The Henley Passport Index 2025 has crowned Singapore as the world’s most powerful passport.
The index, compiled by Henley & Partners using data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that Singapore’s passport has visa-free access to a total of 193 destinations.
This marks another year at the top for the Asian nation, while traditional powerhouses like the United States and the United Kingdom have slipped further down the rankings.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that Japan followed in second place with access to 190 destinations, regaining visa-free travel to China for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the UK dropped to sixth place with 186 destinations, and the U.S also slipped to 10th with 182, in the latest world’s most powerful passport list of 2025.
Below is the full list of the top 10 most powerful passports in 2025, according to the Henley Passport Index;
1). Singapore – 193 destinations
2). Japan – 190 destinations
3). Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 189 destinations
4). Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden – 188 destinations
5). Greece, New Zealand, Switzerland – 187 destinations
6). United Kingdom – 186 destinations
7). Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland – 185 destinations
8). Canada, Estonia, United Arab Emirates – 184 destinations
9). Croatia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia – 183 destinations
10). Iceland, Lithuania, United States – 182 destinations
