Pakistan continues to rank among the weakest passports in the world, ranking fourth compared to the bottom in the last global passport index published by Henley & Partners.
Pakistani passport holders can only travel on 32 countries – a position it has shared with Somalia and Yemen, collectively classified 96th out of 199.
Meanwhile, Singapore has again won the title of the most powerful passport in the world.
According to the Jubil-december 2025 edition of the Henley Passport index, the Singaporean passport holders now benefit from access without visa to 193 countries, maintaining their advance in the world mobility score.
Two other Asian countries – Japan and South Korea – have obtained second place. Citizens of these countries can travel in 190 destinations without requiring visa, highlighting the growing diplomatic scope of Asia in terms of freedom of travel.
Third row was shared by six countries: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The nationals of these countries benefit from access without visa to 189 countries.
Meanwhile, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal and Sweden collectively ranked fourth, offering access without visa to 188 destinations.
Greece, New Zealand and Switzerland tied for the fifth position, with passport holders capable of penetrating 187 countries without arrangements of previous visas.
The Henley Passport index classifies countries by the ease of international trips enjoyed by their citizens, based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Formerly considered to be the global ordered stallion for mobility, the American passport has now slipped to the 10th position – its lowest in recent memory – raising the concern of the first time that it could soon fall from the top 10, for the first time within 20 years of the index.
On the other hand, the United Arab Emirates have become a rising star. Over the past decade, its passport has climbed 34 places, now ranking 8th.
The travel document in China also experienced a remarkable improvement of 34 rows during the same period, although it is currently in 60th place.
At the other end of the spectrum, Pakistan continues to languish near the bottom. It was placed in the 96th, tied with Somalia and Yemen, granting access without visa to only 32 countries.
Only Iraq (97th), Syria (98th) and Afghanistan (99th) ran down below.
Nepal and Libya in the 95th, followed by Palestine, Eritrea and Bangladesh in 94th. North Korea (93rd), Sudan (92nd), Sri Lanka and Iran (91st) were also not better than marginally in the world landscape of mobility.