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Nigeria ranks lowest amongst list of 15 most powerful passports for 2021

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The Henley Passport Index for 2021 was released on January 5, 2021, and Nigeria is at number 97 on the ranking with access to 46 countries.

Citizens of the land of the rising sun, Japan, that has been hogging the number 1 spot for 3 years have access to 191 countries, without prior visa.

The Henley Passport Index is based on data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information.

Below are 15 of the most powerful passports in Africa, ranking and number of countries they can access without prior visa:

1. Mauritius 31|146
2. South Africa 54|101
3. Botswana 62|85
4. Namibia 68|77
5. Lesotho 69|76
6. Eswatini 71|74
7. Malawi 72|74
8. Kenya 73|72
9. Zambia 74|71
10. Tanzania 74|71
11. Tunisia 74|71
12. Gambia 75|68
13. Uganda. 76|76
14. Cape Verdes Islands 77|66
15. Ghana 78|65