(Image: dfa.ie)It's right up there.
The Irish passport just continues to go from strength to strength, and now ranks alongside US and UK travel documents.
The Republic of Ireland is ranked in sixth place globally currently when it comes to passport power, with access to visa-free travel to 183 countries around the globe.
That's according to the latest Henley and Partners Passport Index, which ranks countries according to exclusive data received from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
According to the latest index, Japan and Singapore have the most powerful passports in the world currently with citizens able to access 187 destinations without a prior visa.
South Korea, Finland and Germany round out the top-five nations.
The top ten most powerful passports in the world are:
- Japan, Singapore.
- South Korea, Germany, Finland.
- Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg.
- France, Sweden, Spain.
- Austria, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland.
- Ireland, Norway, U.K, U.S.A, Belgium, Greece, Canada.
- Malta.
- Czech Republic.
- Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Lithuania.
- Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the list with its citizens able to access only 25 destinations.
