Kenyan passport has faired impressively in Africa in the 2023 ranking but overall in the global ranking, its score is average.
A report from UK-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has ranked Kenyan passport at position 73 in the world.
The report, based on data from the International Air Transport Association (ITATA), ranks all the world’s 199 passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
Based on the Henley index, Japanese citizens have the most access as their passport was ranked the most powerful in the world with 193 visa-free destinations.
The least powerful passport was Afghanistan with their citizens only able to access 27 visa-free destinations.
Henley & Partners report indicates that Kenyan passport holders can access 73 destinations without a visa in 2023.
South African passport was ranked the most powerful in Africa as its citizens can access 106 destinations without a prior visa.
Somalia's passport was ranked the worst in Africa as its citizens can only access 35 destinations without a prior visa.
These are the top 10 best African passports in 2023, according to the Henley index:
1. South Africa ( 106 visa-free destinations)
2. Botswana ( 87 visa-free destinations)
3. Namibia ( 79 visa-free destinations)
4. Lesotho ( 77 visa-free destinations)
5. eSwatini ( 75 visa-free destinations)
6. Malawi ( 74 visa-free destinations)
7. Kenya ( 73 visa-free destinations)
8. Tanzania ( 72 visa-free destinations)
9. Zambia ( 71 visa-free destinations)
10. Tunisia ( 70 visa-free destinations)
11. Uganda ( 67 visa-free destinations)
These are the top 10 worst African passports in 2023, according to the Henley index:
1. Somalia ( 35 visa-free destinations)
2. Libya ( 41 visa-free destinations)
3. Congo (Dem. Rep.), Sudan ( 42 visa-free destinations)
5. Eritrea, South Sudan ( 44 visa-free destinations)
7. Ethiopia, Nigeria ( 46 visa-free destinations)
9. Djibouti ( 48 visa-free destinations)
10 Congo (Rep.) Liberia ( 49 visa-free destinations).
