New Zealand ranked 20th in the worlds most powerful passport list. Photo / Mark Mitchell
New Zealand ranked 20th in the worlds most powerful passport list. Photo / Mark Mitchell
New Zealand passports have made the top 20 most powerful passports in the world list, sneaking in at number 20.
The list has been compiled by transport research comparison site GoEuro.
It has ranked passports based on visa free access, the ability of citizens to obtain a passport, price, lengthof validity and the amount of hours a citizens must work to obtain their passport.
New Zealand passports allow its holder to visit 170 countries visa-free at a cost of $140, or 10 hours of work.
Passports from Sweden were deemed the most valuable with visa-free access to 174 countries, followed by Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom.
The research found Afghanistan came in last, Turkey had the most expensive passports and United Arab Emirates the cheapest.
New Zealanders are set to enjoy 10-year passports once again. The period was reduced to five years in 2005 in response to security concerns sparked by the 2001 terrorist attacks in the US.
1. Sweden 2. Finland 3. Germany 4. United Kingdom 5. USA 6. Denmark 7. Canada 8. Spain 9. Belgium 10. Netherlands 11. France 12. Portugal 13. Japan 14. Italy 15. Norway 16. Austria 17. Ireland 18. Singapore 19. Switzerland 20. New Zealand
