Which countries on the African countries have the most powerful passports? This post gives you a list of all 54 African countries ranked according to the strength of their passports

Passport Index

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The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the largest, most accurate travel information database – and enhanced by Henley & Partners’ research team. Expert insights regarding the latest ranking are available in the Global Mobility Report 2021 Q4.

Country	Rank	2020 Score	2021 Score
Seychelles	1	29	152
Mauritius	2	33	146
South Africa	3	58	103
Botswana	4	67	86
Namibia	5	73	78
Lesotho	6	74	77
Eswatini	7	75	74
Malawi	8	76	73
Kenya	9	77	72
Tanzania	10	77	72
Tunisia	11	78	71
Zambia	12	78	71
The Gambia	13	80	68
Uganda	14	81	67
Cape Verde Islands	15	82	66
Zimbabwe	16	83	65
Ghana	17	84	64
Morocco	18	85	63
Sierra Leone	19	85	63
Mozambique	20	86	62
Benin	21	87	61
Rwanda	22	87	61
Sao Tome and Principe	23	88	60
Mauritania	24	89	59
Burkina Faso	25	90	58
Gabon	26	91	57
Cote d’Ivoire	27	92	56
Senegal	28	92	56
Equatorial Guinea	29	93	55
Madagascar	30	93	55
Guinea	31	94	54
Mali	32	94	54
Togo	33	94	54
Chad	34	95	53
Comoro Islands	35	95	53
Niger	36	95	53
Algeria	37	96	52
Central African Republic	38	96	52
Guinea-Bissau	39	96	52
Burundi	40	97	51
Egypt	41	97	51
Angola	42	98	50
Cameroon	43	98	50
Liberia	44	99	49
Congo (Rep.)	45	100	48
Djibouti	46	101	47
Ethiopia	47	103	45
Nigeria	48	103	45
South Sudan	49	104	44
Eritrea	50	105	43
Congo (Dem. Rep.)	51	106	42
Sudan	52	107	41
Libya	53	108	40
Somalia	54	111	34