The list of the world's most powerful passports for 2024 was recently revealed and it looks like the US may be struggling to hold its ground as Singapore continues to reign at the top spot.
According CNNThis year's rankings of the most powerful passports, tracked by the Henley Passport Index, show that the Singapore passport has once again been named the world's most powerful travel document.
This index was co-created by Henley & Partners, a global citizenship and residency advisory firm based in London.
It has been tracking global freedoms in 227 countries and territories around the world for the past 19 years, using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
In addition, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Spain jointly occupy the second place, and people living in these countries can enjoy visa-free visits to nearly 192 destinations.
In third place are South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, all of which have the privilege of being able to travel without problems to 191 destinations.
The United Kingdom ranks fourth (190 destinations), along with New Zealand, Norway, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland.
Australia and Portugal share fifth place with the possibility of travelling to 189 destinations.
However, the United States has fallen to eighth place, with visa-free access to a modest 186 destinations.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan has been ranked as the weakest passport-maker, but its citizens can now travel to only 26 countries without a visa – the lowest score recorded in the index's nearly two-decade history.
The most powerful passports in the world for 2024
1. Singapore (195 destinations)
2. France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain (192)
3. Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea and Sweden (191)
4. Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (190)
5. Australia and Portugal (189)
6. Greece and Poland (188)
7. Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary and Malta (187)
8. United States (186)
9. Estonia, Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates (185)
10. Iceland, Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia (184)
