The world’s most powerful passports in 2025, ranked

• The Henley Passport Index ranks the most powerful passports in the world for visa-free travel.
• Singapore is in the top spot with its passport, which allows holders to travel to 193 countries.
• The US passport can access 183 countries — it’s tied for ninth place with four other countries.

Thinking of visiting China, India, or Venezuela with a US passport for your spring break? Not so fast … or at least not before securing a visa.

Some of the best wonders of the world require US citizens to obtain a visa before takeoff, an inconvenience in planning that long-awaited international getaway.

US passport holders can access 183 countries globally without a visa, putting it in ninth place among world passports on the global mobility spectrum, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. Passports from 29 other countries provide more global mobility than a US passport and four other countries are tied with the US for mobility.

The index is a ranking of passports based on how many countries their holders can access without a visa and is based on data from the International Air Transport Authority.

Singapore is in the top spot with its passport, which allows holders to travel to 193 countries without first securing a visa. Japan had previously held the No. 1 position but has since fallen to No. 2, joining South Korea with access to 190 countries.

Below are the countries with the most powerful passports, ranked by ascending number of visa-free travel options, based on the Henley Passport Index. This ranking is accurate as of March 2025.