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Finland, Germany, Sweden Top 2025 Passport Power Rankings
The Passport Index by Global Residence Index™ ranks the world’s most powerful passports, assessing their true value beyond just visa-free counts. It covers over 204 countries and territories, with data updated regularly to reflect changing travel privileges and global mobility trends.
What sets this ranking apart is its nuanced approach—measuring not only the number of visa-free destinations but also factoring in the popularity of those destinations, the permitted length of stay, and the opportunities for dual citizenship. This ensures a more accurate reflection of real-world travel freedom.
In this Gold Standard list, passports granting access to both the US and EU dominate the top positions, underscoring their unmatched global desirability. The table below highlights the top 10 passports for 2025, based on PassIndex scores, visa-free access, and estimated market value, with Finland, Germany, and Sweden leading the way.
Below is the top 10 passports for 2025 according to Passport Index by Global Residence Index.
| Rank | Rating | Country | PassIndex | Visa-Free Count | Passport Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold (US & EU) | Finland | 0.99 | 190 | $1,235,000 |
| 2 | Gold (US & EU) | Germany | 0.99 | 191 | $1,224,000 |
| 3 | Gold (US & EU) | Sweden | 0.99 | 189 | $1,211,000 |
| 4 | Gold (US & EU) | Italy | 0.99 | 190 | $1,210,000 |
| 5 | Gold (US & EU) | Denmark | 0.99 | 190 | $1,207,000 |
| 6 | Gold (US & EU) | United Kingdom | 0.98 | 187 | $1,186,000 |
| 7 | Gold (US & EU) | France | 0.98 | 188 | $1,178,000 |
| 8 | Gold (US & EU) | Switzerland | 0.98 | 188 | $1,159,000 |
| 9 | Gold (US & EU) | Luxembourg | 0.98 | 189 | $1,157,000 |
| 10 | Gold (US & EU) | Greece | 0.97 | 187 | $1,132,000 |
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Methodology
The data presented here was initially collected in summer 2020 and latest updated in January 2025. It does not include temporary restrictions due to COVID-19. Visa Information was taken from the official government websites (see SOURCES on the website). The electronic visa delivery times were taken from the relevant official government websites (see SOURCES on the website). There are discrepancies between the IATA timatic website and information provided by governments, which makes it difficult to evaluate the reliability of some information. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that all our information is correct. Nevertheless, we spent additional time looking into each country’s policy to determine the visa policy of each, above and beyond what is commonly known and accessible on timatic.
Status GOLD: Visa-free travel to the US & EU
SILVER: Visa-free travel to the EU
BRONZE: Visa-free travel to the UK
Destinations: We have included in our list of countries all the nations recognized by the UN, with the addition of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Kosovo. Our list of countries can vary with other passport rankings, thus giving different visa-free counts.
Visa-Free: Visa-free travel includes all destinations accessible by visa-free travel, visa-on-arrival, electronic visas delivered in under 24h and visa-free on transit for lengths of more than 24h. Stays via transit allow the traveller to access the country without holding a visa, as long as its final destination is somewhere else.
Passport Value: The passport Value is estimated based on the current market price and at the demand/supply equilibrium of 1000 applications a year. This is estimated for 1 applicant per application. It represents only the value of the passport as a travel document and does not include additional benefits derived from being a national.
Passport Index: The index is a result of the ability to travel visa-free to a given territory relative to its importance as a destination and the amount of time one is allowed to stay there. The importance is based on the number of annual travellers to a given country (as compiled annually by UNWTO) and how long a traveller is allowed to stay in the jurisdiction.
Dual Citizenship: Elaborates on the possibility of obtaining dual citizenship. In some cases, you will need to refer to the notes for a more detailed explanation.
Length of Stay: Length of stay may include extensions or extended stays available for purchase on arrival. Length of stay is normally for tourist reasons unless visa-free access is possible only for business reasons.
