See the 65 countries with visa-free access to Ghanaian passport holders

The Ghanaian passport dipped one place to 78th on the 2020 Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the world's most travel-friendly passports.

According to the index, the Ghanaian passport provides visa-free/visa on arrival access to 65 destinations across Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Oceania, Americas and the Middle East while 161 destinations required a visa from Ghanaian nationals.

The Ghanaian passport was ranked the 77th strongest with visa-free access to 63 countries in 2019 by the index.

Ghana's highest ranking on the index came in 2006 when it placed 53rd.

Below is a list of destinations that offer visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to Ghanaian passport holders;

1. Bangladesh
2. Cambodia 
3. Indonesia
4. Macao (SAR China) 
5. Maldives 
6. Pakistan 
7. Philippines
8. Singapore
9. Timor-Leste 
10. Benin
11. Burkina Faso
12. Cape Verde Islands
13. Comores Islands 
14. Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
15. Eswatini (Swaziland)
16. Ethiopia 
17. Gambia
18. Guinea
19. Guinea-Bissau
20. Kenya
21. Liberia
22. Madagascar 
23. Mali
24. Mauritania 
25. Mauritius
26. Mozambique 
27. Niger
28. Nigeria
29. Rwanda
30. Senegal
31. Seychelles 
32. Sierra Leone
33. Somalia 
34. South Africa*
35. Tanzania
36. Togo
37. Uganda
38. Zambia 
39. Zimbabwe
40. Cook Islands
41. Fiji
42. Micronesia
43. Niue
44. Palau Islands 
45. Samoa 
46. Tuvalu 
47. Vanuatu
48. Barbados
49. British Virgin Islands
50. Dominica
51. Grenada
52. Haiti
53. Jamaica
54. Montserrat
55. St. Kitts and Nevis
56. St. Lucia 
57. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
58. Trinidad and Tobago
59. Belize
60. Bolivia 
61. Guyana
62. Nicaragua 
63. Iran 
64. Jordan 
65. Lebanon 

*Although the index lists South Africa among the destinations with visa-free access to Ghanaian passport holders, the two countries are yet to finalise the agreement.

South Africa Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane in an interview last November explained that the delay was due to ongoing discussions between the two countries.

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Africa

The highest-ranked passport in Africa was that of Seychelles, which offers visa-free access to 151 countries followed by Mauritius (146 countries).

World

The Japanese passport was first on the index, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to an incredible 191 destinations around the world.

The index is dominated by Asia, with Singapore in second place and South Korea tied with Germany in third place.

The top ten is completed by European countries, with Finland and Spain in fourth place, Spain, Luxembourg and Denmark coming fifth, and Sweden and France placing sixth.

The US and the US now hold joint eighth place.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan has the weakest passport, which offers visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to just 26 destinations.

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The best passports to hold in 2020 are:

1. Japan (191 destinations)
2. Singapore (190)
3. South Korea, Germany (189)
4. Italy, Finland (188)
5. Spain, Luxembourg, Denmark (187)
6. Sweden, France (186)
7. Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland, Austria (185)
8. United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Greece, Belgium (184)
9. New Zealand, Malta, Czech Republic, Canada, Australia (183)
10. Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary (181)

The worst passports to hold:

100. North Korea, Sudan (39 destinations)
101. Nepal, Palestinian Territory (38)
102. Libya (37)
103. Yemen (33)
104. Somalia, Pakistan (32)
105. Syria (29)
106. Iraq (28)
107. Afghanistan (26)

About the Henley Passport Index

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 ongoing research by the Henley & Partners Research Department.