Visa-free progress: Ukraine has risen in the passport rating
25 July 2025 10:28
The Ukrainian passport has improved its position in the Henley Passport Index, a global ranking of passports. In the updated list, it ranks 29th, three positions higher than last year. This is reported by the website of Henley & Partners, which is the compiler of the rating, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
According to the research, Ukrainian citizens can travel without a visa or receive it upon arrival in 147 countries. Our country shares this position with Grenada.
Singapore’s passport traditionally took the first place in the ranking – its holders can freely visit 193 countries.
The second place was shared by Japan and South Korea. Holders of these passports can freely visit 190 countries.
The third place was shared by Denmark. Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain. Holders of these passports can freely visit 189 countries.
Meanwhile, Russia is on the 46th line of the list.
The last position is occupied by Afghanistan, whose passport gives access to only 25 countries.
How the rating is formed
The Henley & Partners Passport Index analyzes the visa regulations of 227 countries and territories of the world on a quarterly basis, ranking them by the number of visa-free countries. The rating has been compiled based on data from the travel information database for over 10 years.
A country’s position in the ranking depends on the number of countries to which its citizens can enter without prior visa application (no visa at all or with a visa on arrival). All of these countries have biometric passports.
The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all passports in the world by the number of destinations their holders can reach without a visa. The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the largest and most accurate travel information database, and has been refined by the Henley & Partners research team.
