The London-based citizenship consulting firm Henley & Partners has released its ranking of the most influential passports for the year 2025. Singapore tops the global ranking.
This information is available on the Henley&Partners website in the Henley Passport Index section.
The World Passport Index: Ukraine has entered the top five countries that have shown the greatest progress over the past 10 yearsUkraine ranks 32nd in the passport power ranking. Citizens can travel visa-free to 148 countries worldwide.First place in the ranking is held by Singapore. Holders of this passport do not require visas for 195 out of 227 countries.
Second place goes to Japan, which has visa-free access to 193 countries. In third place are several European countries – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, and South Korea, whose citizens can travel visa-free to 192 countries.
The Ukrainian passport has risen from 32nd to 30th place in the global ranking over the past year, according to the Henley Passport Index. Holders of the Ukrainian passport can travel without a visa or with a visa on arrival to 148 countries.
Top 10 most influential passports for 2025:
- Singapore (195 destinations);
- Japan (193);
- France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, South Korea (192);
- Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway (191);
- Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom (190);
- Greece, Australia (189);
- Canada, Poland, Malta (188);
- Hungary, Czech Republic (187);
- Estonia, USA (186);
- Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates (185).
Recall that in 2024, Ukraine entered the top five countries that showed the most significant progress in the passport ranking over the past 10 years. We also reported on the previous positions of the Ukrainian passport in past years and how its ranking has changed.
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