The Most Highly effective Passports within the World 2025, Ranked

• The Henley Passport Index ranks essentially the most highly effective passports on the planet for visa-free journey.
• Singapore is within the prime spot with its passport, which permits holders to journey to 193 international locations.
• The US passport can entry 183 international locations — it is tied for ninth place with 4 different international locations.

Pondering of visiting China, India, or Venezuela with a US passport to your spring break? Not so quick … or a minimum of not earlier than securing a visa.

A few of the greatest wonders of the world require US residents to acquire a visa earlier than takeoff, an inconvenience in planning that long-awaited worldwide getaway.

US passport holders can entry 183 international locations globally and not using a visa, placing it in ninth place amongst world passports on the worldwide mobility spectrum, in keeping with the 2025 Henley Passport Index. Passports from 29 different international locations present extra world mobility than a US passport and 4 different international locations are tied with the US for mobility.

The index is a rating of passports primarily based on what number of international locations their holders can entry and not using a visa and relies on information from the Worldwide Air Transport Authority.

Singapore is within the prime spot with its passport, which permits holders to journey to 193 international locations with out first securing a visa. Japan had beforehand held the No. 1 place however has since fallen to No. 2, becoming a member of South Korea with entry to 190 international locations.

Beneath are the international locations with essentially the most highly effective passports, ranked by ascending variety of visa-free journey choices, primarily based on the Henley Passport Index. This rating is correct as of March 2025.