According to Henley Passport Index's updated rankings, there is a "growing divide in mobility — and the resulting access to opportunities — between citizens in the wealthy global north and those in the lower-income global south"

The world’s most travel-friendly passports for 2022 have now been revealed. And, once again, Japan and Singapore have topped the list in the annual Henley & Partners’ Henley Passport Index of 199 countries.

The index ranks all passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. “It is updated in real time throughout the year, as and when visa policy changes come into effect,” reads the website.

The latest #HenleyPassportIndex shows record-breaking levels of #travelfreedom but also the widest recorded global mobility gap since the index’s inception 17 years ago: https://t.co/Cebywl83Up pic.twitter.com/E35Lnfgwpz

— Henley & Partners (@HenleyPartners) January 11, 2022

Based on data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), holders of the passports at the top — Japan and Singapore — are able to travel visa-free to 192 destinations.

This means, in the absence of any Covid restrictions, the passport holders of these two countries can travel to 166 more countries than Afghanistan, which is ranked at the bottom on 111th position.