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Australia’s passport is named as one of the most powerful in the world

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Despite being the most expensive passport in the world, Australia tied for sixth place with Greece, providing visa-free access to 189 destinations.

Australia’s passport ranks sixth in the world as the most powerful passport despite being the most expensive.

Singapore was ranked first as the world’s most powerful passport by 2025 in the quarterly Henley Passport Index report.

The index, created by London-based global citizenship and residency advisory firm Henley & Partners, analyzed data from the International Air Transport Association.

Updated monthly, the index ranks 199 different passports and determines the global freedoms of 227 countries and territories around the world.

Holders of the Singapore Red Travel Document enjoy visa-free access to 195 of 227 destinations, making it the most desirable passport in the world.

With access to more places than any other passport in the world, the Singapore passport remains relatively cheap, costing holders just $87.

The $162 Japanese passport came in second place, with access to 193 destinations after neighboring China opened its borders for the first time since Covid-19 lockdowns.

Close behind were France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland and South Korea, all tied for third place with visa-free access to 192 destinations.

Despite being the most expensive passport in the world, Australia tied for sixth place with Greece, providing visa-free access to 189 destinations.

Fourth place is occupied by seven countries, including Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

The countries are part of the European Union’s borderless Schengen area, which provides 425 million EU citizens with visa-free access to 191 destinations.

New Zealand ranked fifth, along with Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, with visa-free access to 190 destinations.

Australia tied with Greece in sixth position, with visa-free access to 189 places.

On January 1, the cost of the Australian passport increased from $398 to $412, making it the most expensive passport in the world.

By contrast, the cost of a passport to Greece, Australia’s sixth-place counterpart, costs less than half: 84.40 euros (or about 140.50 Australian dollars).

Australians who hold the $412 passport can travel visa-free to countries such as Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji.

In Europe, the passport allows visa-free access to countries such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

In Africa, the list includes countries such as Botswana, Gambia, Mauritius, South Africa and Tunisia.

While in America, Australian passport holders can visit Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the United States without requiring a prior visa.

In seventh place, with access to 188 destinations, were Malta, Poland and Canada, while Czechia and Hungary took eighth place, with 187.

Rounding out the top 10 were the United States and Estonia in ninth place and Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates in tenth.

The United Arab Emirates saw the biggest index increase in global mobility after securing access to 72 additional destinations since 2015.

The increase saw the United Arab Emirates rise 32 places to tenth, with visa-free access to 185 destinations.

China also recorded a massive increase, jumping 34 places, from 94th in 2015 to 60th in 2025.

The Henley Passport Index ranked 199 different passports and determined the global freedoms of 227 countries and territories around the world.

The Henley Passport Index ranked 199 different passports and determined the global freedoms of 227 countries and territories around the world.

Syria ranks 105th with access to only 27 locations, while Iraq ranks 104th with only 31 destinations.

Afghanistan remains entrenched at the bottom of the index, with a visa-free access score of just 26 (compared to 28 last year), creating the largest mobility gap in the index’s 19-year history, and Singaporeans They can travel to 169 more destinations. visa-free than Afghan passport holders.

Christian Kaelin, Chairman of Henley & Partners, said: “The very notion of citizenship and its lottery of birthrights needs a fundamental rethinking as temperatures rise, natural disasters become more frequent and severe, displace communities and make their environments uninhabitable.

“At the same time, political instability and armed conflicts in several regions force countless people to flee their homes in search of safety and refuge.”

