(Ecofin Agency) - Henley & Partners published its 2019 passport index and, once again, the world’s top is dominated by Japan while there is no African country in the world’s top 10.

In Africa, the top 5 is dominated by Seychelles (27^th  global rank), Mauritius (51^st global rank), South Africa (53^rd global rank), Botswana (82^nd global rank) and Namibia (68^th global rank). The bottom 5 is made of Ethiopia (96^th global rank), Libya and South Sudan (97^th global ranks), Sudan (99^th global rank), Eritrea (100^th global rank) and Somalia (103^rd global rank).  

Let’s note that Equatorial Guinea progressed the most with three places gained in this ranking.

Henley Passport Index is an index of all the passports ranked according to the countries that welcome them without a visa. The data used in the ranking are compiled from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

2019 Henley African passport index

Moutiou Adjibi Nourou