KEY POINTS
- Singaporeans now have the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest Henley index.
- Singapore toppled Japan, which is now in third place.
- Australia has climbed the rankings, from eighth to sixth.
Japan has been knocked from its perch and no longer has the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest Henley index, which shows Australia has climbed the rankings.
After five years at the top, Japan was toppled by Singapore, where are able to visit 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free.
Germany, Italy, and Spain have all moved into second place with visa-free access to 190 destinations.
Japanese passport holders join those of six other nations – Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden – in third place, and the United Kingdom has turned a corner and moved to fourth place after a six-year decline.
Australia has climbed…