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A new report by the Henley Global Passport Index has ranked the Nigerian passport as the least powerful among the 15 countries in the Economic Community of West African States.
The countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Henley globally also ranked Nigeria’s passport below South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Malawi, Uganda, Morocco, Rwanda, Chad, Algeria, Burundi, and Congo.
The ranking which is based on citizens’ freedom of movement across different countries further revealed that the Nigerian passport is at 98th position out of out of 199 countries.
West Africa Africa countries passport ranking
Here’s the list of countries in the ECOWAS region ranked by the number of visa-free locations they offer, as per the report:
- Gambia: 68 visa-free locations
- Cabo Verde: 65 visa-free locations
- Ghana and Sierra Leone: 64 visa-free locations
- Benin: 60 visa-free locations
- Burkina Faso: 57 visa-free locations
- Senegal and Ivory Coast: 56 visa-free locations
- Guinea: 55 visa-free locations
- Togo: 54 visa-free locations
- Niger and Mali: 53 visa-free locations
- Guinea Bissau: 52 visa-free locations
- Liberia: 49 visa-free locations
- Nigeria: 46 visa-free locations
Henley globally explains ranking
Speaking with Arise Tv on Friday, February 10, the Managing Partner Uk/Nigeria of Henley and Partner Group, Stuart Wakeling, described the ranking as very important.
He added.:
“It is a very important ranking because it shows the ability of the citizens of that nation to guide you on how many countries they can travel to visa-free or visa upon arrival.
