"2024: Six Countries Share Title for World's Most Powerful Passport"

Six countries, including four EU member states, Singapore, and Japan, now share the title of the most powerful passports in 2024, granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. The Henley Passport Index also shows South Korea, Finland, and Sweden in second place, with the UK rising to fourth and the US retaining seventh place. The index reflects a trend towards increased travel freedom, with the average number of visa-free destinations nearly doubling from 58 in 2006 to 111 in 2024, but also highlights a widening global mobility gap.