South Korean passport “2nd in the world” allows visa-free travel to 193 countries = 1st place is Japan etc.
英コンサルティング会社「ヘンリー＆パートナーズ」はこのほど、ビザ（査証）なしで渡航できる国・地域の数を比較した２０２４年１～３月期の世界パスポート（旅券）指数の集計結果を発表した
British consulting firm Henley & Partners recently announced the results of the World Passport Index for the January-March period of 2024, which compares the number of countries and regions to which you can travel without a visa.
South Korean passports allow visa-free travel to 193 out of 199 countries and regions, ranking second alongside Finland and Sweden.
同社は国際航空運送協会（ＩＡＴＡ）のデータに基づき、ビザなしで訪問できる国・地域がどれほど多いかを指数化している
Based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the company creates an index of how many countries and regions can be visited without a visa.
昨年下半期のランキングでは３位（１８９カ国・地域）にとどまった韓国は、半年ぶりに１ランク上昇した
South Korea, which remained in 3rd place (189 countries/regions) in the rankings in the second half of last year, rose by one rank for the first time in six months.
１３年には１３位まで下がったが、１８年からは２～３位を維持している
It dropped to 13th place in 2013, but has maintained 2nd to 3rd place since 2018.
今回１位となったのは、ビザなしで１９４カ国・地域に渡航できる日本、シンガポール、フランス、ドイツ、イタリア、スペインの６カ国だった
The six countries that took first place this time were Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, where you can travel to 194 countries and regions without a visa.
６カ国が１位となったのは、０６年に指数の発表が始まって以来初めて
This is the first time since the index began being published in 2006 that six countries have ranked first.
北朝鮮は４２カ国・地域で９７位と、シリア（２９カ国・地域、１０３位）やイラク（３１カ国・地域、１０２位）などと並んで最下位圏だった
North Korea was ranked 97th out of 42 countries/regions, ranking at the bottom along with Syria (29 countries/regions, 103rd place) and Iraq (31 countries/regions, 102nd place).
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