It is always a pride, having the world’s most powerful passport, and every year, we always contend to see which country has the privilege of having the most powerful passport. This year, Singapore’s passport has been announced as the most powerful in the world as it secured the top spot in the Passport Index’ most powerful ranking with a visa-free score of 159.
This is the first time an Asian country holds the privilege, according to the Passport Index developed by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital. The index says that Singapore passport holders enjoy visa-free access to 173 countries. The ranking has come after Paraguay eased its visa requirement for Singaporean passport holders.
The Passport Index developed by Arton Capital ranks national passports by the cross-border access that they bring by assigning a “visa-free score,” according to the number of countries a passport holder can visit visa-free or with visa on arrival.
The passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories were considered.
Historically, the top 10 most powerful passports in the world tend to be European, with Germany in the lead for the past two years.
On the other hand, the United States passport has fallen in the ranking since President Donald Trump took office, according to the index.
Singapore was also fourth this year in the Visa Restrictions Index, another ranking of travel freedom, which uses a different method of calculating how “powerful” a passport is.
The list is as follows:
1. Singapore (159)
2. Germany (158)
3. Sweden, South Korea (157)
4. Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, Japan, United Kingdom (156)
5. Luxemburg, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal (155)
6. Malaysia, Ireland, Canada, United States of America (154)
7. Austria, Greece, New Zealand (153)
8. Malta, Czech Republic, Iceland (152)
9. Hungary (150)
10. Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia (149)
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