World Powerful Passport: Singapore’s passport has become the world’s most powerful passport in 2025, while the Indian passport is ranked 80th. Afghanistan’s passport is ranked the weakest.
World Most Powerful Passport Ranking: Singapore’s passport has now become the most powerful passport in the world, allowing visa-free entry to 193 countries. At the same time, the Indian passport is ranked 80th. Afghanistan’s passport is considered the weakest, allowing visa-free entry to only 25 countries.
This report has been released under the Henley & Partners Passport Index, in which 199 passports of the world have been ranked based on the number of destinations where they can get visa-free entry. Henley & Partners has taken this data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Singapore did wonders
In this list, Singapore has overtaken Japan and South Korea, which allow visa-free entry to 190 countries. Japan has also achieved visa-free entry to China after the Kovid lockdown, keeping it in second place. In third place are 7 countries like Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain, whose passports allow travel to 189 countries without visa.
Afghanistan’s passport is the weakest
Afghanistan is ranked 99th on this list, whose passport allows visa-free entry to only 25 countries. Syria and Iraq are also at the bottom, where visa-free entry is available in 27 and 30 countries respectively. At the same time, the US is ranked ninth in this list, while Pakistan is ranked 96th.
UAE and China made significant progress
The UAE is one of the fastest growing countries in the last decade. It has gained visa-free entry to 72 additional countries since 2015 and has now reached 10th place, which gives visa-free entry to 185 countries. At the same time, China is also a fast-growing country, which has now come down from 94th place to 60th. Dr. Christian H. Kelin, President of Henley & Partners and inventor of the Passport Index, says that this data reflects the changes taking place in global travel and visa policies.
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