Henley Passport Index 2023 updates that Singapore's Passport stands to be the most powerful passport of the world currently with visa-free access to 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world. Henley’s ranking tracks data from the International Air Transport Association.

A crackdown on private enterprise in China and fears over geopolitical tensions has resulted into an influx of migrants into Singapore, a magnet for wealth. The nation granted citizenship to about 23,100 people last year.

Japan which was at the top for the five continuous years has been dropped down to the third place this year as the number of destinations its passport can access without a visa fell to 189 according to the ranking published by London-based immigration consultancy Henley and Partners.

Three European countries Germany, Italy, and Spain move up one slot with 190 visa-free destinations and shared the second place.

The UK, jumped two places to fourth position with 188 visa-free countries accessible, a position it last held in 2017.

The US, which once topped the list nearly a decade ago falls to the eighth place this year from its former sixth with 184 destinations listed as visa free, the same as Lithuania.

Afghanistan stands at the bottom of the ranking. It's passport holders can visit just 27 destinations without a visa. Just above it stands Iraq, with a score of 29 and Syria with 30, winding up to be the three weakest passports in the world.