Singapore remains as the world’s most powerful passport, offering visa-free access to 195 of 227 global destinations, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index.
Japan follows as runner-up with access to 193 destinations.
The rankings are based on exclusive data from the IATA.
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, and South Korea have all dropped two places to third, with visa-free access to 192 destinations. Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden share fourth place, each with access to 191 destinations. Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK are tied for fifth with 190 destinations.
Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the index, losing visa-free access to two more destinations over the past year. This has resulted in the largest mobility gap in the index’s 19-year history, with Singaporeans able to travel to 169 more destinations visa-free than Afghan passport holders.
The remaining spots in the Top 10 are largely occupied by European countries, alongside Australia in sixth place (189 destinations), Canada in seventh (188 destinations), and the US in ninth (186 destinations). The UAE, one of the biggest movers in the past decade, has gained 72 destinations since 2015 and now ranks 10th with access to 185 destinations.
Over the past decade, only 22 of the world’s 199 passports have fallen in the Henley Passport Index. The US is the second-biggest dropper, falling seven places from second to ninth, after Venezuela. Vanuatu follows, and the British passport, which was once ranked first in 2015, now sits in fifth. Canada also dropped three spots, from fourth to seventh.
China is one of the biggest climbers in the Henley Passport Index, rising from 94th place in 2015 to 60th in 2025, with a 40-destination increase in visa-free access. It has also improved its standing on the Henley Openness Index, which ranks countries by the number of nationalities they allow entry without a visa. Over the past year, China granted visa-free access to 29 more countries, rising to 80th place with 58 visa-free nations. By comparison, the US ranks 84th, with visa-free access for just 46 countries.
