Overview
- Singapore leads with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 destinations, followed by Japan and South Korea at 188, with a cluster of European passports close behind.
- The United States returns to 10th place with access to 179 destinations after slipping out of the top tier in late 2025.
- India rises five places to 80th with access to 55 destinations, tied with Algeria and Niger, while Afghanistan remains last with 24.
- The United Arab Emirates ranks fifth with access to 184 destinations, having added 149 visa-free destinations since 2006 through sustained diplomatic engagement.
- The index evaluates 199 passports across 227 destinations using IATA data, and analysts note a 168-destination gap between the strongest and weakest passports that policy changes could further influence.