Once again, the Canadian passport has proven itself a strong contender when it comes to the strongest passports in the world.
According to the newly released Henley Passport Index for 2025, Canada ranks 7th out of 199 destinations, outranking the United States who dropped to 9th position.
The ranking is based on the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa, using exclusive data compiled by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Currently, Canadians are granted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 188 out of 227 destinations worldwide, tying with Malta and Poland. Comparatively, United States passport holders have visa-free access to 186 destinations – two fewer than Canada.
While Canada still ranks high overall, we have actually dropped three spots over the last decade from our fourth-place position in 2015, earning us an unfortunate spot on the “losers list”.
Joining us on that list is the U.S.A. who sat at second place back in 2015, but has since tumbled seven spots – one of the steepest declines along with Venezuela.
The U.S. has lost visa-free access to seven countries in the past 10 years, and Venezuela has lost 15.
At the top of the list, Singapore has once again reclaimed the title of the world’s most powerful passport, with its holders granted visa-free travel to a record 195 destinations. Japan, the previous champion, now sits in second place with access to 193 destinations.
At the very bottom of the list, Afghanistan’s passport ranks the weakest, granting visa-free access to just 26 destinations.
Here are the top ten on this year’s global passport ranking:
1. Singapore
2. Japan
3. South Korea, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and Finland
4. Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden
5. Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the U.K.
6. Australia and Greece
7. Canada, Malta and Poland
8. Czechia and Hungary
9. Estonia and the U.S.
10. The UAE, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia