World’s most powerful passports in 2021:
India's ranking on the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the world's best travel-friendly passports, has dropped six places from last year to 90.
After nearly two years after the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, nations are relaxing travel regulations for foreign travellers, according to the Henley Passport Index.
The index evaluates countries' passports based on the number of visa-free locations they allow their holders to visit. The rankings are based on the International Air Transport Association's examination of data (IATA).
This year's list saw Japan and Singapore at the top, with their passport holders able to travel visa-free to 192 countries, while South Korea and Germany tied for second place. For the third year in a row, Japan has taken the top spot. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Yemen, on the other hand, are among the least powerful countries.
India, which held the 84th rank last year, fell down to the 90th position, with its passport holders allowed to travel visa-free to 58 countries. India shares the rank with Tajikistan and Burkina Faso.
The firm’s Q4 Global Mobility report says, “The global mobility gap is at its widest point ever and continues to expand due to proliferating barriers to entry erected since the outbreak of the pandemic. Many countries in the global south have relaxed their borders in a concerted effort to revive their economies but there has been very little reciprocity from countries in the global north, which have enforced some of the most stringent inbound Covid-19-related travel restrictions. Even fully vaccinated travelers from countries at the lower end of the Henley Passport Index remain locked out of most of the developed world.”
World’s 10 most powerful passports:
1. Japan, Singapore (Score:192)
2. Germany, South Korea (Score: 190)
3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (Score: 189)
4. Austria, Denmark (Score: 188)
5. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (Score: 187)
6. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland (Score: 186)
7. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, United Kingdom, United States (Score: 185)
8. Australia, Canada (Score: 184)
9. Hungary (Score: 183)
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (Score: 182)
World’s 10 least powerful passports:
1. Iran, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan (Score:41)
2. Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya (Score: 40)
3. North Korea (Score: 39)
4. Nepal, Palestinian Territory (Score: 37)
5. Somalia (Score: 34)
6. Yemen (Score: 33)
7. Pakistan (Score: 31)
8. Syria (Score: 29)
9. Iraq (Score: 28)
10. Afghanistan (Score: 26)
Prepared by Henley and Partners, a London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm, the Henley Passport Index claims to be the “original ranking of all the world’s passports”. The index covers 227 destinations and 199 passports.
India's ranking on the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the world's best travel-friendly passports, has dropped six places from last year to 90.
After nearly two years after the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, nations are relaxing travel regulations for foreign travellers, according to the Henley...
India's ranking on the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the world's best travel-friendly passports, has dropped six places from last year to 90.
After nearly two years after the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, nations are relaxing travel regulations for foreign travellers, according to the Henley Passport Index.
The index evaluates countries' passports based on the number of visa-free locations they allow their holders to visit. The rankings are based on the International Air Transport Association's examination of data (IATA).
This year's list saw Japan and Singapore at the top, with their passport holders able to travel visa-free to 192 countries, while South Korea and Germany tied for second place. For the third year in a row, Japan has taken the top spot. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Yemen, on the other hand, are among the least powerful countries.
India, which held the 84th rank last year, fell down to the 90th position, with its passport holders allowed to travel visa-free to 58 countries. India shares the rank with Tajikistan and Burkina Faso.
The firm’s Q4 Global Mobility report says, “The global mobility gap is at its widest point ever and continues to expand due to proliferating barriers to entry erected since the outbreak of the pandemic. Many countries in the global south have relaxed their borders in a concerted effort to revive their economies but there has been very little reciprocity from countries in the global north, which have enforced some of the most stringent inbound Covid-19-related travel restrictions. Even fully vaccinated travelers from countries at the lower end of the Henley Passport Index remain locked out of most of the developed world.”
World’s 10 most powerful passports:
1. Japan, Singapore (Score:192)
2. Germany, South Korea (Score: 190)
3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (Score: 189)
4. Austria, Denmark (Score: 188)
5. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (Score: 187)
6. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland (Score: 186)
7. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, United Kingdom, United States (Score: 185)
8. Australia, Canada (Score: 184)
9. Hungary (Score: 183)
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (Score: 182)
World’s 10 least powerful passports:
1. Iran, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan (Score:41)
2. Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya (Score: 40)
3. North Korea (Score: 39)
4. Nepal, Palestinian Territory (Score: 37)
5. Somalia (Score: 34)
6. Yemen (Score: 33)
7. Pakistan (Score: 31)
8. Syria (Score: 29)
9. Iraq (Score: 28)
10. Afghanistan (Score: 26)
Prepared by Henley and Partners, a London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm, the Henley Passport Index claims to be the “original ranking of all the world’s passports”. The index covers 227 destinations and 199 passports.
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