The three most powerful passports in the world are all Asian, according to the 2023 Henley Passport Index. It ranks all of
the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without obtaining a visa in advance.
Japan has the world’s most powerful passport for the 5th year in a row. Holders can visit 193 out of 227 global destinations
visa-free.
South Korea and Singapore are tied in 2nd place on the index, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 192. Germany and
Spain are joint 3rd, with visa-free access to 190 destinations.
The UK and the US remain in 6th and 7th places, with scores of 187 and 186. They jointly held the top slot in 2014, but
the Henley rankings say it appears unlikely that either will ever reach 1st place again. The UK voted to leave the European
Union in 2016.
The most powerful passports in the world in 2023
- Japan (193 destinations)
- Singapore, South Korea (192 destinations)
- Germany, Spain (190 destinations)
- Finland, Italy, Luxembourg (189 destinations)
- Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (188 destinations)
- France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom (187 destinations)
- Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States, Czech Republic (186 destinations)
- Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta (185 destinations)
- Hungary, Poland (184 destinations)
- Lithuania, Slovakia (183 destinations)