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Singapore Leads Henley Passport Index for 2024, China Makes Major Gains
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Singapore secures the top spot in the Henley Passport Index for 2024, granting its citizens visa-free access to 195 destinations. Japan follows closely with 193 visa-free destinations. China experiences a significant rise in the rankings, reaching 60th place and offering visa-free access to 58 countries. The index highlights the widening gap between the most and least powerful passports.

The nation-state was one of six countries which tied for the top spot in 2024 in the list produced by the migration consultancy Henley & Partners, which ranks passports by the number of destinations that holders can access without needing a visa. Singapore broke ahead of the other five countries — Japan , Germany, Italy, Spain and France — with its citizens granted visa-free access to 195 out of 227 global destinations, according to the ranking published Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates is one of the"biggest climbers" on the list, according to a press release, having gained visa-free access to 72 destinations in the past decade, for a total of 185 destinations worldwide.

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