The Passport Index has announced Singapore's passport as the most powerful passport in the world with the highest visa-free score.
It is the first time in the history that an Asian country has aced the highest place in the Passport Index. Singapore's passport has a visa-free score of 159.
Earlier, Germany and Sweden were at the top positions but Singapore reached the top after Paraguay altered its visa requirements for Singaporean passports.
All the top passports that are considered to be powerful are European but with Singapore topping the list, looks like a gateway for Asian countries has been opened. For this new development, passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories were considered.
Since early 2017, the top position was shared with Singapore, which was steadily moving up the ranks.
Other Asian passports in the top 20 include those of South Korea, Japan and Malaysia.
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