India has been ranked 85th out of 199 countries in the Henley Passport Index for 2015. Japan topped the list with top rank for the fifth consecutive year. Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were at the lowest rankings in this year’s index released by Henley last week.
The Henley Passport Index for this year was just announced, in which nations from all over the world were ranked based on the performance of their respective passports. Japan topped the list for the sixth year in a row, while India placed 85th out of 199 nations. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan have the lowest Henley Passport Index rating.
Every year, the London-based global citizenship and residence consultancy business Henley & Partners publishes the Henley Passport Index, and for 2023, they used data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to compile the ranking.
According to the Henley Passport Index 2023, Indian passports allow visa-free travel to 59 countries.
“The index contains 199 passports and 227 travel locations, providing consumers with the most comprehensive and dependable information about their worldwide access and mobility,” according to the index. According to the report, each passport is assessed based on the total number of visa-free places to which the bearer has access.
According to Henley Passport power scores, only 6% of the world’s countries provide access to more than 70% of the global economy. Only 17% of countries provide visa-free travel to more than four-fifths of the world’s 227 destinations.
According to the Henley Passport Index 2023, the following are the world’s top ten most powerful passports: Japan, Singapore, and South Korea; Germany and Spain; Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg; Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden; France, Ireland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom; Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States; Australia, Canada, Greece, and Malta; Hungary and Poland; and Lithuania and Slovakia.
In 2023, India placed 85th in the world’s most powerful passport index and offers visa-free entrance to 59 nations. Previously, the country was rated 82nd, 84th, 85th, and 83rd in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.
Indian passport holders can travel visa-free to over 50 countries.
Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Palau Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu are among the Oceania countries that provide visas on arrival to Indians.
Iran, Jordan, Oman, and Qatar are among the Middle Eastern nations that allow Indians to travel without a visa.
Albania, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago all provide visas on arrival to Indians.
Visas are not required for travel to the following Asian countries: Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macao (SAR China), Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.
Bolivia and El Salvador are two American nations where Indians can travel freely.
Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe are among the African countries that offer visa-on-arrival to Indians.
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