According to the latest 2025 ranking released by the Henley Passport Index, Singapore has once again topped the list as the world's most powerful passport, maintaining its solo champion status after breaking the six-country tie earlier this year. Malaysia and Liechtenstein are tied at 11th place.
The index is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which counts the number of countries and regions that citizens of each country can visit without a visa, as a measure of passport strength.
Singaporean citizens can currently travel visa-free to 193 countries and regions, ranking first. Japan and South Korea are tied for second, closely following behind. Germany, Italy, Spain, and France, which were tied with Singapore for first place in 2024, are now tied with Denmark, Finland, and Ireland for third place.
According to the ranking, European countries dominate the top 10, while the top three spots are led by three major Asian economies. The latest top 10 rankings are as follows: 1. Singapore (193 visa-free countries); 2. Japan, South Korea (192 countries); 3. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Finland, Denmark, Ireland (191 countries); 4. Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (190 countries); 5. Greece, Switzerland, New Zealand (189 countries).
6. United Kingdom (188 countries); 7. Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Malta (187 countries); 8. Canada, Estonia, United Arab Emirates (186 countries); 9. Croatia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia (185 countries); 10. United States, Iceland, Lithuania (182 countries).
Malaysia and Liechtenstein are tied at 11th place (181 countries).
It is worth noting that the rankings of the United States and the United Kingdom continue to slip. The United States has fallen from 9th last year to 10th, and according to the index provider, is on the verge of dropping out of the top 10 for the first time in the index’s 20-year history. The United Kingdom has dropped from 5th to 6th place, indicating a long-term decline in the appeal of passport power for these two major Western powers.