PASSPORTS WITH POWER
Added on: 30th Jan 2016
SOUTH KOREA
Number of visa free countries – 172
South Korea brings up the bottom of the next set of countries
(there are a lot of them!). The main reason it is at the bottom is
primarily due to the fact that the rest of the countries
(except for Japan) are all EU members which automatically
grants their citizens full access to the entire European Union.
South Korea is not a member of any such union and therefore
its citizens are more restricted in terms of where they can reside.
JAPAN
Number of visa free countries – 172
Japan is in a similar position to South Korea but a bigger
economy and more land area give its citizens more
diversity.
PORTUGAL
Number of visa free countries – 172
Although members of the European Union, Portugal, Spain and
Italy are all currently experiencing significant issues with their
economies which has been leading many of their citizens to
relocate to northern Europe. Portugal is the smallest of these
countries and therefore ranks slightly lower.
SPAIN
Number of visa free countries – 172
Because Spain’s economy is slightly worse off than Italy’s,
it is edged out by its Mediterranean neighbour.
ITALY
Number of visa free countries – 172
Out of all the south European countries, Italy provides the most
desirable situation although unemployment is still an issue.
FRANCE
Number of visa free countries – 172
Moving farther north, France enjoys all of the benefits of the other
EU countries but also has a slightly larger and more stable economy.
BELGIUM
Number of visa free countries – 172
Although it is smaller than France, a slightly higher
GDP per capita pushed it ahead.
LUXEMBOURG
Number of visa free countries – 172
With the average salary being almost six figures, Luxembourg
is one of the wealthiest nations in the world and that alone
pushes it ahead of both Belgium and France.
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