Take a look at the best passports in the world to hold for 2026 according to Henley Passport Index, the UAE ranks highly
Passports mean everything and if you’ve ever wondered which passport opens the most doors around the world, the latest Henley Passport Index has the answer. And once again, an Asian passport is dominating the rankings for 2026. The annual index, which ranks passports based on how many destinations holders can access without a prior visa, has released its 2026 results — and Singapore has officially retained its crown as the world’s most powerful passport. Here is the list, some passports share the same rank.
Highest ranking passports
- Singapore, 192 visa-free countries
- Japan, South Korea, UAE, 187 visa-free countries
- Sweden, 186 visa-free countries
- Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, 185 visa-free countries
- Austria, Greece, Malta, Portugal, 184 visa-free countries
- Hungary, Malaysia, Poland, UK, 183 visa-free countries
- Austalia, Canada, Czechia, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, 182 visa-free countries
- Croatia, Estonia, 181 visa-free countries
- Liechtenstein, Lithuania, 180 visa-free countries
- Iceland, USA, 179 visa-free countries
- Bulgaria, Romania, 177 visa-free countries
- Monaco, 186 visa-free countries
Also read: 12 visa-on-arrival getaways for UAE residents
Lowest passport rankings in 2026
- Nigeria, 44 visa-free countries
- Congo, Myanmar, 43 visa-free countries
- Ethiopia, Lebanon, 42 visa-free countries
- South Sudan, Sudan, 41 visa-free countries
- Libya, Sri Lanka, 39 visa-free countries
- Eritrea, Iran, Palestinine, 38 visa-free countries
- Bangladesh, 36 visa-free countries
- Nepal, North Korea, 35 visa-free countries
- Somalia, 32 visa-free countries
- Yemen, 31 visa-free countries
- Pakistan, 30 visa-free countries
- Iraq, 29 visa-free countries
- Syria, 26 visa-free countries
- Afghanistan, 23 visa-free countries
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