India’s Rank drop by 6 positions at 144 in The Passport Index 2023 by Arton Capital

• India has been ranked at 144th spot in “The Passport Index” 2023.
• The mobility score of India in the 2023 index is 70.
• The Passport Index 2023 ranked passports of 199 countries..
• In 2022, India’s rank was 138, with a mobility score of 73..
• The index is released by financial advisory firm Arton Capital, to rank a country’s passport, based on its access to other nations.
• The countries are ranked on the basis of the mobility score, which is calculated on provisions like a visa-free visit, visa on arrival, an eVisa (if used within three days), and electronic travel authorisation.
• The Passport Index 2023 ranking is topped by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), having mobility score of 181.
• UAE is followed by Sweden, Germany, Finland, Luxembourg, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria, have joint mobility score of 174.