World's 10 most powerful passports; find out where India's stands

For the fifth year running, the Japanese passport is the most powerful among all passports in the world, as it authorises visa-free access to as many as 193 nations, as per Henley Passport Index 2023.

On the other hand, India improved its position by 2 places from last year, and currently sits 85th on the list.

An Indian passport holder can travel visa-free to 59 countries (60 in 2022); Mauritanian and Uzbekistan passports are as powerful as that of India.

Passports of these countries hold the top 10 spots:

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, UK

187

7.

Belgium, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, US

186

8.

Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta

185

9.

Hungary, Poland

184

10.

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