Here's some great news to chase away the Monday blues, especially for the travel enthusiasts ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

With 156 visa-free destinations, Singapore passport is the second most powerful passport in the world, alongside Sweden, according to the World Passport Index ranking for this year.

Compared with the most powerful passport, Germany's, which gains entry to 157 visa-free destinations, the Singaporean traveller needs a visa for some South American countries (Bolivia, Guyana, Paraguay, Venezuela), African countries (Ethopia, Sao Tome and Principe) and Ukraine. The countries we enjoy an edge over the Germans, though, include China, Cuba, Ghana, Myanmar and North Korea.

Not too shabby, all things considered.

Here's how our neighbours ranked on the list:

Malaysia's is at #5.

Thailand comes in at #54.

Indonesia is ranked #66, tied with China.

And here's how a few others ranked:

Japan: #4

South Korea and Australia: #6

Taiwan: #28

And here's a list of countries Singapore needs visas for:

1. Afghanistan

2. Algeria

3. Angola

4. Belarus

5. Benin

6. Bhutan

7. Bolivia

8. Burundi

9. Cameroon

10. Central African Republic

11. Chad

12. Congo

13. Congo (Dem. Rep.)

14. Cote Divoire (Ivory Coast)

15. Equatorial Guinea

16. Eritrea

17. Ethiopia

18. Gabon

19. Guinea

20. Guyana

21. Iraq

22. Liberia

23. Libya

24. Mali

25. Nauru

26. Niger

27. Nigeria

28. Pakistan

29. Paraguay

30. Russian Federation

31. Sao Tome and Principe

32. Saudi Arabia

33. Sierra Leone

34. Somalia

35. South Sudan

36. Sudan

37. Syria

38. Turkmenistan

39. Ukraine

40. Uzbekistan

41. Venezuela

42. Yemen

Top photo from Passport Index 2017

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