The latest Henley Passport Index ranking places India’s passport at the 82nd spot, granting visa-free entry to 58 countries. The ranking relies on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the most extensive and accurate database of travel information worldwide. India’s current rank ties it with Senegal and Tajikistan.
The Singaporean passport has been named the world’s most powerful, offering visa-free access to 195 countries. France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, along with Japan, share the second spot, providing access to 192 countries. In third place, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden all allow visa-free entry to 191 destinations.
The United Kingdom ranks fourth, alongside New Zealand, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, and Switzerland. Australia and Portugal share the fifth position, while the United States has dropped to eighth place, offering visa-free access to 186 countries.
India’s passport, ranked 82nd, allows citizens to travel to 58 countries without a visa, including popular destinations like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Neighboring Pakistan is positioned at 100th, offering access to 33 countries. Afghanistan ranks at the bottom of the list, with easy access to 26 destinations.
The most powerful passports for 2024 are as follows:
- Singapore (195 destinations)
- France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain (192 destinations)
- Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden (191 destinations)
- Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom (190 destinations)
- Australia, Portugal (189 destinations)
- Greece, Poland (188 destinations)
- Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Malta (187 destinations)
- United States (186 destinations)
- Estonia, Lithuania, United Arab Emirates (185 destinations)
- Iceland, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia (184 destinations)
Christian Kaelin, chair of Henley and Partners, highlighted the widening global mobility gap between countries. “The global average number of destinations travelers can access visa-free has nearly doubled from 58 in 2006 to 111 in 2024. However, the global mobility gap between those at the top and bottom of the index is now wider than it has ever been,” he said in a statement.
For the past 19 years, the Henley Passport Index has tracked global freedoms in 227 countries and territories worldwide, using exclusive data from the IATA. It has become the most popular interactive online tool for displaying, sorting, and ranking the world’s passports. The index is updated in real-time throughout the year as visa policy changes take effect.
