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U.S. passport drops out of top 10 for first time in two decades.

Singapore, South Korea and Japan now hold the top three spots.

U.S. ranks 12th, tied with Malaysia in allowing visa-free access to 180 countries.

For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. passport is no longer in the list of top 10 most powerful passports in the world.

What makes a passport “powerful”? It is often defined by the ability to travel to destinations around the world with only one’s passport and no visa required.

The Henley Passport Index is one of multiple rankings measuring passport potency, and this is the first time in the index’s 20-year history that the U.S. passport has fallen out of its top 10.

The list is now topped by three Asian passports: Singapore, which has visa-free access to 193

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