets To Embarrassing New Low in Global Power Ranking

[Dekster]

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The Henley Passport Index ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations holders can access without a prior visa.


And after analyzing data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), looking at 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations — Singapore topped the leaderboard as the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free access to 193 destinations worldwide.....The US dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in the index’s 20-year history, coming in 12th place, tied with Malaysia, as citizens of both countries have visa-free access to 180 destinations." US passport plummets to embarrassing new low in global power ranking

The US global standing continues to decline. I am not sure how that makes America Great Again. I see no indication we are heading in the right direction when it comes to anything anymore.

 

[odanny]

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The Henley Passport Index ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations holders can access without a prior visa.


And after analyzing data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), looking at 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations — Singapore topped the leaderboard as the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free access to 193 destinations worldwide.....The US dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in the index’s 20-year history, coming in 12th place, tied with Malaysia, as citizens of both countries have visa-free access to 180 destinations." US passport plummets to embarrassing new low in global power ranking

The US global standing continues to decline. I am not sure how that makes America Great Again. I see no indication we are heading in the right direction when it comes to anything anymore.

MAGA don't care, the only place they travel to is Branson, Missouri.

 

[Mac1958]

The US global standing continues to decline. I am not sure how that makes America Great Again. I see no indication we are heading in the right direction when it comes to anything anymore.

I guess that if we hide from everybody in our little rabbit hole, that makes us the coolest rabbit in the hole.

And everyone else will just detach from us as quickly as they can.

 

[Rogue AI]

MAGA don't care, the only place they travel to is Branson, Missouri.

Four fewer countries and still 180 without a visa. Mountain out of a molehill silliness. Liberals will whine about anything these days.

 

[Kondor3]

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The Henley Passport Index ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations holders can access without a prior visa.


And after analyzing data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), looking at 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations — Singapore topped the leaderboard as the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free access to 193 destinations worldwide.....The US dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in the index’s 20-year history, coming in 12th place, tied with Malaysia, as citizens of both countries have visa-free access to 180 destinations." US passport plummets to embarrassing new low in global power ranking

The US global standing continues to decline. I am not sure how that makes America Great Again. I see no indication we are heading in the right direction when it comes to anything anymore.

Somehow, I think we'll survive...

The US had been requiring Visas from an increasing number of countries in recent years...

So, of course, as countries are edged-out from visa waivers, those countries retaliate and require visas from Americans, too...

There are very few African or Muslim countries on the list and only a handful from Asia, and that, too, is understandable...

Operation ******* II has some foreigners upset and unwilling to travel-to or do business within the US, however...

For every one of those there are a ton of those unaffected and unimpressed and entirely willing to come to the US...

Much of the rest of the world loves coming to the US and will not stay-away for long...

But even if that "come-back" does not materialize...

It's just not that big a deal...

 

[EvilCat Breath]

So.
People need a visa to come here. Good.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

"...
The Henley Passport Index ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations holders can access without a prior visa.


And after analyzing data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), looking at 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations — Singapore topped the leaderboard as the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free access to 193 destinations worldwide.....The US dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in the index’s 20-year history, coming in 12th place, tied with Malaysia, as citizens of both countries have visa-free access to 180 destinations." US passport plummets to embarrassing new low in global power ranking

The US global standing continues to decline. I am not sure how that makes America Great Again. I see no indication we are heading in the right direction when it comes to anything anymore.

Which 13 countries aren’t on our list?

 

[Marchimedes]

The Henley Passport Index

Index? Is that like a report or study? I'm sure that's above board and all but I'm not seeing a slogan. That's a shame and what exactly is Henley's source?

Beleivetheleft.com

 

[odanny]

Which 13 countries aren’t on our list?

Vietnam for sure, I had to purchase a 30 day visa before going there. It varies in price, depending on how fast you need it, from around $30 to $90.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Vietnam for sure, I had to purchase a 30 day visa before going there. It varies in price, depending on how fast you need it, from around $30 to $90.

So this is about a 30 dollar fee to visit there?

 

[1srelluc]

I guess that if we hide from everybody in our little rabbit hole, that makes us the coolest rabbit in the hole.

And everyone else will just detach from us as quickly as they can.

LOL....Some rabbits choose to stand apart from the others.

 

[HikerGuy83]

And everyone else will just detach from us as quickly as they can.

Feel free to join them

 

[odanny]

And because Henley counts multiple countries with the same score as a single spot in its standings, there are actually 36 countries that outrank the US on the list.

CNN

So this is about a 30 dollar fee to visit there?

If you buy it months in advance you can probably find it online that cheap, the cheapest I saw was around $40, I bought mine online thru their government website, short notice, $85, and it is sketchy buying anything online (visa, airline tickets, tour tickets, etc) from a VN website, as the language barrier is real. Most VN don't speak English well.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

And because Henley counts multiple countries with the same score as a single spot in its standings, there are actually 36 countries that outrank the US on the list.

CNN



If you buy it months in advance you can probably find it online that cheap, the cheapest I saw was around $40, I bought mine online thru their government website, short notice, $85, and it is sketchy buying anything online (visa, airline tickets, tour tickets, etc) from a VN website, as the language barrier is real. Most VN don't speak English well.

So dealing with them seems shady at best. Maybe that’s why they aren’t on the list.

 

[odanny]

Shocker, the U.S. has had a military occupation in two of the three, and military involvement with the third.


At the opposite end of the list, at No. 106, Afghanistan remains locked in bottom place, with visa-free access to just 24 destinations, two fewer than at the start of this year. Syria is at No. 105 (with 26 destinations) and Iraq is at No. 104 (with 29 destinations).