[tylersmith]

For visa-free travel you definitely can't beat the US. That's a compromise one has to weigh here. Most places that have good value in the areas outlined in the article, like the Caribbean and some African islands, have less than great visa-free travel access. This can be potentially be relieved somewhat with additional residency permits but it takes some serious consideration of your travel needs/wants.

[maxnoe]

You very definitely can beat the US for visa free travel, albeit not by a large margin:

https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php

[midasuni]

Sweden, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and several more all beat the US