Singapore Has World's Most Powerful Passport, Plus Our Travel Tips
The Singapore passport has re-emerged as the world's most ups passport on the Henley Passport Index, according to Henley & Partners' Global Mobility Report 2024. Yep, that means visa-free access to 195 out of 227 travel destinations around the entire world, including Japan, Denmark, Brazil, and more.
For a full list of visa-free travel destinations that the Singapore passport gets you to, click here, and choose "Singapore" under "Select a passport".
What is the Henley Passport Index?
ICYDK, the Henley Passport Index is the OG - the real deal - when it comes to ranking the world's passports. It includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Their data (18 years' worth of it) is backed up by information from the International Air Transport Association, which claims to have the biggest and most accurate travel database.
The Henley Passport Index allocates points to every passport. For each destination, if a passport allows entry without a visa, or if a visa can be obtained on arrival, or through an electronic travel authority (ETA) without pre-departure approval, it scores 1. If a visa is required in advance, or if a government-approved e-Visa is needed before travel, it scores 0.
TL;DR, our Singapore passport scored the highest 🇸🇬
Visa-required destinations
In case you're wondering, here's a list of 31 travel destinations that require Singapore citizens to have a visa:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bhutan
- Cameroon (e-Visa required)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo (Dem. Rep.)
- Congo (Rep.)
- Equatorial Guinea (e-Visa required)
- Eritrea
- Falkland Islands
- India (e-Visa required)
- Iraq
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mali
- Nauru
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Papua New Guinea (e-Visa required)
- Russian Federation (e-Visa required)
- Sao Tome and Principe (e-Visa required)
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Syria
- Togo (e-Visa required)
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine (e-Visa required)
- Venezuela
- Yemen
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