REVEALED: The top 10 passports on the IPPR 2020..... and the worst passports

The Pakistani passport’s ranking jumped six places higher from the 198th position in 2019.

IPPR is compiled by combining both the Mobility Score (MS), the number of countries one can visit without a visa, or a visa on arrival can be obtained, and United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Index (UNDP HDI). The higher the Mobility Score, the better the IPPR ranking. UNDP HDI serves as the deciding factor in case passports have the same Mobility Score. The Pakistani passport has a Mobility Score of 33, and those who hold one can access seven countries visa-free and get a visa on arrival in 26 nations.
Japan with a Mobility Score of 116, has been ranked at the top of the IPPR 2020 while Iraq with a Mobility Score of 26 has been ranked at the bottom of the list that has 199 countries. Despite the improvement from last year, Pakistan still remains in the bottom 10 countries on the list.
The top 10 passports on the IPPR 2020 in descending order are: Japan, New Zealand, Finland, Austria, Luxembourg, Ireland, South Korea, Switzerland, Australia and Denmark.

The best passports to hold in 2020 are:

1. Japan (191 destinations)

2. Singapore (190)

3. South Korea, Germany (189)

4. Italy, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg (188)

5. Denmark, Austria (187)

6. Sweden, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland (186)

7. Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium (185)

8. Greece, New Zealand, Malta, Czech Republic (184)

9. Canada, Australia (183)

10. Hungary (181)

The worst passports to hold

Several countries around the world have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to fewer than 40 countries. These include:

103. North Korea (39 destinations)

104. Libya, Nepal, Palestinian Territory (38)

105. Somalia, Yemen (33)

106. Pakistan (32)

107. Syria (29)

108. Iraq (28)

109. Afghanistan (26)

Its 2020 index puts Japan and New Zealand at the top, with a visa-free score of 118.