Strongest Passport Ranking 2025: Singapore Tops the List, Global Mobility Shifts

In the Strongest Passport Ranking 2025, Singapore has claimed the top spot as the world’s most powerful passport, offering visa-free access to 193 destinations out of 227.

The latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, which draws on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), highlights growing competition among nations to improve global mobility for their citizens.

The passport index nowadays not only shows a trend of immigration towards a specific country, but it’s also a symbol of a country’s global standing.

Strongest Passport Ranking 2025 – Top 10 Countries

Asia continues to dominate in passport strength, with Japan and South Korea tied for second place, granting access to 190 countries without prior visa requirements. Meanwhile, European nations fill the remaining top ranks, with France, Germany, Italy, and several others offering access to 189 destinations—securing third place in the index.

Rank	Passport(s)	Visa-Free Score
1	Singapore	193
2	Japan, South Korea	190
3	Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain	189
4	Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden	188
5	Greece, New Zealand, Switzerland	187
6	United Kingdom	186
7	Australia, Czechia, Hungary, Malta, Poland	185
8	Canada, Estonia, United Arab Emirates	184
9	Croatia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia	183
10	Iceland, Lithuania, United States	182

Lowest Ranked Passports – Henley Passport Index 2025

At the bottom of the list, Afghanistan remains the least mobile, with access to only 25 destinations, illustrating a stark gap in global travel freedom. Syria is at 98th position and Iraq 97. Furthermore, 96th position is held by Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, with overall access to 32 visa-free countries.

Rank	Passport(s)	Visa-Free Score
90	Congo (Dem. Rep.), South Sudan	43
91	Iran, Sri Lanka	42
92	Sudan	41
93	North Korea	40
94	Bangladesh, Eritrea, Palestinian Territory	39
95	Libya, Nepal	38
96	Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen	32
97	Iraq	30
98	Syria	27
99	Afghanistan	25

Shifting Power and Passport Influence

Notably, the UK and US continue their downward trend, with the UK ranking 6th and the US falling to 10th, now dangerously close to dropping out of the Top 10 for the first time in two decades. Once at the top of global mobility charts, both countries have gradually lost ground due to more restrictive immigration policies and slower engagement in new visa-waiver agreements.

India, however, stands out as the biggest climber in this edition. Despite adding just two visa-free destinations, it jumped eight spots to rank 77th. Saudi Arabia also advanced in the rankings, adding four new visa-free countries and now sitting at 54th place.

UAE and China Lead the Global Mobility Surge

The most significant long-term gains are seen in the United Arab Emirates and China, each climbing 34 places over the last decade. The UAE now ranks 8th globally—breaking into the Top 10—while China has steadily moved up to 60th, thanks largely to expanded visa-free agreements with countries across the Gulf and South America.

In 2025 alone, China granted visa-free access to several Gulf Cooperation Council nations and key South American countries, pushing its openness score to 75. This is a remarkable leap from the fewer than 20 countries it allowed visa-free entry to just five years ago.

Complete List of Passport Index 2025

Rank	Passport(s)	Visa-Free Score
1	Singapore	193
2	Japan, South Korea	190
3	Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain	189
4	Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden	188
5	Greece, New Zealand, Switzerland	187
6	United Kingdom	186
7	Australia, Czechia, Hungary, Malta, Poland	185
8	Canada, Estonia, United Arab Emirates	184
9	Croatia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia	183
10	Iceland, Lithuania, United States	182
11	Liechtenstein, Malaysia	181
12	Cyprus	178
13	Bulgaria, Monaco, Romania	177
14	Chile	176
15	Andorra	171
16	Argentina, Brazil, San Marino	170
17	Hong Kong (SAR China)	169
18	Israel	168
19	Brunei	164
20	Barbados	163
21	Bahamas	159
22	Mexico	158
23	Uruguay	157
24	Seychelles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines	156
25	St. Kitts and Nevis, Vatican City	154
26	Antigua and Barbuda	152
27	Costa Rica, Mauritius	149
28	Panama, Trinidad and Tobago	148
29	Grenada, Ukraine	147
30	Paraguay, St. Lucia	146
31	Macao (SAR China)	144
32	Dominica, Peru	143
33	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)	139
34	Serbia	138
35	El Salvador	135
36	Guatemala, Solomon Islands	134
37	Colombia, Honduras	132
38	North Macedonia	130
39	Samoa, Tonga	129
40	Marshall Islands, Montenegro	128
41	Nicaragua, Tuvalu	127
42	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kiribati, Micronesia, Palau Islands	123
43	Albania	122
44	Moldova	121
45	Venezuela	119
46	Russian Federation, Türkiye	114
47	Qatar	112
48	South Africa	103
49	Belize	102
50	Kuwait	100
51	Timor-Leste	96
52	Ecuador	94
53	Maldives	93
54	Guyana, Saudi Arabia, Vanuatu	91
55	Bahrain, Fiji	90
56	Jamaica, Oman	88
57	Nauru	87
58	Papua New Guinea	86
59	Botswana	85
60	China	83
61	Kosovo	82
62	Belarus, Thailand	81
63	Kazakhstan, Namibia	79
64	Bolivia, Suriname	78
65	Lesotho	76
66	Indonesia, eSwatini	74
67	Dominican Republic, Malawi, Morocco	73
68	Azerbaijan	72
69	Kenya, The Gambia	71
70	Tanzania	70
71	Armenia, Benin, Cape Verde Islands, Ghana, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia	67
72	Mongolia, Philippines, Sierra Leone	65
73	Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Zimbabwe	63
74	Mozambique, Uzbekistan	62
75	Sao Tome and Principe	61
76	Cuba, Togo	60
77	Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, India, Senegal	59
78	Gabon, Madagascar	58
79	Guinea, Mauritania, Niger	57
80	Equatorial Guinea, Tajikistan	56
81	Algeria, Mali	55
82	Guinea-Bissau	54
83	Cambodia, Chad, Comoro Islands, Haiti	52
84	Bhutan, Central African Republic, Jordan, Liberia, Vietnam	51
85	Cameroon, Egypt, Turkmenistan	49
86	Angola, Burundi, Congo (Rep.), Laos	48
87	Djibouti	47
88	Ethiopia, Myanmar, Nigeria	45
89	Lebanon	44
90	Congo (Dem. Rep.), South Sudan	43
91	Iran, Sri Lanka	42
92	Sudan	41
93	North Korea	40
94	Bangladesh, Eritrea, Palestinian Territory	39
95	Libya, Nepal	38
96	Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen	32
97	Iraq	30
98	Syria	27
99	Afghanistan	25