As per the latest Henly and Partners index report, Singapore holds the title of the strongest passport in the world in the second quarter of 2024 with access to visa-free entry from 195 countries. The overall list is dominated by the EU block.
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain are in the second position combined with access to visa-free entry into 192 countries each. In third place sit seven countries Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden based on the official data of IATA. UK, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland hang on the 4th place Afghanistan stays at the bottom of the list with access to only 26 visa-free countries.
What is the Henley Strongest Passports in the World ranking?
Henley and Partners is a UK-based citizenship and residence advisory company that releases the list of strongest and most valuable passports in the world based on the ranking factor of visa-free entry into other countries quartal-wise. The latest index report was out on 23 July 2024.
Countries with decreased rankings
Russia has dropped seven places from 38th to 45th, with visa-free access to 116 destinations. Venezuela has experienced the steepest decline, falling 17 places from 25th to 42nd in the last decade. The country faces significant challenges with an ongoing economic and political crisis. Presidential elections on July 28 could impact the millions of Venezuelans who have left the country in recent years.
Yemen has dropped 15 places to 100th, while Nigeria and Syria have each fallen 13 places to 92nd and 102nd, respectively. Bangladesh has also declined, moving down 11 places from 86th to 97th over the past decade.
Countries with increased ranking
China and Ukraine have also made notable progress in the rankings over the past decade. Since 2014, China has moved up 24 places from 83rd to 59th, allowing access to 85 destinations without a visa. Ukraine has climbed 23 places from 53rd to 30th, with its citizens able to visit 148 destinations visa-free.
The UAE has reached the Top 10 in the Henley Passport Index for the first time, with its citizens now able to travel to 185 destinations without a visa. This is a significant increase from 62nd place in 2006 to 9th place today.
Latest Henley Passport Index Ranking for Q2
| Passport | Visa Free Countries | Ranking |
| Singapore | 195 | 1st |
| France | 192 | 2nd |
| Germany | 192 | 2nd |
| Italy | 192 | 2nd |
| Japan | 192 | 2nd |
| Spain | 192 | 2nd |
| Austria | 191 | 3rd |
| Finland | 191 | 3rd |
| Ireland | 191 | 3rd |
| Luxembourg | 191 | 3rd |
| Netherlands | 191 | 3rd |
| South Korea | 191 | 3rd |
| Sweden | 191 | 3rd |
| Belgium | 190 | 4th |
| Denmark | 190 | 4th |
| New Zealand | 190 | 4th |
| Norway | 190 | 4th |
| Switzerland | 190 | 4th |
| United Kingdom | 190 | 4th |
| Australia | 189 | 5th |
| Portugal | 189 | 5th |
| Greece | 188 | 6th |
| Poland | 188 | 6th |
| Canada | 187 | 7th |
| Czechia | 187 | 7th |
| Hungary | 187 | 7th |
| Malta | 187 | 7th |
| United States | 186 | 8th |
| Estonia | 185 | 9th |
| Lithuania | 185 | 9th |
| United Arab Emirates | 185 | 9th |
| Iceland | 184 | 10th |
| Latvia | 184 | 10th |
| Slovakia | 184 | 10th |
| Slovenia | 184 | 10th |
| Croatia | 183 | 11th |
| Liechtenstein | 182 | 12th |
| Malaysia | 182 | 12th |
| Cyprus | 178 | 13th |
| Monaco | 178 | 13th |
| Bulgaria | 177 | 14th |
| Romania | 177 | 14th |
| Chile | 175 | 15th |
| San Marino | 172 | 16th |
| Andorra | 171 | 17th |
| Argentina | 171 | 17th |
| Brazil | 171 | 17th |
| Hong Kong (SAR China) | 170 | 18th |
| Israel | 170 | 18th |
| Brunei | 166 | 19th |
| Barbados | 165 | 20th |
| Bahamas | 161 | 21st |
| Mexico | 159 | 22nd |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 157 | 23rd |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 157 | 23rd |
| Uruguay | 157 | 23rd |
| Seychelles | 156 | 24th |
