article_snippet.sent: Henley and Partners created a Visa Restrictions Index, which ranks countries globally in accordance to the travel freedom their inhabitants enjoy - with some surprising results.
article_snippet.sent: The Visa Restrictions Index analyses countries ability to travel visa-free.
article_snippet.sent: Each country was given a score by global consulting firm Henley and Partners, who specialise in residence and citizenship planning.
article_snippet.sent: a score by global consulting firm Henley and Partners, who specialise in residence and citizenship planning was calculated based on visa regulations of all countries and territories in the world, and the number of other countries that other countries citizens can travel to without having to obtain a visa.
article_snippet.sent: This was juxtaposed by Finland, Germany, Sweden, the UK and the US, in first position, who are able to access 174 countries visa-free.
article_snippet.sent: Nepal ranked 90th with residents being able to visit 37 countries without a visa .
article_snippet.sent: the Visa Restrictions Index reflected the decision in 2014 to allow citizens of the UAE to be allowed short stays in the EU Schengen countries without a visa, moving the EU Schengen countries up the rankings in the travel freedom index.
article_snippet.sent: Somalia, (left), was ranked 92nd, allowing visa-free access to 32 countries.
highlights_snippet.sent: Henley and Partners's Visa Restrictions Index calculates travel freedom .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: It is based on the number of countries citizens can visit visa-free .
  