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Re:My own private Iceland by WildGreenLeave on Thursday October 24, 2019 @05:07AM (#21342813)
The Japanese passport is powerful, but I wouldn't call it the most powerful at all[0]. There are many countries that are on par (e.g. South Korea, The Netherlands, Denmark) and multiple ones more powerful (e.g. United Arab Emirates, Germany, Finland).

[0] https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php

Re:My own private Iceland by vinay427 on Thursday October 24, 2019 @05:49AM (#21342976)
I agree that it shouldn't be called the most powerful, but there's an insignificant difference between the top 20-30 countries on this list which makes it rather meaningless (IMO) to compare between them. Some random country that few people actually visit might open up visa-free travel to some on the list which will shoot them up a few places.

Anyways, I like the Nationality index (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quality_of_Nationality_Ind...) which takes into account freedom-of-movement with economic and quality-of-life factors, so it isn't just a count of visa-free travel agreements. This seems like a better measure of the power or value of a specific citizenship.