Japan has world’s most powerful passport; India ranks 87th: Henley Passport Index
India is ranked at 87th spot among 199 countries, in the latest Henley Passport Index, which shows the list of the World’s Most Powerful Passports for the Q3 of the year 2022.
The Indian passport has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide.
Japan has topped the list for having the world’s most powerful passport, providing visa-free access to 193 nations.
It is followed by Singapore and South Korea at joint second position with access to 192 nations.
Afghanistan has world’s least powerful passports, with visa-free score of 27.
Country
Rank
Visa-free access
Japan
1
193
Singapore
2
192
South Korea
2
192
Germany
3
190
Spain
3
190
Finland
4
189
Italy
4
189
Luxembourg
4
189
Austria
5
188
Denmark
5
188
Henley Passport Index
The Henley Passport Index, is published quarterly by global immigration consultant firm Henley & Partners since 2005.
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).
