The Nigerian passport has been ranked among the worst in the world.
According to VisaGuide’s World Passport Index in its latest ranking for 2024, Nigerian passport is the 10th worst travel document worldwide.
The ranking, which uses the Destination Significance Score (DSS) for assessing and ranking the passports of countries and territories, places Nigeria at number 191 out of 199 countries.
As of April, the Nigerian passport was ranked above only North Korea, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia.
The report added that the factors that contributed to this decline include visa-free access, diplomatic relations, and security concerns.
Other factors are visa-free travel, electronic travel authorisation, visa on arrival, electronic visa (e-visa), embassy or other government-approved visas, passport-free travel, and banned entry.
The report, as of April, noted that some African countries that ranked above Nigeria include: Seychelles (64), Mauritius (70), Lesotho (126), Namibia (127), Tunisia (128), Morocco (129), Eswatini (130) Malawi (132), Tanzania (136) Cape Verde (137), Kenya (139) Zambia (140), Zimbabwe (142), Uganda (143), Ghana (144), Madagascar (145), Benin Republic (146), Gambia (147), and Mozambique (148).
The Nigerian passport only emerged above countries like North Korea (192), Iraq (193), Libya (194), Sudan (195), Pakistan (196), Afghanistan (197), Syria (198) and Somalia (199).
In the latest index, the Singaporean passport came first on the chart as the strongest in the world, followed by the Italian passport.
Based on the index, Spanish, French and German passports are ranked as third, fourth, and fifth respectively.
The complete list of all the passports ranked according to their score HERE
