World's most powerful passports: Japan tops list. Find out India's rank
According to Henley Passport Index, Japanese passport holders can visit 193 out of 227 destinations visa-free. An Indian passport holder, on the other hand, can visit 59 destinations without a visa.
For the fifth straight year, the Japanese passport is the most powerful among all passports in the world, as it allows visa-free access to as many as 193 countries, according to Henley Passport Index 2023. India, on the other hand, improved its position by 2 spots from last year, and is currently ranked 85th on the index.
An Indian passport holder can travel visa-free to 59 countries (Representational Image)
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A holder of an Indian passport can travel visa-free to 59 countries (60 in 2022); Mauritanian and Uzbekistan passports are as powerful as that of India.
Passports of these countries hold the top 10 spots on the Henley Index:
Rank
Passport(s)
Visa-free travel to (out of 227 destinations)
1.
Japan
193
2.
Singapore, South Korea
192
3.
Germany, Spain
190
4.
Finland, Italy, Luxembourg
189
5.
Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden
188
6.
France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom
187
7.
Belgium, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States
186
8.
Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta
185
9.
Hungary, Poland
184
10.
Lithuania, Slovakia
183
85.
India, Mauritania, Uzbekistan
59
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Passports of these countries hold the bottom 10 spots on the Henley Index:
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Rank
Passport(s)
Visa-free travel to (out of 227 destinations)
109.
Afghanistan
27
108.
Iraq
29
107.
Syria
30
106.
Pakistan
32
105.
Yemen
34
104.
Somalia
35
103.
Nepal, Palestinian Territory
38
102.
North Korea
40
101.
Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya
41
100.
Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan
42
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Invented nearly 20 years ago by Dr Christian H Kaelin, Chairman, Henley & Partners, the index is based on the exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). It is the original ranking of all the passports according to the number of destinations their holders can visit without a prior visa.
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