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Posted on January 13 2024

Top 6 Most Powerful Passports in the World in 2024

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Updated January 13 2024

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Highlights: Top 6 Powerful Passports in the World

  • The 2024 Henley Passport Index released statistics about the most powerful passports in the world. 
  • Two Asian countries and four European countries bagged the top positions on the list.  
  • The passport ranking process depends on the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). 
  • The index has 199 passports with easy access to at least 227 countries. 

 

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UK’s 2024 Henley Passport Index

Henley & Partners, a UK-based consulting firm, released the Henley Passport Index and recently published the 2024 Henley Passport Index statistics.

 

The passports in the index are ranked based on the number of countries they can enter without requiring an e-visa/visa. The data is taken from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) to complete the passport ranking process. The ranking index shows 227 destinations with easy access and 199 passports.

 

Four European and two Asian countries have scored top positions on the list with visa-free entry access to 194 destinations.

 

The list of countries with the most powerful passports in the world is as follows:

 

  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain

Rank

Passport

Visa-free score

1

France

194

Germany

Italy

Japan

Singapore

Spain

 

The U.S. ranked seventh, along with Hungary and Canada, while 25 other countries ranked higher on the index. The countries that need a visa for U.S. passport holders are China, Vietnam & Brazil.  

 

As per the International Trade Administration (ITA), 67 million U.S. citizens traveled abroad in 2023. Traveling to CanadaItaly & Mexico, amongst other destinations, is visa-free for Americans.

 

List of top 10 Most Powerful Passports for 2024

The table given below has the list of Top 10 Most Powerful Passports for 2024:

Rank

Passport

Visa-free score

1

France

194

Germany

Italy

Japan

Singapore

Spain

2

Finland

193

South Korea

Sweden

3

Austria

192

Denmark

Ireland

Netherlands

4

Belgium

191

Norway

Luxembourg

Portugal

5

UK

190

Greece

Malta

6

Switzerland

189

Australia

New Zealand

Poland

Czech Republic

7

Canada

188

Hungary

US

8

Estonia

187

Lithuania

9

Latvia

186

Slovenia

Slovakia

10

Iceland

185

 

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