World's strongest passports in 2024: Singapore reclaims first place

In its first spot, the Singapore passport enables travel access to 195 territories visa-free.

Singapore has reclaimed its top spot as the world's strongest passport in 2024. 

Prior to this, in 2023, Singapore had dropped from the first spot to the second. In its place, Japan took the first spot, having previously shared it with Singapore.

The Henley Passport Index encompasses 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Rankings are determined by exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA).

In its first spot, the Singapore passport enables travel access to 195 countries visa-free. Second place was shared by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain — all of which had access to 192 territories. 

Rankings for selected markets in the Asia region are as follows:

Ranking in Asia	Region	Global ranking	Access
1	Singapore	1	195
2	Japan	2	192
3	South Korea	3	191
4	Malaysia	12	182
5	Hong Kong (SAR)	18	170
6	Brunei	19	166
7	Macao (SAR)	32	143
8	Taiwan	33	141
9	Timor-Leste	50	97
10	China	59	85
11	Thailand	60	82
12	Indonesia	65	76
13	Philippines	73	67
14	India	82	58
15	Cambodia	86	53
16	Vietnam	88	51
17	Laos	90	49
18	Myanmar	92	45
19	Sri Lanka	93	44
20	North Korea	96	41
21	Bangladesh	97	40

View the full rankings here. 

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