Solomon’s passport ranked best in pacific countries on Henly Passport Index

Jake Sanders, Editor

所罗门群岛的护照在亨利护照指数中排名为太平洋国家最佳

The Solomon Islands boasts the highest-ranked passport among Pacific Island nations, sharing the 37th position globally, according to the Henley Passport Index. This index, produced by a consulting firm known as “the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment,” ranks passports based on global travel freedoms, utilizing data from the International Air Transport Association.

The index evaluates 199 passports and 227 travel destinations. The Solomon Islands passport permits entry to 134 countries, while Samoa and Tonga provide access to 131 destinations, and the Marshall Islands allows entry to 129. Tuvalu ranks 41st with access to 128 countries, and Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau each have visa-free access to 124 countries.

Further down the ranking, Vanuatu has access to 92 countries, Fiji to 90, Nauru to 89, and Papua New Guinea to 87. Leading the list is Singapore, with access to 195 countries, followed by Japan with 193, and six countries—Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Spain—tied at 192. New Zealand ranks 5th with access to 190 countries, and Australia is 6th with 189. This marks New Zealand’s highest ranking since 2017; it reached 4th place in 2015 but fell to 8th in 2018 and 2019.

At the bottom of the list are countries like Yemen, Iran, and Syria, with Afghanistan ranking last at 106th place, allowing visa-free access to only 26 countries. Notably, Australia has the world’s most expensive passport, with a new adult passport priced at AUD$412 (about US$255.30), followed by Mexico (US$222.82), the USA (US$162.36), and New Zealand (US$120.37).

Henley and Partners employ a scoring system for the index. A passport earns a score of 1 for each destination that does not require a visa. The same score is given if passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) upon entering a country. The total score for each passport reflects the number of destinations where no visa is needed. Henley manages the new Nauru climate investment passport program and Solomon Islands is in the final stages of launching it’s passport program with final approval expected after the next session of Parliament meets in March 2025.

杰克·桑德斯,来自霍尼亚拉的报道

根据亨利护照指数,所罗门群岛在太平洋岛国中拥有最高排名的护照,全球排名第37位。该指数由一家被称为“投资移民领域的全球领导者”的咨询公司发布,基于国际航空运输协会的数据,对护照进行全球旅行自由度的排名。

该指数评估了199本护照和227个旅行目的地。所罗门群岛护照允许进入134个国家,而萨摩亚和汤加则提供131个目的地的入境,马绍尔群岛允许进入129个国家。图瓦卢排名第41,允许进入128个国家,基里巴斯、密克罗尼西亚联邦和帕劳各自享有124个国家的免签入境。

排名较低的有瓦努阿图可以进入92个国家,斐济90个,瑙鲁89个,巴布亚新几内亚87个。排名首位的是新加坡,允许进入195个国家,其次是日本193个,芬兰、法国、德国、意大利、韩国和西班牙六国并列192个国家。新西兰排名第5,允许进入190个国家,澳大利亚排名第6,允许进入189个。这是新西兰自2017年以来的最高排名;2015年曾达到第4位,但在2018年和2019年降至第8位。

排名底部的国家包括也门、伊朗和叙利亚,阿富汗排名最后第106,只有26个国家享有免签入境。值得注意的是,澳大利亚的护照是世界上最昂贵的,新版成人护照的价格为412澳元(约255.30美元),其次是墨西哥(222.82美元)、美国(162.36美元)和新西兰(120.37美元)。

亨利和合伙人采用评分系统进行该指数的评估。每个不需要签证的目的地,护照得1分。如果护照持有者可以在入境时获得落地签证、访客许可证或电子旅行授权(ETA),则也给予相同的分数。每本护照的总分反映了不需要签证的目的地数量。亨利管理新的瑙鲁气候投资护照项目,所罗门群岛的护照项目也进入最后阶段,预计在2025年3月下次国会会议后获得最终批准。