US EditionThe world’s most powerful passports for 2026
Canada ranks eighth with visa-free access to 181 countries, maintaining a top 10 position despite a slight decline from 183 destinations last year, Henley & Partners reported.
- On Jan 13, Henley & Partners published its Henley Passport Index, ranking passports by visa-free access across 227 destinations.
- Using exclusive IATA data, Henley & Partners compiles the Henley Passport Index with real-time updates and 20 years of historical data, drawing on government travel portals, Henley & Partners says.
- Singapore tops the list with visa-free access to 192 destinations, Japan and South Korea tie for second at 188, and Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland share third with 186.
- Canada appears at No. 8, tied with Iceland and Lithuania, and its passport grants visa-free access to 181 destinations, while the United States lost seven visa-free destinations in the past 12 months.
- The report highlights a widening gap, noting the 168-destination difference in 2026 and the UAE’s rise, adding 149 visa-free destinations since 2006, with 39 nations in the Top 10 and an unprecedented 5-country tie for fourth, Henley & Partners says.
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