Singapore ranked as world’s most powerful passport

The world’s most powerful passport is that of Singapore, while India’s falls significantly lower at 80th position, which it also shares with Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Tajikistan, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index.

The index is by Henley & Partners, a global government advisory firm, which ranks all the world’s 199 passports according to the number of destinations they can access. Henley says this is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The Singaporean passport with access to 193 countries out of the total 227, is followed by the passports of Japan and South Korea in second position with access to 190 countries, and those of seven countries in the third position, which includes Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain with access to 189 countries.

Afghanistan stood at the bottom of the list at the 99th position with access to only 25 countries. Meanwhile, Syria with access to 27 countries came 98th place, and Iraq with access to 30 countries came 97th place.