Japan has world’s most powerful passport in 2023; India ranks 85th: Henley Passport Index

Japan has world’s most powerful passport in 2023; India ranks 85th: Henley Passport Index

• Japan has retained its position as the most powerful passport in the world, for the fifth consecutive year, according to the latest Henley Passport Index for the year 2023.
• Japan allows visa-free entry to 193 global destinations.
• Singapore and South Korea shares a joint second spot on the ranking. This is followed by Germany and Spain.
• Afghanistan has once again the weakest passport, ranked at 109th spot, with access to just 27 destinations. Countries that allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 40 or fewer countries comes under weak passport category.
• India has been ranked at 85th spot among 109 countries. The Indian passport gives visa-free entry to 59 destinations worldwide. In 2022, India was at 83rd position.

  Top 10 Best Passports in 2023

  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

  Top 10 Worst Passports in 2023

  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

  Henley Passport Index

  • The Henley Passport Index, is published by London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.
  • The index ranks the passports of countries according to the number of destinations their holders can visit without a prior visa.
  • The rankings are based on the analysis of data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to rank 199 passports’ access to 227 travel destinations.