Singapore has once again retained the top spot in the world’s most powerful passport for 2026.
According to CNN, the top three passports, says the latest report by the Henley Passport Index, are Asian countries: Singapore at No. 1 and Japan and South Korea tied at No. 2.
Singaporeans enjoy visa-free access to 192 of the 227 countries and territories tracked by the index, which was created by the London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, and uses exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association.
Japan and South Korea are just behind with visa-free access to 188 destinations.
It’s an all-European placement at No. 4 also, with the following countries all having a score of 185: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway.
The world’s most powerful passports for 2026:
1. Singapore (192 destinations)
2. Japan, South Korea (188)
3. Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (186)
4. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway (185)
5. Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates (184)
6. Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Malta, New Zealand, Poland (183)
7. Australia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, United Kingdom (182)
8. Canada, Iceland, Lithuania (181)
9. Malaysia (180)
10. United States (179)
