QCOSTARICA — The Costa Rican passport closes 2024 as the seventh “most powerful” in Latin America and the first in Central America, according to a recent measurement published by Passport Index.
According to this indicator, Costa Rica maintains the regional position of 2023. This is thanks to the fact that 146 countries do not require a visa from their citizens or, at least, they acquire it upon arrival at the destination.
This measurement is slightly different from the one carried out at the beginning of the year by the firm Henley & Partners, which places the Costa Rican passport in sixth place in Latin America. But, in addition, it points out that Ticos can enter 152 nations without a visa.
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Both Passport Index and Henley & Partners indicate some of the countries that do require a visa for Costa Rican citizens:
- United States
- Canada (or have a US visa)
- Thailand
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Sudan
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Kenya
- Angola
- Saudi Arabia
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
The most robust passports in the world and the region
According to Passport Index, the passport of the United Arab Emirates is the most powerful in the world for the fourth consecutive year.
Citizens of this Arab kingdom can enter 180 countries without needing a visa. In second place is Spain (179) and in third place the majority of European countries (178).
In the region, the strongest passports are in this order:
- Brazil: 166
- Argentina: 164
- Chile: 163
- Mexico: 154
- Uruguay: 152
- Peru: 150
- Costa Rica: 146
- Paraguay: 146
- Panama: 141
- Colombia: 139
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