Overview

• Singapore’s tally fell from 195 to 193 visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations after Pakistan and Mauritania switched to e-Visas, yet it stayed atop the July index.
• Japan and South Korea share second place with access to 190 destinations, while seven European Union states hold third at 189.
• India achieved the biggest climb, jumping eight ranks to 77th with visa-free entry to 59 countries over the past six months.
• Saudi Arabia rose four places to 54th by adding four visa-free destinations, bringing its total to 91.
• The United Kingdom and United States slipped to sixth (186 destinations) and tenth (182 destinations), respectively, and Afghanistan remained weakest at 99th with 25 destinations.