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Singapore has the most powerful passport in the world, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index.
The nation-state was one of six countries tied for first place in 2024 in a list produced by migration consultancy Henley & Partners, which ranks passport holders by the number of destinations they can enter visa-free.
Singapore broke ahead of five other countries — Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain and France — and granted its citizens visa-free access to 195 of 227 global destinations, according to the rankings released on Wednesday.
Japan is No. 2, with visa-free access to 193 destinations, and the four European countries that tied for first place last year, Finland and South Korea, share third place, each allowing passport holders to visit. 192 destinations without the need for a visa.
European countries, plus New Zealand, dominate the top 20 list.
The Henley Passport Index It uses data from the International Air Transport Association to classify the world’s 199 passports.
The “Visa Free” index includes situations where a visa is not required, or where easier entry documents such as visas on arrival, visitor permits and electronic travel authorizations are required.
Climbers and Fallers
The United Arab Emirates is one of the “highest climbers” on the list, according to a press release, having gained visa-free access to 72 destinations over the past decade, for a total of 185 destinations worldwide.
It is behind the United States, whose citizens can visit 186 places without the need for a visa, according to the ranking.
The US is one of 22 places where passports have fallen in the index over the past 10 years, he said.
“Surprisingly, it’s the US the second largest fall Between 2015 and 2025, after Venezuela, it dropped seven places from 2nd place to the current 9th place,” the statement said.
Passports from the UK – which topped the list in 2015 – and Canada have also dropped, he said.
China rose in the ranking to land in 60th place in 2025. Openness to other countries also increased greatly, with China now allowing its citizens to visit 58 destinations without a visa – half of which were added in the last year. Henley Opening Index.
Bottom of the list
Afghanistan is again believed to have the weakest passport on the list. It ranked last for only providing access to 26 out of 227 destinations. Its citizens can visit places like Cambodia, Maldives, Djibouti, Sri Lanka and Haiti without obtaining a visa.
The gap between the strongest and weakest passports on the list is the largest in the index’s 19-year history, according to Henley & Partners. Singaporeans can visit 169 more places than Afghanistan without the need for a visa, it says.
After Afghanistan, the most vulnerable passports on the list are those of Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, Nepal, the Palestinian territories, Libya and Bangladesh, each of which ranks below North Korea, whose citizens can visit 41 destinations around the world, according to the ranking.
