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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,173 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:28 PM Jul 23

US slips again in passport power rankings

The United States is on the brink of dropping out of the top 10 ranking of the world’s most powerful passports.

In the latest quarterly update of the Henley Passport Index, created by the London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners, the US — which held the No. 1 position back in 2014 — has slipped down to the 10th place in the rankings.

It’s the lowest position ever for the US in the 20-year history of the index, which tracks the global freedom of movement for holders of 199 passports to 227 countries and territories around the world, using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). And because Henley counts multiple countries with the same score as a single spot in its standings, there are actually 33 countries that outrank the US on the list.

As we enter the second half of the year, Singapore has held onto its No.1 position as the world’s most powerful passport for 2025.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-slips-again-passport-power-181705446.html

Heckuva job Trumpy.

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US slips again in passport power rankings (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 23 OP

I suspect CNN's Maureen O'Hare doesn't realise Finland is in the EU muriel_volestrangler Jul 23 #1

The price of a US passport certainly hasn't slipped EYESORE 9001 Jul 23 #2

So much winning. tanyev Jul 23 #3

That's what happens when a country becomes an international pariah. TomSlick Jul 23 #4

muriel_volestrangler

(104,864 posts)

1. I suspect CNN's Maureen O'Hare doesn't realise Finland is in the EU

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:49 PM

Jul 23

The EU member states of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain are all at No.3 behind them, in the third tier, along with Finland, with access to 189 destinations with no prior visa needed.