Over the last five years, the world has changed a lot. A global pandemic ground much of the global population to a halt with travel the most restricted it’s ever been in my lifetime – and most likely yours too. Russia’s war on Ukraine and now Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza are causing shockwaves around the world, reshaping the statuses of countries and the rights of their citizens.
With 2024 now underway, the annual results of the Henley Passport Index provide insight into the world’s global power players, and the impact and legacy of the wars and the pandemic. It also gives us a tantalizing look at what lies ahead. Based on exclusive data from the world’s largest database of travel information, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), supported by serious in-house research, it ranks all 199 global passports according to the number of destinations holders can visit without needing a visa in advance.
