The Henley Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to travel freedom their citizens enjoy. Henley & Partners has analyzed the visa regulations of all the countries and territories in the world. It has created an index which ranks countries according to the visa-free access its citizens enjoy to other countries. This is the first time that a global ranking shows the international travel freedom of the citizens of the various countries as well as the international relations and status of individual countries relative to others.
The following is an overview of selected countries taken from the Henley Visa Restrictions Index - Global Ranking 2010:
Rank Score
1 United Kingdom 166
2 Denmark 164
3 Sweden 163
4 Finland 162
4 Luxembourg 162
5 France 161
5 Germany 161
5 Italy 161
5 Netherlands 161
6 Belgium 160
6 Japan 160
6 Spain 160
7 Ireland 159
7 Norway 159
7 United States 159
8 Austria 158
8 Portugal 158
9 Australia 157
9 Canada 157
88 Nepal 38
88 China 38
90 Pakistan 36
92 Iran 34
94 Lebanon 32
98 Afghanistan 26
*Number of countries and territories which can be entered without a visa by a citizen of the respective country
