Singapore and Japan break away from the group of six countries that shared top spot last year to secure gold and silver, respectively, on the 2025 Henley Passport Index, which ranks all the world’s 199 passports according to the number of destinations they can access visa-free, and is based on exclusive Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Singapore reclaims its crown as the most powerful passport in the world with visa-free access to 195 out of 227 destinations worldwide, leaving Japan in the runner-up spot with a score of 193 but still ahead of the rest after it regained visa-free access to neighboring China for the first time since the Covid lockdowns.
Sri Lanka was ranked 96 in the index, whereas the citizens will receive visa-free access to 44 countries in the world.
Iran and South Sudan also ranked 96th in the index along with Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan passport was ranked 100th in 2023 and 102nd in 2022.(NewsWire)
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