This year’s list sees Singapore dropping to second best, right after Japan
The Henley Index has announced its 2023 ranking for most powerful passports. This annual index ranks 199 different passports on visa-free access to 227 different travel destinations.
This year’s ranking sees Japan topping the Henley Index for the fifth consecutive year, with Japanese citizens currently having visa-free access to 193 destinations around the world. While Japan had shared its top spot with Singapore in 2022, this year, our passport drops to second place and ties with South Korea (192 countries).
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Germany and Spain follow after the three Asian countries, with both tied in third place. Meanwhile, the United States and Hong Kong dropped by one spot each in the ranking, placing seventh and 19th respectively.
Once again, we see Afghanistan sitting at the bottom of the index, with citizens having access to only 27 countries without a visa.
The top 10 rankings are as follows:
1. Japan (193 countries)
2. Singapore, South Korea (192 countries)
3. Germany, Spain (190 countries)
4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg (189 countries)
5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (188 countries)
6. France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom (187 countries)
7. Belgium, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States (186 countries)
8. Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta (185 countries)
9. Hungary, Poland (184 countries)
10. Lithuania, Slovakia (183 countries)