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According to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, Singapore once again has the strongest passport in the world, allowing visa-free entry to 195 countries. Taiwan ranks 33rd, with visa-free access to 141 countries, improving by 2 places compared to last year. Japan and Germany have dropped to second and third place, respectively. Over the past decade, the UAE passport has shown the fastest progress, while China's passport ranking has also risen to 60th place. The U.S. passport has fallen from second to ninth place, and Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the list.

News Summary ■ In the 2025 Global Passport Power Ranking, Singapore once again maintains its top position, while Taiwan ranks 33rd with visa-free access to 141 countries and regions, rising 2 places from last year.

Selected Statements ■ According to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, Singapore holds the world’s strongest passport.

According to the latest passport rankings published in January this year, the Singapore passport allows visa-free access to 195 destinations, ranking first and taking the lead. The Henley Passport Index (HPI), launched by the UK investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners, tracks the travel freedom of passports from 199 countries and regions to 227 destinations based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), ranking them by the number of visa-free destinations accessible to passport holders.

According to the January announcement of the 2025 "Henley Passport Index," Singapore stands alone as the champion this year, while last year it ranked first alongside Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France. The Japanese passport falls to second place, allowing visa-free access to 193 destinations. The EU countries that were tied for first place last year—Germany, Italy, Spain, and France—declined to third place, maintaining visa-free access to 192 destinations, tying with Finland and South Korea.

The UAE passport is the fastest-growing, ranking fourth alongside seven EU countries, allowing visa-free access to 191 destinations, including Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK rank fifth with visa-free access to 190 destinations.

In examining the top 20 global passports for 2025, the Asia-Pacific region is represented only by Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand, while the rest are European countries. The UAE passport has seen significant growth over the past decade, increasing from 72 visa-free destinations in 2015 to 185 in 2025, ranking tenth alongside Lithuania, Latvia, and Slovenia. The ranking of the Chinese passport has significantly surged, coupled with China granting visa-free treatment to citizens of 58 countries, half of which opened in the past year. Taiwan's passport, with visa-free access to 141 destinations, ranks 33rd, rising 2 places.

The US passport allows visa-free access to 186 destinations, tying for ninth place with Estonia. The ranking of the US passport has dropped from second to ninth from 2015 to 2025, a decline of 7 places. Henley & Partners noted that in the past decade, 22 countries' passports have fallen in rank, with the US being a prominent example. The most significant decline over the past decade has been seen in Venezuela, followed by the US and the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Despite ranking first in 2015, the UK has also dropped to fifth in 2025; Canada has similarly fallen three places from fourth, now providing visa-free access to 188 destinations, ranking seventh alongside Poland and Malta. The Afghan passport again ranks last this year (106th), with only 26 of 227 travel destinations offering visa-free treatment, a reduction of 2 from last year.

The Henley Passport Index indicates that Singaporeans have access to 169 more visa-free destinations than Afghans, the largest gap in the index's 19-year history. Besides Afghanistan, the passports ranking lowest are those of Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, Nepal, Palestine, Libya, and Bangladesh, all of which have fewer privileges than North Korea, which allows visa-free access to 41 destinations.

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