"2024 Ranking: Europe Dominates World's Most Powerful Passports"
Four European countries - France, Germany, Italy, and Spain - have joined Singapore in sharing the top spot for the world's most powerful passports, according to the Henley Passport Index. These countries can enter 194 destinations without a pre-approved visa. European passports dominate the top 10 rankings, with Finland, Sweden, and South Korea in second place, and Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands in third. The index ranks passports based on the number of visa-free destinations, with Afghanistan holding the weakest passport and having visa-free access to only 28 countries.