The Cuban passport is one of the most restricted on the planet and the second worst in Latin America, according to the Global Passport Ranking from the British firm Henley & Partners, specialized in citizenship services.
That agency published its list where it qualifies 199 passports worldwide, based on the countries that admit their holders without the need to obtain a visa.
"In the face of a lower visa application to travel, the greater the position located by the passport of said country," explains Henley & Partners.
Passports that require a visa for a greater number of destinations are considered weak and occupy the last places in the list. ranking.
In this ranking, Cuba continues to be the second worst in the Latin American region, as has happened in recent years.
The Cuban document fell one number since the last count and now ranks 79th worldwide (out of a total of 106 because many passports have the same number of restrictions and reduce the list); but it is the second worst in Latin America, only surpassed by Haiti.
The least reputable passports in Latin America are Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bolivia and Ecuador.
The Haitian passport is the weakest on the continent. It consists of only 55 destinations available to enter without a visa, which places it in 87th place on the list. It shares a location with countries such as Vietnam, Egypt, Comoros Islands, Chad, Bhutan, Central African Republic and Chad.
Cuba occupies the position 79 with 64 visa-free destinations, along with Mongolia and Uzbekistan. The island's document, far from being strengthened, has been weakening, since six years he was ranked 72nd and in 2023 78th place.
Countries like SpainFrance, Germany and Italy are at the forefront of the index, allowing their citizens to travel visa-free to up to 194 destinations around the world, evidencing the gap in access to international travel without visa restrictions that exist between developed and third world countries.
Among Latin Americans, Chile, Argentina and Brazil are the most prominent, ranking within the first 20 positions globally and evidencing greater international openness. Mexico, Uruguay, and Panama are also mentioned positively, appearing among the top 30 in this regard.
The Henley Passport Index is internationally recognized as an indicator of the freedom of travel offered by passports from different nations, and a global benchmark in evaluating the strength of passports since its first edition in 2006.
“The methodology developed by the European company establishes the score with a value of 1 for each destination for which the passport does not require a visa,” the specialists highlight.
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