The Henley Passport Index recently released its global mobility report for 2025, which charts how easily different passports can grant access to other countries without visas. Asia dominated the top three ranks, with Singapore at number one, offering visa-free access to 195 countries; Japan at number two with 193 destinations; and South Korea tied at number three with 192 destinations.
Hong Kong comes in a bit lower down the list, at number 18, with visa-free access to 171 destinations worldwide. We are tied at this ranking with passports from Andorra, Brazil, and San Marino. The rest of the top 10 powerful passport rankings are mainly Europe-dominant, along with Australia (sixth place), Canada (seventh place), and the US (ninth place), among others. The UAE is the first Middle Eastern country to ever make it onto the uppermost ranks of Henley’s report, and is one of the furthest climbers on the index over the past decade. Another significant jump comes from China’s passport, which has increased its visa-free tally by 40 destinations and ascended from 94th place in 2015 to 60th in 2025.
The Henley Passport Index looks at 199 different passports and cross-references their access to 227 travel destinations across the globe, and has been compiling its annual global passport rankings for 19 years. See below for the top 10 most powerful passports of 2025, and visit the Henley & Partners website for more details.
The most powerful passports of 2025:
- Singapore
- Japan
- Finland; France; Germany; Italy; South Korea; Spain
- Austria; Denmark; Ireland; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Sweden
- Belgium; New Zealand; Portugal; Switzerland; United Kingdom
- Australia; Greece
- Canada; Malta; Poland
- Czechia; Hungary
- Estonia; United States
- Latvia; Lithuania; Slovenia; United Arab Emirates
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