How powerful a passport is, is determined by the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. The ranking system awards a passport one point for each country it allows travel to without the need for a pre-obtained visa. Passports are also awarded a point if the bearer can obtain a visa on arrival, or a visitor’s permit or electronic travel authority. No points are awarded for destinations for which the traveller needs to obtain a visa, or government approval, before arriving in the country.
Here are the top 10 weakest passports in Africa.
| Rank | Passport issuing country | Visa-free destinations |
| 1. | Somalia | 36 |
| 2. | Libya | 40 |
| 3. | Eritrea | 43 |
| 4. | Sudan | 43 |
| 5. | Nigeria | 45 |
| 6. | South Sudan | 46 |
| 7. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46 |
| 8. | Ethiopia | 47 |
| 9. | Djibouti | 50 |
| 10. | Liberia | 51 |
| Burundi | 51 |
