The IS passport has dropped out of the top 10 most powerful passports list in the world for the first time since the Henley Passport Index was introduced twenty years ago. Meanwhile, With visa-free access to 193 destinations, Singapore remains in the top place, followed by South Korea with 190, and Japan with 189, according to the most recent Henley Passport Index, which is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

With visa-free travel to 180 of 227 countries, the US, which was the world leader in 2014, is now tied with Malaysia for 12th place.

Reason for the US passport ranking's decline

Recent changes in access by a number of nations are the cause of the US ranking's decline. The decline has been attributed to a number of factors, including the removal of

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