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Mobility
Passport power map
The Lucky Nomads Passport Index scores every passport out of 100, not by counting visa stamps but by weighting each destination by how livable it is and by rewarding the right to settle rather than just visit. This map colors every country by quintile within the full pool of passports, so the strongest stay green and the weakest red. Hover any country for its exact score, then open our passport index for the full ordered ranking.
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What the data shows
Ireland leads the Passport power map at 90.9 / 100, ahead of Czech Republic (89 / 100) and Estonia (88.5 / 100).
This map colors 199 passports by passport power, from the strongest in green to the weakest in red.
Eritrea sits at the bottom of the range at 7.7 / 100.
Top performers on this map
- #1Ireland90.9 / 100
- #2Czech Republic89 / 100
- #3Estonia88.5 / 100
- #4Liechtenstein87.4 / 100
- #5Switzerland86.4 / 100
Absolute scores and ranks stay in the tables below. Map colors use quintiles within the full pool on this map.
How to read this map
Green marks the top quintile on this composite, red marks the bottom quintile. Hover and the tables keep the absolute score out of 10. Map colors are relative to the full pool.
- Top quintileabout the top 20 % on this map (best side of the metric)
- Second quintilenext 20 %
- Middle quintilemiddle 20 %
- Fourth quintilenext 20 %
- Bottom quintileabout the bottom 20 % (weakest side of the metric)
- Unrankednot ranked
Top 10 highest scores
| Rank | Flag | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 90.9 / 100 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 89 / 100 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 88.5 / 100 | |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 87.4 / 100 | |
| 5 | Switzerland | 86.4 / 100 | |
| 6 | Finland | 86.3 / 100 | |
| 7 | Lithuania | 86.2 / 100 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 85.9 / 100 | |
| =9 | Iceland | 85.4 / 100 | |
| =9 | Netherlands | 85.4 / 100 |
Bottom 10 scores
| Rank | Flag | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | Eritrea | 7.7 / 100 | |
| 198 | Syria | 13.6 / 100 | |
| 197 | Chad | 13.7 / 100 | |
| 196 | Afghanistan | 13.8 / 100 | |
| 195 | Somalia | 15.4 / 100 | |
| =193 | Yemen | 15.8 / 100 | |
| =193 | Central African Republic | 15.8 / 100 | |
| 192 | Iran | 16 / 100 | |
| 191 | Ethiopia | 16.2 / 100 | |
| =189 | Haiti | 16.3 / 100 |
Methodology
The score blends four pillars into a single number out of 100: access weighted by destination livability, residence rights from free movement, the tax friendliness of the citizenship, and the optionality of the home country. The map colors countries by quintile within our full pool of passports rather than by absolute bands, so the spread stays readable. Scores are recomputed from our bilateral visa access matrix and our livability data on a regular cadence.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Lucky Nomads Passport Index different from Henley?
Henley counts destinations you can enter without a prior visa and stops there. We weight each destination by how good it is to live in, we reward the right to reside rather than just visit, and we factor in how your citizenship taxes you.
Why do some travel-strong passports look weaker here?
A passport can open many borders for short tourist stays yet grant the right to settle in almost none. Our score rewards the freedom to live and work somewhere, so pure tourist mobility counts for less.
Why are some countries gray on this map?
Gray countries do not issue their own passport in our index, such as dependent territories. Only sovereign passports get a score.
Where can I see the full ranking?
Open our /passport-index page for the complete ordered list of every passport, with the four pillar scores and a per-passport breakdown.
Which passports currently lead the Passport power map?
As of the latest computed scores, the top of the Passport power map is Ireland (90.9 / 100), Czech Republic (89 / 100), and Estonia (88.5 / 100). The full ordered ranking of every passport is on our /passport-index page.
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Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.