Nigeria’s Visa-Free Travel Rank Drops to 92nd, Seychelles Leads Africa

In the new report, Nigeria ranks 92nd on the list of countries with the most visa-free access to other countries.
The report, released on Tuesday by Henley & Partners, is based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The ranking of countries is monitored throughout the year, focusing on changes in the relevant visa policies of each country.
As of July 2023, Nigeria was ranked 90th on the list but has slipped to 97th place behind African countries such as Burundi, Cameroon, and Liberia, which have seen significant changes in the country’s visa policies.
In the latest ranking, Nigeria is now ranked 92nd alongside Asian continental countries Lebanon and Myanmar, with visa-free access to 45 destinations.

Nigeria ranked sixth from the bottom in the list of African countries with visa-free travel, behind South Sudan, Sudan, Eritrea, Libya, and Somalia.
Meanwhile, Seychelles maintained its 24th place, ranking highest among African countries with access to 156 countries. Mauritius rose from 29th to 28th place, with access to 150 countries.
Meanwhile, South Africa was third in Africa, but only 47th in the world, with access to 106 countries without a prior visa.

Singapore maintained its lead by topping the global list, with France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain in second place. According to the ranking index, Singaporeans can visit 195 destinations, three more than last year.
Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden rank third with visa-free access to 191 destinations, while Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom come in fourth with visa-free access to up to 190 destinations.
Canada comes in seventh behind the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Malta, while the United States ranks eighth with visa-free access to 186 destinations.
Afghanistan has maintained its position from last year, but remains at the bottom of the index with only 26 countries in visa-free access score, followed by Syria with 28 and Iraq with 31, making them the three countries with the weakest passports in the world.