When traveling abroad, different countries have different policies for nationals from various countries. Among these, visa-free access can provide many conveniences for travelers. The global ranking of visa-free countries in 2012 is as follows: (A total of 103 rankings, as many countries' passports have the same number of visa-free entries.)
1. Denmark - 169 countries visa-free, meaning that holders of a Danish passport can enter 169 countries without a visa.
2. Finland, Germany, Sweden - 168
3. Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom - 167
4. Italy, Luxembourg, United States - 166
5. Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain - 165
6. Australia, Austria, Canada - 163
7. Greece, Switzerland - 162
8. Singapore - 161
9. South Korea - 160
10. Iceland - 159
11. Malta - 156
12. Liechtenstein - 155
13. Slovakia - 154
14. Hungary, Malaysia - 153
15. Czech Republic - 152
16. Slovenia - 151
17. Poland - 150
18. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - 149
19. Hong Kong, Monaco - 147
20. Cyprus - 146
21. San Marino - 143
22. Brazil, Israel - 141
23. Andorra, Argentina - 140
24. Brunei - 139
25. Romania - 138
26. Bulgaria, Chile - 137
27. Barbados - 135 (in the Caribbean)
28. Bahamas - 133 (in the Caribbean)
29. Taiwan (ROC) - 130
30. Saint Kitts and Nevis - 128 (in the Caribbean)
31. Mexico - 127
32. Antigua and Barbuda - 126 (in the Caribbean)
33. Uruguay - 125
34. Vatican City - 124
35. Venezuela - 123
36. Seychelles - 122 (in Africa, Indian Ocean island nation)
37. Mauritius - 120 (in Africa, Indian Ocean island nation)
38. Croatia, Paraguay - 119
39. Costa Rica - 117
40. Panama - 113
41. El Salvador - 111
42. Honduras - 110
43. Guatemala - 109
44. Macau - 107
45. Nicaragua - 105
46. Serbia - 99
47. Trinidad and Tobago - 98 (in the Caribbean)
48. North Macedonia - 97
49. Turkey - 95
50. Montenegro, Russia - 94
51. Saint Lucia, South Africa - 93 (Saint Lucia is in the Caribbean)
52. The following are omitted
90. Vietnam - 45
91. Egypt - 43
92. Mainland China, Comoros, Republic of Yemen - 41 (Comoros is in Africa) (most of the 41 countries granting visa-free access to Chinese passport holders are subject to visa-on-arrival treatment)
93. Bangladesh, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea - 40
94. Cameroon, Libya, North Korea - 39
95. Congo, South Sudan - 38
96. Kosovo, Iran, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Syria - 37
97. Sudan - 36
98. Lebanon, Nepal - 35
99. Eritrea - 34
100. Pakistan, Palestine - 32
101. Iraq - 30
102. Somalia - 28
103. Afghanistan - 26
