US passport falls behind 36 countries as travel advantage erodes
Once the world's strongest passport, the U.S. now trails much of Asia and Europe.
Thirty-six countries now offer their citizens greater travel freedom than the United States, according to the July 2026 Henley Passport Index. Although the U.S. is officially tied for 10th place, that ranking groups together passports with identical visa-free scores, leaving America behind dozens of countries that now m…
