Singapore passport is world’s most powerful, replacing Japan

Singapore passport holders have visa-free access to 192 out of 227 global destinations. - PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg/The Straits Times): Singapore has replaced Japan for 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.