Chilean citizens were the Latin Americans holding the most powerful passport in the region as of late 2023. At that time, the Chilean passport granted access to 175 countries, while Argentina and Brazil – following in the ranking – scored 170 visa-free access destinations. Meanwhile, the passport from Barbados was the most powerful Caribbean passport in that same year.
Outbound tourism in Chile
Preliminary figures for 2022 showed that there were more than two million outbound travelers from Chile that year. This denoted an increase of about 322 percent over the previous year, when departures were most likely hampered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Meanwhile, the Chilean expenditure per capita on international tourism showed that an outbound traveler from the South American country spent approximately 36.48 U.S. dollars in 2023, with this figure forecast to increase by about 25 percent by 2028.
*The Henley Passport Index ranks the passports of 199 nations worldwide according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
The total score is calculated by cross-checking each passport against 227 possible travel destinations. Each passport receives a score with value = 1, if passport holders do not require a visa (for each travel destination) or if they can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination.
Where a visa is required, or where a passport holder has to obtain a government-approved electronic visa (e-Visa) before departure, a score with value = 0 is assigned to the passport. The same score is also assigned if passport holders need pre-departure government approval for a visa on arrival.
Further information about the methodology used to create the ranking can be found here.
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