CNN —The jiggling and jostling atop the global passport rankings for 2023 just got a little more interesting.
And while Asia has long dominated the top of the leaderboard in the index created by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, Europe is bouncing back.
The US, meanwhile, has dropped a further two places to eight spot, with access to a mere 183 destinations visa-free.
The Henley Passport Index is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks 199 passports worldwide.
Estonia, Iceland (182 destinations)The worst passports to hold:Three countries around the world have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 30 or fewer countries.
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