The Singapore passport has been named the most powerful passport in the world.
The latest ranking released by the Henley Passport Index places India’s passport at 82nd position, allowing Indians visa-free entry into 58 countries. The ranking is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the most extensive and accurate database of travel information in the world. India’s current position links it with nations like Senegal and Tajikistan.
The Singapore passport has been named the most powerful passport in the world, offering visa-free access to 195 countries, according to the list. France, Italy, Germany and Spain tied with Japan for second place, providing passport holders access to 192 countries. Then, in third place in the ranking, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea and Sweden have visa-free access to 191 destinations.
The United Kingdom ranks fourth, alongside New Zealand, Norway, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland. Australia and Portugal shared 5th place, while the United States fell to eighth place, with visa-free access to 186 countries.
India’s passport ranked 82nd on the list, with citizens allowed to travel to 58 countries without a visa, including popular destinations such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Neighboring Pakistan is ranked 100th, providing passport holders access to 33 countries. At the end of the list is Afghanistan, with easy access to 26 destinations.
The most powerful passports for 2024:
- Singapore (195 destinations)
- France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain (192)
- Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden (191)
- Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom (190)
- Australia, Portugal (189)
- Greece, Poland (188)
- Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Malta (187)
- United States (186)
- Estonia, Lithuania, United Arab Emirates (185)
- Iceland, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia (184)
Christian Kaelin, president of Henley and Partners, highlighted the growing global mobility disparity between countries. “The global average number of destinations that travelers can access without a visa has almost 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 that never. was,” he said in a statement.
Remarkably, for the past 19 years, the Henley Passport Index has been tracking global freedoms in 227 countries and territories around the world, using exclusive data from IATA. It has become the most popular interactive online tool for displaying, sorting and rating the world’s passports. It is updated in real time throughout the year as and when visa policy changes come into effect.
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