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Philippines considered moderately weak in list of world's powerful passports

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A recent analysis of the world&#x27;s passports confirms what most Filipinos already know.If you&#x27;re from the Philippines, chances are it won&#x27;t be easy to fly around the world. International financial company Arton Capital just released its <a href="https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php" target="_blank">Passport Index</a>, which ranks the strongest passports in the world.Germany tops the list, followed by Singapore and Sweden.A total of 193 countries and territories were included in the index, separated into 95 passport power ranks. Southeast Asian countries ranked behind Singapore are as follows: Malaysia (passport power rank No. 5), Brunei (20), East Timor (47), Thailand (55), Philippines (64), Indonesia (67), Cambodia (75), Vietnam (76), Laos (79) and Myanmar (85).The Philippines has a visa-free score of 60, which means Filipino citizens can only travel to 60 countries without needing a visa.Compare that to Singapore, which has a score of 156.According to <a href="https://qz.com/886817/singapore-has-the-worlds-second-most-powerful-passport/?utm_source=qzfb" target="_blank">Quartz</a>, the index &quot;factors in the number of countries passport holders can visit without a visa, and the number they can visit by attaining a visa upon arrival.&quot;&quot;A country’s ability to obtain visa waivers reflects its diplomatic relations with other countries,&quot; the Quartz report added. &quot;A nation’s visa requirements are shaped by security risks, reciprocal visa arrangements, and the risks of visa and immigration rules violations.&quot;Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the U.S. round out the top 11.

If you're holding a Philippine passport, chances are it won't be easy to fly around the world.

If you're holding a Philippine passport, chances are it won't be easy to fly around the world.