Overview

• The October 2025 Henley Passport Index ranks the U.S. tied with Malaysia on 180 visa‑free destinations out of 227.
• Access setbacks this year include Brazil reinstating visas for Americans, exclusion from China and Vietnam’s expanded visa‑free lists, and new rules in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar plus Somalia’s eVisa rollout.
• Because tied scores share a single slot, 36 countries effectively outrank the U.S. despite its numeric access count.
• The U.S. admits only 46 nationalities visa‑free, placing roughly 77th on the Henley Openness Index and highlighting a wide reciprocity gap.
• Singapore leads with access to 193 destinations, followed by South Korea (190) and Japan (189), as the U.K. sinks to eighth and China’s passport rises to 64th after gaining 37 visa‑free destinations over a decade.