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. |
Lithuania, Slovakia | 183 |
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First published: 11 January 2023, 15:07 IST