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Being the only Index that maintains the world’s largest database of travel information, for 11 years, Henley & Partners has published the Visa Restrictions Index, giving unprecedented and inimitable insight into the development of visa policies over time. The 2016 Visa Restrictions Index ranks nations by how freely their citizens can explore the planet.

Here is the list of 12 of the world’s worst passports of 2016 by number of countries granting visa-free access.

12. Sudan — 37

11. Palestinian Territory — 37

10. Nepal — 37

9. Iran — 37

8. Ethiopia — 37

7. Eritrea — 37

6. Libya — 36

5. Syria — 32

4. Somalia — 31

3. Iraq — 30

2. Pakistan — 29

1. Afghanistan — 25