Significant Predictors of Henley Passport Index

Hilary I. Okagbue (), Pelumi E. Oguntunde (), Sheila A. Bishop (), Patience I. Adamu (), Elvir M. Akhmetshin () and Chukwuemeka O. Iroham ()
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Hilary I. Okagbue: Covenant University
Pelumi E. Oguntunde: Covenant University
Sheila A. Bishop: Covenant University
Patience I. Adamu: Covenant University
Elvir M. Akhmetshin: Elabuga Institute of KFU Elabuga Kazan Federal University
Chukwuemeka O. Iroham: Covenant University

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2021, vol. 22, issue 1, No 2, 32 pages

Abstract: Abstract Henley Passport Index (HPI) is a rank on the number of countries a passport holder of a country can travel VISA-free. Countries with high HPI ranking enjoy certain passport privileges. Little is known about the relationship between HPI and other global indices. This paper investigates the relationship between HPI and the trio of Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Global Peace Index (GPI), and World Happiness Report (WHR). The data of the country ranks of the 4 indices were obtained from the respective websites of the publishers of the indices. A final sample of 150 countries was analyzed after the cases of missing values were discarded. The result showed positive correlation between HPI and CPI (r = 0.768, p

Keywords: Henley Passport Index; Corruption Perception Index; Global Peace Index; World Happiness Report; Regression analysis; Perceived happiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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