ZeroCool@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.world · 22 hours agoUS falls out of world’s 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 yearswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down12
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minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87·edit-221 hours agoHere’s the “top 10” list (there are a lot of countries tied), if anyone was interested, like I was: Singapore 1st 193 South Korea 2nd 190 Japan 3rd 189 Germany 4th 188 Italy 4th 188 Luxembourg 4th 188 Spain 4th 188 Switzerland 4th 188 Austria 5th 187 Belgium 5th 187 Denmark 5th 187 Finland 5th 187 France 5th 187 Ireland 5th 187 Netherlands 5th 187 Greece 6th 186 Hungary 6th 186 New Zealand 6th 186 Norway 6th 186 Portugal 6th 186 Sweden 6th 186 Australia 7th 185 Czechia 7th 185 Malta 7th 185 Poland 7th 185 Croatia 8th 184 Estonia 8th 184 Slovakia 8th 184 Slovenia 8th 184 United Arab Emirates 8th 184 United Kingdom 8th 184 Canada 9th 183 Latvia 10th 182 Liechtenstein 10th 182 The US ranks joint 12th with Malaysia. Source.
minus-squareiloveDigit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up71·21 hours agoWow, so we’re not even in the top 30 when you count tied countries
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·18 hours agoWhich is really how you’re supposed to present it in any ladder ranking. The top two being level on points doesn’t mean you weren’t third-best. Or 35th best, apparently.
minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down1·edit-221 hours agoImportant note: the number at the end is how many countries the passport lets you go without a visa.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·21 hours agoWell now I want to know who’s 11th
minus-squareMnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·21 hours agoIt’s tied between Iceland and Lithuania
minus-squareazimir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agoSomeday the USA might be as good as Iceland or Lithuania. Of course, if it slips a bit more it’ll fall behind the international diplomatic powerhouses of Romania and Bulgaria.
Here’s the “top 10” list (there are a lot of countries tied), if anyone was interested, like I was:
The US ranks joint 12th with Malaysia.
Source.
Wow, so we’re not even in the top 30 when you count tied countries
Which is really how you’re supposed to present it in any ladder ranking. The top two being level on points doesn’t mean you weren’t third-best.
Or 35th best, apparently.
Important note: the number at the end is how many countries the passport lets you go without a visa.
Well now I want to know who’s 11th
It’s tied between Iceland and Lithuania
Someday the USA might be as good as Iceland or Lithuania. Of course, if it slips a bit more it’ll fall behind the international diplomatic powerhouses of Romania and Bulgaria.