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How powerful is the Philippine passport in 2022? Where can you travel visa-free?

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MANILA - The Philippine passport ranked 80th in 2022 among 112 countries according to the Henley Passport Index.The country&#x27;s passport has slid, as this was lower compared to the passport&#x27;s 77th rank in 2021, and 74th in 2020. According to the <a href="https://cdn.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/media/HENLEY_PASSPORT_INDEX_FACTSHEET_2022_Q3_220707_1.pdf?_cldee=4VjgZaJEIks_ZrmKrNKPYPaSse_8xgF5Ft71X7jpkub_rDTNJLRUDavzfalYgfGL&amp;recipientid=lead-f83e6e759208ed118c110050568d9a18-cac1be1576ed474eb48e34d4a836c6c2&amp;esid=902e7f4a-e0df-4e14-8b32-b9bd313dbfc1">index</a>, the Philippine passport had a &quot;Visa-free score&quot; of 67, which means that its holder could travel to 67 countries and territories without needing a visa.This was in contrast to Japan&#x27;s passport, which is ranked first, allowing visa-free travel to 193 countries and territories. Singapore and South Korea tied at the 2nd spot with a 192 visa-free score, data showed.The Philippines is tied with Cape Verde Island and Uganda on the 80th spot, the index said based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/01/09/21/how-powerful-is-the-philippine-passport-in-2021">How powerful is the Philippine passport in 2021?</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/10/18/far-from-powerful-ph-passport-places-75th-in-power-index">Far from powerful: PH passport places 75th in power index</a></li></ul>No. 3 on the index are Germany and Spain, followed by Finland, Italy and Luxembourg in the 5th spot. Completing the top 5 are Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden.Meanwhile, Afghanistan is at the last spot at 112th with 27 Visa-free score.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/01/21/passport-backlog-estimated-at-up-to-4-million-dfa">DFA passport backlog estimated at 3 million to 4 million</a></li></ul><div>PHILIPPINE PASSPORT HOLDERS CAN TRAVEL VISA-FREE TO THE FOLLOWING: </div>OCEANA: • Cook Islands • Marshall Islands * • Niue • Papua New Guinea * • Tuvalu * • Fiji • Micronesia • Palau Islands * • Samoa * • VanuatuMIDDLE EAST • Armenia * • Israel • Iran * • Palestinian TerritoryCARRIBEAN • Barbados • Haiti • St. Vincent and the Grenadines • Dominica • St. Lucia * • St. Lucia *<ul>	<li>ASIA</li></ul>Brunei Hong Kong (SAR China Kazakhstan Laos Malaysia Mongolia Nepal * Singapore Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Indonesia Kyrgyzstan * Macao (SAR China) Maldives * Myanmar Pakistan ** Sri Lanka ** Tajikistan * Timor-Leste *<ul>	<li>AMERICAS</li></ul>Bolivia Colombia Nicaragua * Suriname Brazil Costa Rica Peru<ul>	<li>AFRICA</li></ul>Burundi * Comoro Islands * Guinea-Bissau * Malawi * Mauritius * Mozambique * Senegal Somalia * The Gambia Uganda * Cape Verde Islands * Cote d&#x27;Ivoire Madagascar * Mauritania * Morocco Rwanda Seychelles * Tanzania * Togo ** Visa on arrival • electronic travel authority (ETA)<div>RELATED VIDEO:</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2134505" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippine passport ranked 80th in 2022 among 112 countries according to the Henley Passport Index.