The Henley Passport Power Index for 2025

1. Singapore 195 (visa-free countries)

2. Japan 193

3. Finland 192

3. France 192

3. Germany 192

3. Italy 192

3. South Korea 192

3. Spain 192

4. Sweden 191

4.Austria 191

4. Denmark 191

4. Ireland 191

4. Netherlands 191

4. Luxembourg 191

4. Norway 191

5. Belgium 190

5. New Zealand 190

5.Portugal 190

5. Switzerland 190

5. United Kingdom 190

6.Australia 189

6. Greece 189

7.Malta 188

7. Canada 188

7. Poland 188

8. Czech Republic 187

8. Hungary 187

9. United States 186

9. Estonia 186

10. Lithuania 185

10. Latvia 185

10. Slovenia 185

10. United Arab Emirates 185

11. Croatia 184

11. Iceland 184

11. Slovakia 184

12. Malaysia 183

123.Liechtenstein 182

14. Cyprus 179

15.Bulgaria 178

15. Monaco 178

15. Romania 178

16.Chile 176

17. Argentina 172

18. Brazil 171

18.Andorra 171

18.San Marino 171

18. Hong Kong (SAR of China) 171

19. Israel 170

20. Brunei 166

21. Barbados 165

22. Bahamas 161

23. Mexico 159

24. Saint Kitts and Nevis 157

24. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 157

24. Uruguay 157

25. Seychelles 156

26. Vatican City 155

27. Antigua and Barbuda 153

28. Trinidad and Tobago 152

29.Costa Rica 151

29. Mauritius 151

30. Granada 148

30. Panama 148

30. Saint Lucia 148

30. Ukraine 148

30.Paraguay 148

31. Dominica 145

31. Macau (SAR China) 145

32. Peru 143

33. Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 141

34. Serbia 139

35. Savior 136

36.Guatemala 135

37.Colombia 134

37. Solomon Islands 134

38.Honduras 133

39. Samoa 131

39. Tonga 131

40. Marshall Islands 129

40.Montenegro 129

40. North Macedonia 129

41. Nicaragua 128

41. Tuvalu 128

42. Kiribati 124

42. Micronesia 124

42. Palau Islands 124

43.Albania 123

43. Bosnia and Herzegovina 123

44.Georgia 122

44. Moldova 122

45.Venezuela 121

46. ​​Russian Federation 116

46. ​​Türkiye 116

47. Qatar 112

48. South Africa 106

49. Belize 103

50.Kuwait 99

51. East Timor 97

52.Ecuador 95

53. Maldives 94

54. Guyana 92

54. Vanuatu 92

55. Fiji 90

56. Jamaica 89

56. Nauru 89

57. Botswana 88

58. Bahrain 87

58. Papua New Guinea 85

58. Saudi Arabia 87

59. Oman 86

60.China 85

61. Thailand 82

62. Belarus 81

62. Namibia 81

63. Kosovo 80

64. Bolivia 79

64. Lesotho 79

64. Suriname 79

65. Swaziland 77

65. Kazakhstan 77

66. Indonesia 76

67. Dominican Republic 75

67. Malawi 75

68. Kenya 74

69. Morocco 73

69. Tanzania 73

70. Azerbaijan 72

71. Gambia 71

72. Uganda 70

72. Zambia 70

73. Tunisia 69

74. Armenia 68

74. Benin 68

74. Cape Verde Islands 68

74. Ghana 68

75. Philippines 67

76. Mongolia 66

76. Rwanda 66

76. Sierra Leone 66

77. Mozambique 65

77. Zimbabwe 65

78. Kyrgyzstan 64

79. Sao Tome and Principe 63

80. Cuba 62

80. Uzbekistan 62

81. Togo 61

82. Burkina Faso 60

82. Gabon 60

82. Madagascar 60

83. Ivory Coast 59

83. Guinea 59

84. Mauritania 58

84. Senegal 58

84. Tajikistan 58

85. Equatorial Guinea 57

85. India 57

85. Niger 57

86. Algeria 56

87. Guinea-Bissau 55

87. Mali 55

88. Comoros Islands 54

89. Cambodia 53

89. Central African Republic 53

89. Chad 53

89. Haiti 53

89. Jordan 53

90. Bhutan 52

90. Egypt 52

90. Liberia 52

91. Angola 51

91.Vietnam 51

92. Burundi 50

92. Cameroon 50

92. Congo (rep.) 50

92. Turkmenistan 50

93. Djibouti 49

93. Laos 49

94. Congo (Dem. Rep.) 46

94. Ethiopia 46

94. Burma 46

94. Nigeria 46

95. Lebanon 45

96. Iran 44

96. South Sudan 44

96. Sri Lanka 44

97. Sudan 43

98. Eritrea 42

99. North Korea 41

100. Bangladesh 40

100. Libya 40

100. Palestinian Territory 40

101.Nepal 39

102. Somalia 35

103. Pakistan 33

104. Iraq 31

105. Syria 27

106. Afghanistan 26

Fountain: Henley Passport Index

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