Nigeria was having visa-free access to 61 countries and 57th position in the world ranking.
Today, Nigeria has dropped to 92nd in the world ranking and visa-free access to 45 countries.
German citizens currently hold the world’s most powerful passport as they can visit 177 countries without a visa, while US tourists can travel to 174.
British holidaymakers have visa-free access to 175 countries, two less than German citizens and one more than Americans.
1. Germany – 177 Countries.
2. Sweden – 176 Countries.
3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, UK – 175 Countries.
4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, US – 174 Countries.
5. Austria, Japan, Singapore – 173 Countries.
6. Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland – 172 Countries.
7. Greece, New Zealand – 171 Countries.
8. Australia – 169 Countries.
9. Malta – 168 Countries.
10. Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland – 167 Countries.
11. Slovakia – 165 Countries.
12. Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Slovenia – 164 Countries.
13. Latvia – 163 Countries.
14. Estonia, Lithuania – 162 Countries.
15. Poland – 161 Countries.
16. Monaco – 160 Countries.
17. Cyprus – 159 Countries.
18. San Marino – 156 Countries.
19. Chile – 155 Countries.
20. Hong Kong – 154 Countries.
21. Brazil, Bulgaria, Romania – 153 Countries.
22. Andorra, Argentina – 152 Countries.
23. Brunei Darussalam – 151 Countries.
24. Croatia – 149 Countries.
25. Israel – 147 Countries.
26. Barbados – 141 Countries.
27. Bahamas – 140 Countries.
28. Mexico – 139 Countries.
29. Taiwan, Uruguay – 137 Countries.
30. Antigua and Barbuda, Vatican City – 134 Countries.
31. Seychelles – 133 Countries.
32. St. Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela – 132 Countries.
33. Costa Rica – 131 Countries.
34. Trinidad and Tobago – 130 Countries.
35. Mauritius – 128 Countries.
36. Panama – 127 Countries.
37. Paraguay, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines – 125 Countries.
38. United Arab Emirates – 122 Countries.
39. Grenada – 121 Countries.
40. Macau – 120 Countries.
41. Dominica, Honduras – 119 Countries.
42. Guatemala – 116 Countries.
43. El Salvador, Serbia – 115 Countries.
44. Samoa – 112 Countries.
45. Macedonia – 111 Countries.
46. Nicaragua, Tonga, Vanuatu – 110 Countries.
47. Montenegro – 107 Countries.
48. Russia – 105 Countries.
49. Palau – 104 Countries.
50. Colombia – 103 Countries.
51. Turkey – 102 Countries.
52. Bosnia Herzegovina, Moldova – 101 Countries.
53. Albania – 98 Countries.
54. South Africa – 97 Countries.
55. Belize – 94 Countries.
56. Peru, Solomon Islands – 86 Countries.
57. Guyana, Kuwait, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu – 82 Countries.
58. Ecuador, Fiji, Ukraine – 81 Countries.
59. Maldives, Nauru – 80 Countries.
60. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Qatar – 79 Countries.
61. Jamaica – 78 Countries.
62. Papua New Guinea – 77 Countries.
63. Micronesia – 75 Countries.
64. Suriname – 74 Countries.
65. Bahrain – 73 Countries.
66. Bolivia, Botswana – 72 Countries.
67. Oman, Thailand – 71 Countries.
68. Namibia – 70 Countries.
69. Lesotho, Saudi Arabia – 69 Countries.
70. Kenya – 68 Countries.
71. Belarus, Gambia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Swaziland – 67 Countries.
72. Tanzania, Tunisia – 65 Countries.
73. Ghana – 64 Countries.
74. Zambia – 63 Countries.
75. Azerbaijan – 62 Countries.
76. Cape Verde, Philippines – 61 Countries.
77. Uganda – 60 Countries.
78. Benin, Cuba, Morocco, Zimbabwe – 59 Countries.
79. Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan – 58 Countries.
80. Armenia – 57 Countries.
81. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mongolia – 56 Countries.
82. Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo – 55 Countries.
83. Dominican Republic, Sao Tome, Principe – 54 Countries.
84. Tajikistan – 53 Countries.
85. India, Mali, Uzbekistan – 52 Countries.
86. Bhutan, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sierra Leone – 51 Countries.
87. Cambodia, China – 50 Countries.
88. Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Turkmenistan – 49 Countries.
89. Algeria, Central African Republic, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda – 48 Countries.
90. Comoros, Jordan, Laos, Vietnam – 47 Countries.
91. Guinea – 46 Countries.
92. Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria – 45 Countries.
93. Congo (Republic of), Djibouti – 44 Countries.
94. Liberia – 43 Countries.
95. Burundi, North Korea, Myanmar – 42 Countries.
96. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka – 39 Countries.
97. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen – 38 Countries.
98. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan – 37 Countries.
99. Libya – 36 Countries.
100. Syria – 32 Countries.
101. Somalia – 31 Countries.
102. Iraq – 30 Countries.
103. Pakistan – 29 Countries.
104. Afghanistan – 25 Countries.
Source: The Henley&partners visa restriction index 2016
