After five years at the top, Japan has dropped to third place in the Henley Passport Index, which tracks International Air Transport Association data The United States, which once topped the ranking nearly a decade ago, slid two places to eighth, while Britain jumped up two places to fourth.
Singapore has replaced Japan as having the world’s most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 192 global destinations, according to the latest Henley Passport Index.
After five years at the top, Japan dropped to third place as the number of destinations its passport can access without a visa fell, according to the ranking published by London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.