| Vatican City | 155 | 25th |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 153 | 26th |
| Costa Rica | 151 | 27th |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 151 | 27th |
| Mauritius | 150 | 28th |
| Panama | 149 | 29th |
| St. Lucia | 148 | 30th |
| Ukraine | 148 | 30th |
| Grenada | 147 | 31st |
| Paraguay | 147 | 31st |
| Dominica | 143 | 32nd |
| Macao (SAR China) | 143 | 32nd |
| Peru | 141 | 33rd |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 141 | 33rd |
| Serbia | 140 | 34th |
| El Salvador | 136 | 35th |
| Guatemala | 135 | 36th |
| Colombia | 134 | 37th |
| Solomon Islands | 134 | 37th |
| Honduras | 133 | 38th |
| Samoa | 131 | 39th |
| Tonga | 131 | 39th |
| Marshall Islands | 129 | 40th |
| Montenegro | 128 | 41st |
| Nicaragua | 128 | 41st |
| North Macedonia | 128 | 41st |
| Tuvalu | 128 | 41st |
| Kiribati | 124 | 42nd |
| Micronesia | 124 | 42nd |
| Palau Islands | 124 | 42nd |
| Venezuela | 124 | 42nd |
| Albania | 123 | 43rd |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 123 | 43rd |
| Georgia | 122 | 44th |
| Moldova | 122 | 44th |
| Russian Federation | 116 | 45th |
| Türkiye | 116 | 45th |
| Qatar | 107 | 46th |
| South Africa | 106 | 47th |
| Belize | 102 | 48th |
| Kuwait | 99 | 49th |
| Timor-Leste | 97 | 50th |
| Ecuador | 95 | 51st |
| Maldives | 94 | 52nd |
| Vanuatu | 92 | 53rd |
| Fiji | 90 | 54th |
| Guyana | 89 | 55th |
| Jamaica | 89 | 55th |
| Nauru | 89 | 55th |
| Botswana | 88 | 56th |
| Saudi Arabia | 88 | 56th |
| Bahrain | 87 | 57th |
| Oman | 86 | 58th |
| China | 85 | 59th |
| Papua New Guinea | 85 | 59th |
| Thailand | 82 | 60th |
| Belarus | 81 | 61st |
| Namibia | 81 | 61st |
| Bolivia | 80 | 62nd |
| Kosovo | 79 | 63rd |
| Lesotho | 79 | 63rd |
| Suriname | 79 | 63rd |
| eSwatini | 77 | 64th |
| Kazakhstan | 77 | 64th |
| Indonesia | 76 | 65th |
| Dominican Republic | 75 | 66th |
| Kenya | 75 | 66th |
| Malawi | 75 | 66th |
| Tanzania | 73 | 67th |
| Morocco | 72 | 68th |
| Azerbaijan | 71 | 69th |
| The Gambia | 71 | 69th |
| Uganda | 70 | 70th |
| Zambia | 70 | 70th |
| Cape Verde Islands | 69 | 71st |
| Tunisia | 69 | 71st |
| Armenia | 68 | 72nd |
| Ghana | 68 | 72nd |
| Philippines | 67 | 73rd |
| Sierra Leone | 66 | 74th |
| Rwanda | 65 | 75th |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 75th |
| Benin | 64 | 76th |
| Kyrgyzstan | 64 | 76th |
| Mongolia | 64 | 76th |
| Mozambique | 64 | 76th |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 63 | 77th |
| Cuba | 62 | 78th |
| Uzbekistan | 62 | 78th |
| Togo | 61 | 79th |
| Burkina Faso | 60 | 80th |
| Gabon | 60 | 80th |
| Madagascar | 60 | 80th |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 59 | 81st |
| Guinea | 59 | 81st |
| India | 58 | 82nd |
| Senegal | 58 | 82nd |
| Tajikistan | 58 | 82nd |
| Equatorial Guinea | 57 | 83rd |
| Mauritania | 57 | 83rd |
| Niger | 57 | 83rd |
| Algeria | 55 | 84th |
| Guinea-Bissau | 55 | 84th |
| Jordan | 55 | 84th |
| Mali | 55 | 84th |
| Comoro Islands | 54 | 85th |
| Cambodia | 53 | 86th |
| Central African Republic | 53 | 86th |
| Chad | 53 | 86th |
| Haiti | 53 | 86th |
| Angola | 52 | 87th |
| Bhutan | 52 | 87th |
| Egypt | 52 | 87th |
| Liberia | 51 | 88th |
| Vietnam | 51 | 88th |
| Burundi | 50 | 89th |
| Cameroon | 50 | 89th |
| Congo (Rep.) | 50 | 89th |
| Turkmenistan | 50 | 89th |
| Djibouti | 49 | 90th |
| Laos | 49 | 90th |
| Congo (Dem. Rep.) | 46 | 91st |
| Ethiopia | 46 | 91st |
| Lebanon | 45 | 92nd |
| Myanmar | 45 | 92nd |
| Nigeria | 45 | 92nd |
| South Sudan | 44 | 93rd |
| Sri Lanka | 44 | 93rd |
| Iran | 43 | 94th |
| Sudan | 43 | 94th |
| Eritrea | 42 | 95th |
| North Korea | 41 | 96th |
| Bangladesh | 40 | 97th |
| Palestinian Territory | 40 | 97th |
| Libya | 39 | 98th |
| Nepal | 39 | 98th |
| Somalia | 35 | 99th |
| Pakistan | 33 | 100th |
| Yemen | 33 | 100th |
| Iraq | 31 | 101st |
| Syria | 28 | 102nd |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 103rd |