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The world's most powerful passport changes for the first time in 5 years according to the Henley Passport Index​

Japan has been knocked out of the position of the most powerful passport in the world for the first time in 5 years.
Singapore has claimed the top spot on the latest Henley Passport Index 2023.
Singaporeans enjoy visa-free access to 192 travel destinations out of 227 across the globe.
With Japan dropping to third place, three European nations tie for second: Germany, Italy, and Spain with visa-free access to 190 destinations.

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How does the Henley Passport Index rank passports?​

The Henley Passport Index ranks the world's most powerful passports and is updated quarterly.
It is based on the number of destinations accessible to passport holders without a visa.
The global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners uses data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to rank 199 passports worldwide. This index has been in operation for 18 years.
Countries earn one point for each destination they can access visa-free. This applies if citizens can obtain a visa on arrival, a travel authorization, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) upon entering the destination.
No points are awarded for destinations requiring a visa or for which passport holders must obtain an approved electronic visa before departure.

Which countries have the most powerful passports?​

At the beginning of 2023, Japan led with visa-free access to 193 countries.
This number has now fallen to 189 countries, leaving Singapore in the top spot. The country has gained visa-free access to an additional 25 countries in the past 10 years, boosting it up 5 places in the rankings.
The top 10 in the list includes:
2. Germany, Italy and Spain
3. Japan, Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden
4. Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK
5. Belgium, Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and Switzerland
6. Australia, Hungary, and Poland
7. Canada and Greece
8. Lithuania and the USA
9. Latvia, Slovakia, and Slovenia
10. Estonia and Iceland
The UK has risen in ranking from sixth to fourth place for the first time since 2017.
Meanwhile, the United States continues its prolonged decline over the past decade, dropping two more places to eighth. The country has seen the lowest score increase compared to any rankings in the past decade.
In 2014, the UK and the US shared the top position.

Which countries have the weakest passports?​

Afghanistan remains the country with the weakest passport in the world, with visa-free access to only 27 destinations—165 fewer than Singapore.
Next are Iraq (29 destinations) and Syria (30 destinations).
At the bottom of the rankings are Pakistan (33 destinations), Yemen and Somalia (35 destinations), Palestine and Nepal (38 destinations), North Korea (39 destinations), Bangladesh (40 destinations), Libya and Sri Lanka (41 destinations), and Kosovo (42 destinations).

Freedom of movement is increasing, but so is inequality​

In recent years, the Passport Index shows that freedom of movement is generally becoming stronger.
The average number of countries that travelers can access visa-free has nearly doubled from 58 countries in 2006 to 109 countries in 2023.
Currently, only 8 countries worldwide offer less visa-free access than a decade ago.
Since 2013, the UAE has gained visa-free access to an additional 107 destinations, moving the country from 56th to 12th in the rankings.
Colombia is the next big climber, jumping from 65th to 37th place.
Ukraine and China are both in the top 10 of the most improved rankings over the past decade.
However, the gap between the strongest and weakest passports continues to widen.

Which countries have the most welcoming visa policies?​

A new ranking, the Henley Open Index reveals which countries have the most and least welcoming visa policies.
Small island nations, African countries, and Cambodia make the top 20.
Twelve countries offer visa-free entry or visas on arrival to all 198 other passports worldwide. These include Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives, Micronesia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, and Tuvalu.
The bottom four countries do not allow visa-free access to any passport. These include Afghanistan, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, and Turkmenistan.
Next are Libya, Bhutan, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, and India, each offering visa-free access to fewer than 5 other nationalities.

Does openness mean access?​

These two indices show that high openness does not necessarily equate to high visa-free access to countries. However, Singapore and South Korea—both relatively open—have seen their Passport Index increase, while the US and Canada have slid in the index due to stagnation in their openness.
American passport holders can visit 184 out of 227 destinations visa-free, while only 44 other nationalities are visa-free into the US. EU countries grant visa-free privileges to more than double the number of nationalities compared to the US.
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan make up the top 5 countries with the largest gap between the freedom of movement they enjoy and the visa-free access they provide to other countries.
The most open countries but with the weakest passport power include Somalia, Sri Lanka, Djibouti, Burundi, and Nepal.