[wanabidii] No visa required: Africa's most powerful passports

Seychelles is the African country whose citizens have the most freedom to visit other countries around the globe, while Eritrean passport holders have the hardest time travelling.

A new infographic, designed by Rosie Spinks for GOOD magazine, ranks countries according to the number of places their passports can enter either without a visa, or with a visa on arrival.

The research shows that passport holders from Seychelles can visit 126 countries without having to apply for a visa. Mauritius, South Africa and Botswana are the African countries ranked in second, third and fourth places respectively. Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, features in joint 33rd position.

Globally, passports from Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom are the most powerful, allowing citizens easy access to 173 countries. Afghanistan is the lowest ranked country.

Strict visa requirements between African countries have been blamed for holding back economic growth. "Africa is one of the regions in the world with the highest visa requirements. Visa restrictions imply missed economic opportunities for intra-regional trade and for the local service economy such as tourism, cross-country medical services or education", said Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice-president of the African Development Bank, during a conference last year.

Note: The original infographic doesn't include Liberia or Somalia. Both the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of the Congo are referred to as "Congo".

Africa's most powerful passports

Rank	Country	Number of countries to which passport  holders have visa-free access
1	Seychelles	126
2	Mauritius	123
3	South Africa	94
4	Botswana	70
5–-	Gambia	68
5–-	Kenya	68
5–-	Lesotho	68
5–-	Namibia	68
9	Malawi	67
10–-	Swaziland	66
10–-	Zambia	66
12	Tanzania	65
13–-	Sierra Leone	63
13–-	Tunisia	63
13–-	Uganda	63
16	Ghana	61
17	Zimbabwe	60
18	Cape Verde	57
19–-	Benin	55
19–-	Côte d'Ivoire	55
19–-	Mauritania	55
19–-	Senegal	55
23–-	Burkina Faso	53
23–-	Guinea	53
23–-	Mali	53
23–-	Niger	53
23–-	Togo	53
28	Morocco	51
29	São Tomé e Príncipe	50
30–-	Central African Republic	48
30–-	Madagascar	48
30–-	Mozambique	48
33–-	Guinea-Bissau	47
33–-	Nigeria	47
35–-	Algeria	46
35–-	Egypt	46
35–-	Gabon	46
38	Chad	45
39–-	Cameroon	43
39–-	Congo	43
39–-	Rwanda	43
42	Comoros	42
43–-	Equatorial Guinea	41
43–-	Burundi	41
43–-	Ethiopia	41
46–-	Angola	40
46–-	Djibouti	40
48–-	Congo	39
48–-	Libya	39
48–-	South Sudan	39
51	Sudan	38
52	Eritrea	36

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