The most desirable passports on earth

A Swedish passport allows visa-free travel to 176 countries or territories

A passport allows one to be a citizen of the world—but some think it should also work for you. As in, if you’re wealthy and well-travelled, it should be a bit like an exclusive invitation-only credit card: Lots of benefits, lots of perks, lots of points.

That’s the view of Nomad Capitalist, a firm that recently ranked 199 countries corresponding to their “value of citizenship.” In addition to visa-free travel options, this ranking uses a weighted approach that considers the amount of taxes a country levies on citizens who live abroad, along with the nation’s overall global reputation, civil and personal