Henley and Partners released the Global Mobility Report 2025, along with the first-quarter update of the Henley Passport Index, ranking passports based on visa-free access to 227 destinations. According to the report, the 227 travel destinations may require a visa, while about 111 destinations can be accessed visa-free. The report further showed that the top-ranked passport can access 195 destinations visa-free, while the bottom-ranked passport can access 26 destinations visa-free. The Henley Passport Index of the year 2025 ranked Singapore as the most powerful passport in the world with visa-free access to 195 out of 227 global destinations. Kenya drops in passport ranking Kenya’s passport fell down one position to 68th in the 2025 passport index.
The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel destinations. If no visa is required, or if a visa on arrival (VOA), visitor’s permit, or electronic travel authority (ETA) is available, the passport is assigned a score of 1 for that destination. Conversely, a score of 0 is assigned if a visa or pre-departure approval for an e-Visa or VOA is required, and the total passport score equals the number of destinations with a score of 1. Countries to access with Kenyan passport Below is a list of 74 destinations accessible with the Kenyan passport: 1 Antigua and Barbuda 26 Haiti 51 Philippines 2 Bahamas 27 Hong Kong (SAR China) 52 Rwanda 3 Barbados 28 Indonesia 53 Samoa 4 Benin 29 Iran 54 Senegal 5 Bolivia 30 Jamaica 55 Seychelles 6 Botswana 31 Jordan 56 Sierra Leone 7 British Virg*n Islands 32 Kiribati 57 Singapore 8 Burkina Faso 33 Laos 58 Somalia 9 Burundi 34 Lesotho 59 South Africa 10 Cambodia 35 Macao (SAR China) 60 South Sudan 11 Cape Verde Islands 36 Madagascar 61 Sri Lanka 12 Cayman Islands 37 Malawi 62 St. Kitts and Nevis 13 Comoro Islands 38 Malaysia 63 St. Lucia 14 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 39 Maldives 64 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 15 Cook Islands 40 Mali 65 Sudan 16 Cuba 41 Mauritania 66 Tanzania 17 Djibouti 42 Mauritius 67 The Gambia 18 Dominica 43 Micronesia 68 Timor-Leste 19 Eritrea 44 Montserrat 69 Trinidad and Tobago 20 eSwatini 45 Mozambique 70 Tuvalu 21 Ethiopia 46 Namibia 71 Uganda 22 Fiji 47 Nepal 72 Vanuatu 23 Ghana 48 Nigeria 73 Zambia 24 Grenada 49 Niue 74 Zimbabwe 25 Guinea-Bissau 50 Palau Islands
Most powerful passports Several EU member states, including France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, have dropped two places to rank 3rd, alongside Finland and South Korea, each falling one place over the past year, and they all now enjoy visa-free access to 192 destinations. Seven EU nations, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, share 4th place with access to 191 destinations, while Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK rank 5th with 190 visa-free destinations. The remainder of the index’s Top 10 is predominantly occupied by European countries, with exceptions including Australia in 6th place (189 destinations), Canada in 7th (188 destinations), the US in 9th (186 destinations), and the UAE, the first and only Arab state to break into the top tier. Over the past decade, the UAE has been one of the index’s biggest climbers, gaining visa-free access to 72 additional destinations since 2015 and rising 32 places to secure 10th spot with access to 185 destinations worldwide.
by Elijah Ntongai
