Singapore Named World's Most Powerful Passport, India Stands At...

Pushkar Tiwari
Jul 18, 2023

Henley Passport Index

Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.

Singapore is now most powerful passport

Singapore is now officially the most powerful passport in the world, with its citizens able to visit 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free.

Germany, Italy, Spain ranked 2nd

Germany, Italy, and Spain all move up into 2nd place with visa-free access to 190 destinations.

Japan knocked off the top spot

Japan has been knocked off the top spot on the Henley Passport Index for the first time in five years and now stands at third with Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden, with access to 189 destinations without a prior visa.

UK jumps up two places

The UK has jumped up two places on the latest ranking stands with Denmark, Ireland, and Netherlands at the 4th place.

Portugal at fifth with five other countries

Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and Switzerland stand in the fifth position, while Australia, Hungary, and Poland are ranked sixth.

Greece, Canada stand at 7th

In the latest rankings, Greece and Canada stand at the 7th position.

US plummets to 8th

The US has plummeted a further two places to the 8th spot with access to just 184 destinations visa-free. Lithuania is also in the same spot.

Iceland tenth on list

Latvia, Slovakia, and Slovenia are ranked ninth, while Iceland - the most peaceful country - and Estonia are tenth on the list.

India is ranked 80th

India, with access to 57 destinations without a prior visa, is ranked 80th.

Afghanistan remains at the bottom

Afghanistan remains entrenched at the bottom of the Henley Passport Index, with a visa-free access score of just 27, followed by Iraq (score of 29), and Syria (score of 30) — the three weakest passports in the world.

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