The latest update of the Henley Passport Index shows that Singapore has reclaimed its crown as the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 195 out of 227 destinations worldwide.
Similarly, Japan remains the runner-up with a score of 193, according to the index which measures the number of destinations in the world with all 199 passports they can enter without a prior visa.
The ranking is based on official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
In the current index, France, Germany, Italy and Spain have dropped two notches to third place The position is where they are joined by Finland and South Korea, which have each lost one place in the past 12 months and now have visa-free access to 192 destinations.
Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden are in fourth place with access to 191 destinations.
In fifth place are Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom with 190 visa-free destinations.
Afghanistan remains firmly at the bottom of the index, losing visa-free access to two more destinations in the past year, creating the largest mobility gap in the index's 19-year history, with Singaporeans able to travel to 169 more destinations on visas. – Free for Afghan passport holders.
Apart from Australia (sixth with 189 destinations), Canada (seventh with 188 destinations), the United States (ninth with 186 destinations) and the United Arab Emirates, the rest of the top 10 in the index is largely dominated by European countries. The biggest climber in the last decade, since 2015 has secured an additional 72 destinations to put it in tenth place with visa-free access to 185 destinations worldwide.
Climber and Dropper
Only 22 of the world's 199 passports have made it down the Henley Passport Index rankings over the past decade.
Unsurprisingly, the United States is the second biggest decliner between 2015 and 2025 after Venezuela, dropping seven places from second to its current ninth position.
Vanuatu was the third biggest faller, followed by the British passport, which topped the index in 2015 but now ranks fifth.
Rounding out the top 5 losers list is Canada, which dropped three places from fourth to seventh in the past decade.
In contrast, China is among the biggest climbers, rising from 94th in 2015 to 60th in 2025, with its visa-free score increasing to 40 destinations.
Given its openness to other countries, China has also topped the Henley Openness Index, which ranks all 199 countries worldwide according to the number of nationalities allowed entry without prior visas.
China has granted visa-free access to 29 more countries in the past year alone, and now ranks 80th, granting visa-free entry to 58 countries, compared to its rival America, which ranks 84th and allows entry without another 46 countries. a visa