According to the most recent Henley Passport Index, which was published in October 2024, Singapore’s passport has once again been voted the most powerful in the world, granting its holders visa-free access to 195 countries.
According to the most recent rankings, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain were tied at second place, allowing their citizens to enter 192 countries without a visa.
Furthermore, eight countries—Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden, shared third place and grant citizens visa-free entry to 191 countries.
“Singapore’s passport is the most powerful in the world, Sri Lankan is ranked 94th.”
There are five countries—Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom—that grant their citizens visa-free travel to 190 countries.
Portugal and Australia took fifth place, allowing its nationals to enter 189 countries.
The United States, which has the greatest economy in the world and grants its residents visa-free travel to 186 countries, ranked eighth on the list.
India, which ranks 83rd on the list, allows its citizens to enter 58 countries without a visa.
While the citizens would have visa-free access to 44 countries worldwide, Sri Lanka was ranked 94th in the ranking.
Recently, the Henley Passport Index released its ranks of the most powerful passports in the world. The number of countries that do not require a visa for travel, their international agreements, and their diplomatic ties are the basis for these rankings.
Asian countries have topped the Henley Passport Index for a number of years. The most powerful passports in the world are typically issued by countries like South Korea, Singapore, and Japan, which enable their citizens to enter many other countries without a visa. This demonstrates the strong diplomatic relations these countries have established and kept around the world.
Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan, on the other hand, have some of the less powerful passports.
With agencies inputs
