Seychellois passport holders can visit more countries in the world than Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya or Nigeria without the need to apply for a visa beforehand.

An infographic published by GOOD Magazine, which ranked countries according to the number of countries their passports can enter either without a visa, or with a visa on arrival, reveals that Seychelles passport holders have access to 126 countries, making it the African passport with the best access to the world, sitting in 28th position worldwide.

The UK passport tops the list, along with Finland and Sweden. In fact, UK passport holders have the best access to foreign countries in the world, along with Finland and Sweden, according to this information put together by GOOD Magazine.

The two Nordic countries and Great Britain can visit 173 countries using their passports, enjoying visa-free access or simply getting a visa on arrival.

In comparison, US citizens and Germans can visit 172 and Canadians can only visit 170 and Australians 168.

“Unlike the vast majority of African States, Seychelles is insular in terms of its geography,” …..“As such it is essential that a small island state like Seychelles prioritizes the need for unrestricted travel of its citizens as a means of diminishing an inherent isolation.” “We remain conscious of  the geopolitical relevance of visa free access to other countries which is also a good barometer of the country’s perceived standing in the rest of the world. Seychelles’ relations with other countries are founded on the basis of reciprocity and mutual understanding,” says the Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Paul Adam

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Africa’s most powerful passports

Rank	Country	Visa free Countries or  receive Visa upon arrival
1	Seychelles	126
2	Mauritius	123
3	South Africa	94
4	Botswana	70
5–-	Gambia	68
5–-	Kenya	68
5–-	Lesotho	68
5–-	Namibia	68
9	Malawi	67
10–-	Swaziland	66
10–-	Zambia	66
12	Tanzania	65
13–-	Sierra Leone	63
13–-	Tunisia	63
13–-	Uganda	63
16	Ghana	61
17	Zimbabwe	60
18	Cape Verde	57
19–-	Benin	55
19–-	Côte d’’Ivoire	55
19–-	Mauritania	55
19–-	Senegal	55
23–-	Burkina Faso	53
23–-	Guinea	53
23–-	Mali	53
23–-	Niger	53
23–-	Togo	53
28	Morocco	51
29	São Tomé e Príncipe	50
30–-	Central African Republic	48
30–-	Madagascar	48
30–-	Mozambique	48
33–-	Guinea-Bissau	47
33–-	Nigeria	47
35–-	Algeria	46
35–-	Egypt	46
35–-	Gabon	46
38	Chad	45
39–-	Cameroon	43
39–-	Congo	43
39–-	Rwanda	43
42	Comoros	42
43–-	Equatorial Guinea	41
43–-	Burundi	41
43–-	Ethiopia	41
46–-	Angola	40
46–-	Djibouti	40
48–-	Congo	39
48–-	Libya	39
48–-	South Sudan	39
51	Sudan	38
52	Eritrea	36

Source: africancelebs.com