The latest Henley Passport Index reveals a historic shake-up in global mobility: Asia is now dominating the top rankings, while the US has fallen out of the leading ten for the first time in the list’s 20-year history. Tiny Singapore leads the pack with visa-free access to 193 destinations, followed by South Korea (190) and Japan (189).

The index, according to the website, ranks the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.

Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland tie for fourth place with 188 destinations, a margin comparable to an athlete losing a race by a fraction of a second. But the unmistakable story is Asia’s rise: predictions of an Asian Century are fast becoming reality. There’s a touch of irony when consi

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