Since I last mentioned an annual study that reports which countries allow visa-free visitors from which other countries, the U.S. has fallen out of second place:
Scandinavians and Finns, by contrast, can travel to 173 countries or territories (out of a possible 223) without the need to fill in forms with curious questions dreamt up by bureaucrats.
The law firm Henley & Partners, which compiles the list, now has the U.S. tied at 5th with Ireland. The other top-5 countries are as follows:
Rank | Countries | Can visit |
1 | Denmark, Finland, Sweden | 173 |
2 | Germany | 172 |
3 | Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, UK | 171 |
4 | Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain | 170 |
5 | Ireland, US | 169 |
When I have time, I'll try to chase down the raw data to find out, again, which countries we need visas to visit that our European and Japanese friends don't.