Project Overview Passport Power

The goal of this project was to compare passport utility to political stability as a means of discovering meaningful global trends. Passport utility, which indicates the overall ability for citizens of a country to travel internationally, is measured through a mobility score and the Human Development Index (HDI) of a country. The analyses of this project could be used for multiple purposes and audiences. As the world grows more interconnected through technology and commerce, it is necessary to reflect upon the ability of humans to utilize transportation systems and travel internationally. International travel, which is heavily regulated by the abilities surrounding a given country’s passport, promotes cultural learning and understanding between nations. On one hand, policy analysts for a given country could utilize this project’s results to enhance their understanding of factors limiting their country’s global mobility. On the other hand, citizens of a country could consider this project’s results to help form and defend political opinions regarding foreign relations. In a broader sense, economists, geographers, scholars of migration can consider the results of this project when analyzing patterns of global processes.