The 10 countries with the most powerful passports

[balong]

The 10 countries with the most powerful passports

If you have US citizenship, you have a great deal of traveling power: Americans can fly to 147 countries without ever showing a visa. It makes international travel both cheaper and easier than it is for citizens of many other countries, like those of South Sudan, who can only enter 28 countries without a visa.
The stark differences are revealed in the Passport Index, which ranks countries based on the number of nations where residents can go without purchasing a visa in advance or on arrival. Global financial advisory firm Arton Capital compiled government data from 193 countries and six territories to create the ranking.

Here are the 10 highest-ranking countries and the number of countries their citizens can visit without a visa.

10. Finland â€" 143 countries

9. Japan â€" 143 countries

8. Singapore â€" 143 countries

7. Sweden â€" 144 countries

6. Italy â€" 144 countries

5. France â€" 145 countries

4. Germany â€" 145 countries

3. South Korea â€" 145 countries

2. The United States â€" 147 countries

1. The United Kingdom â€" 147 countries