There are several ways to assess the value of a country’s passport. One measure is the number of countries a holder can access with that passport—no visa required. The Henley Passport Index (HPI)* is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom those who possess their ordinary (not diplomatic) passports enjoy.
In ranking passports for their index, Henley and Partners rely on official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) global database.
The HPI ranks approximately 200 passports from around the world, based on the number of countries to which their holders can travel without a prior visa. The number of destinations that a passport can access represents its “visa-free score.”
Read on to learn which countries’ passports are at the top of the 2025 HPI. To liven up the list, we’ve added some context, fun facts, and links to our illustrated articles.
Here are the 25 top-ranked passports as of January 2025
Read on to see which 25 passports top the HPI. (The visa-free score appears in parentheses next to each group heading.) Many of these passports rose in the rankings as they gained access to additional countries, visa-free.
First Place (195):
- Singapore
Second Place (193):
- Japan
Third Place (192)
Six nations are tied for this ranking.
- Finland
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- France
- Germany
- Italy
- South Korea
- Spain
Fourth Place (191)
Seven countries earned this ranking.
- Denmark
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Sweden
Fifth Place (190)
It’s a 5-way tie for fifth place.
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
Sixth Place (189):
Two countries currently share this ranking.
Seventh Place (188):
It’s a 3-way tie for seventh place.
- Malta
- Poland
Your country’s passport didn’t make the cut? See the full list
Visit the Henley and Partners website to see the current, complete list of HPI 2025 passport rankings and learn about the methodology used to compile the annual Henley Passport Index.
*Henley Passport Index updated January 2025.
Source:
Henley and Partners/HenleyGlobal.com
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