Taiwanese passport ranks as 29th most powerful in the world

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/17
By: Elaine Hou and Kuo Chao-he

Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) Taiwanese passports rank as the 29th most powerful in the latest global passport index, which was recently cited in the World Economic Forum website.

The index assessed which countries have the most powerful travel documents by measuring the number of countries that can be visited without applying for a visa.

At the top of the ranking are Germany and Sweden, with holders of German and Swedish passports being able to visit 158 countries without having to apply for a visa.

Last year, the United States and the United Kingdom shared the top spot, but this year’s ranking puts the former at the fourth position and the later at the second spot, said the article on the World Economic Forum website.     [FULL  STORY]