Pakistan continues to be classified among the weakest passports in the world, placing fourth place from the bottom in the last global passport index published by Henley & Partners.
Pakistani passport holders can only travel without visa to 32 countries, a position that shared with Somalia and Yemen, in the 96th position of 1996 of 199.
Meanwhile, Singapore has once again claimed the title of the most powerful passport in the world.
According to the edition from July to December 2025 of the Henley Passport Index, the Singapureninos passport holders now enjoy access without visas to 193 countries, maintaining their leadership in the global mobility score.
Two other Asian countries, Japan and South Korea, assured the second joint place. Citizens of these countries can travel to 190 destinations without requiring a visa, highlighting the growing diplomatic reach of Asia in terms of freedom of travel.
The third rank was shared by six countries: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The citizens of these countries enjoy access without visas to 189 countries.
Meanwhile, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal and Sweden collectively occupied the room, offering free access to 188 destinations.
Greece, New Zealand and Switzerland tied in fifth position, with passport holders capable of entering 187 countries without prior visa agreements.
The Henley passport index occupies countries for the ease of international trips enjoyed by their citizens, according to the exclusive data of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Once the global gold standard for mobility is considered, the US passport has now passed to the tenth position, the lowest in recent memory, which raises the concerns that it soon falls from the main 10 completely, for the first time in the 20 years of index history.
In contrast, the United Arab Emirates have become an ascent star. During the last decade, his passport has climbed 34 places, now occupying the eighth place.
China’s travel document has also seen a remarkable improvement of 34 ranks during the same period, although it is currently in 60s.
At the other end of the spectrum, Pakistan continues to languish near the bottom. It was placed in 96, tied with Somalia and Yemen, giving free access to only 32 countries.
Only Iraq (97ยบ), Syria (98) and Afghanistan (99) were lower.
Lightly above Pakistan were Nepal and Libya at 95, followed by Palestine, Eritrea and Bangladesh in 94th position (North Korea (93), Sudan (92) and Sri Lanka and Iran (91) also were only marginally better in the panorama of global mobility.
