The most powerful passports in 2025: Germany slips down the rankings, United States places 9th

A German passport, once a guarantor of unrestricted freedom of travel, is no longer the best in the world, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. While Germany still shared first place with five other countries last year, in 2025 it will join France, Italy, Spain, South Korea and Finland in third place. Instead, Singapore took the first place for the first time this year, with its passport offering visa-free access to 195 countries.