Source: Forbes

Your passport is your key through the doorway to the rest of the world. At least, that's how we like to think of it - but in reality for many it's every bit as much a barrier to global freedom. And that's because different passports carry different powers to give you access to where you want to go.

With 2020 now upon us, The Henley Passport Index has updated its Global Mobility Report that examines the power of each nation's passport. Ranking the most to the least powerful, it also delivers an in-depth look at mobility trends around the world examining which countries you can visit without a visa, or if you need one with which type of visa, as well as how passports have changed over the last 14 years, how they compare globally and why your passport has the level of access it does.

Based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) (the world's largest database of travel information) and backed up by significant in-house research, it reveals that the world kicks off the 21st century's third decade with Japan's passport occupying the number one spot for the third year running.

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