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Israeli Passport Ranks 18th Globally Despite Security Challenges and Low Peace Index
Despite Israel's low ranking on the Global Peace Index, its passport ranks 18th globally due to strong diplomatic, economic, and geopolitical ties. The Henley Passport Index highlights Israel and the US as exceptions where passport strength does not correlate with peace rankings.
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- 01Israeli passport ranks 18th globally despite low peace ranking at 159th.
- 02Passport strength reflects diplomatic, economic, and geopolitical influence, not just peace.
- 03US also shows a similar pattern with a strong passport but low peace ranking.
- 04Singapore leads the passport index with access to 192 countries visa-free.
- 05Global travel freedom has increased significantly over the past 20 years.
- 06Afghanistan ranks last with visa-free access to only 22 countries.
Singapore tops the list, while Afghanistan ranks last.
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