Henley Passport Index 2022: India ranked 83rd, Japan, Singapore tops spot in the Index

Henley Passport Index 2022: India ranked 83rd, Japan, Singapore tops spot in the Index

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Henley Passport Index 2022: India ranked 83rd, Japan, Singapore tops spot in the Index

Henley Passport Index 2022: According to the latest report released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Henley & Partners, Indian passport has been ranked 83rd in the list of world's most powerful passports.

World's most powerful passports ranking 2022: India's ranking has improved by 7 places. Indian passport was ranked 90th in 2021. This time it is at 83rd position. Indian citizens can travel visa free to 60 countries.

Indian citizens can travel to 60 countries without a prior visa. Last year the number was 58. This year, Oman and Armenia have allowed Indians to travel without prior visas.

Japan and Singapore top the list of world's most powerful passports as it got the first rank for the year 2022. The visa-free score of both countries is at 192.

Iraq (rank 110), Afghanistan (rank 111), Pakistan (rank 108) have been ranked as the worst passports in the world in 2022.

About Henley Passport Index

The 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. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information, and enhanced by ongoing research by the Henley & Partners Research Department.

Henley Passport Index 2022: Top 10 “world’s most powerful passport” rankings are as follows: Global Ranking 2022 & Access Countries

1. Japan, Singapore (Access Countries 192)

2. Germany, South Korea (Access Countries 190)

3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (Access Countries 189)

4. Austria, France, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands (Access Countries 188)

5. Ireland, Portugal (Access Countries 187)

6. Belgium, Norway, New Zealand, UK, Switzerland, USA (Access Countries 186)

7. Canada, Australia, Greece, Czech Republic Malta (Access Countries 185)

8. Hungary, Poland (Access Countries 183)

9. Slovakia, Lithuanian (Access Countries 182)

10. Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia (Access Countries 181)

Henley Passport Index 2022: World's 'weakest passport 2022': The weakest passport from the bottom rankings are as follows: Global Ranking 2022 & Access Countries

111. Afghanistan (Access Countries 26)

110. Iraq (Access Countries 28)

109. Syria (Access Countries 29)

108. Pakistan (Access Countries 31)

107. Yemen (Access Countries 32)

106. Somalia (Access Countries 34)

105. Nepal and the Palestinian Territories (Access Countries 37)

104. North Korea (Access Countries 34)