Kyrgyzstanis can visit over 60 countries without visa after Kyrgyz passport ranked 80th in passport index

Bishkek, Jan. 8, 2020./Kabar/. Kyrgyz passport took the 80th in the rating, and citizens of the country can visit 63 countries. Passport of the neighboring country, Kazakhstan, ranked 67th due to its ability to allow visa free entrance to 76 countries worldwide. Japanese passport leads with 191 points. It takes 1st place for the third consecutive year. Singapore's passport with 190 points is in second place, while South Korea and Germany with 189 points are in third place. Russia's passport with 118 points took 51st place, while China's passport, whose citizens have the opportunity to enter 71 countries without a visa, took 72nd place. Belarus' passport took 68th place, Azerbaijan - 76th. Armenia's passport took 81st, Tajikistan - 84th, Uzbekistan - 85th, Turkmenistan - 90th. At the very end of the list was the passport of Afghanistan. Holders of Afghan passport can travel only in 26 directions without visa. Passports of Iraq and Syria, respectively, are in second and third places from the end of the list. The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information, and enhanced by the Henley & Partners Research Department.