Ever wonder if your passport number actually signifies anything, like where you live or your age? The answer is simple: no. In the United States, passport numbers are not assigned based on any ...

A United States passport is not as desirable as it used to be, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, first published 19 years ago. The index, which ranks 199 passports based on how many of ...

The United States continues its decade-long slide to the 9th spot on the Henley Passport Index, a ranking of the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can ...

A US passport is not as powerful as it once was, according to the annual Henley & Partners Passport Index. The index ranks passports by visa-free access to 227 destinations, and the US is only ninth.