Singapore ranks at the top with visa-free entry to 195 countries… Ranked 2nd in Japan and 8th in the United States
The Singapore passport was found to have the strongest international influence among passports around the world.
On the 8th (local time), foreign media such as CNN reported on the ‘Henley Passport Index’ published by ‘Henley & Partners’, a global citizenship and residence advisory firm headquartered in London, England.
According to the Henry Passport Index, a Singapore passport allows visa-free entry to 195 countries out of 227 destinations around the world. This is more than any other country.
Korea ranked third. You can visit 192 countries without a prior visa, and EU member states such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Finland tied for third place.
Japan ranked second after Singapore.
Until last quarter, Japan was tied for second place with 192 countries that could be visited without a visa, but as China included Japan in the visa exemption list, the number increased to 193 countries, putting it in second place alone.
In fourth place were 7 EU countries that allow visitors to visit 191 countries without a visa. These include Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
Five countries, including Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, tied for 5th place as they can visit 190 countries without a visa.
The United States, which ranked first in the index in 2014, tied for 9th place with Estonia, with 186 countries that can be visited without a visa. Over the past 10 years, only 22 of the 199 passports around the world have fallen in ranking.
The ‘Henry Passport Index’ created by ‘Henry & Partners’ celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The index tracks global freedoms in 227 countries and regions around the world using proprietary data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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