Henley Passport Index 2022

India has ranked 87th on the Henley Passport Index 2022. India’s passport provides visa-free access to 60 nations.

• The Henley Passport Index is a global passport rankings chart that uses data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) to rank ‘strongest’ and ‘weakest’ among 199 passports.

• Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the most powerful passports in the world, according to the latest rankings.

• A Japanese passport provides hassle-free entry to 193 countries and remains the most powerful for the fifth year in a row.

• Singapore and South Korea, which according to the latest Henley Passport Index are at number 2 and 3 slots respectively provide access to 192 countries.

• India fell two places in the third quarter but rose three from the corresponding period last year.

• India ranked 90th in Q3 and Q4 in 2021.

• Countries to which Indians have ‘visa-on-arrival’ access include Asian destinations like Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

• There are also 21 countries in Africa that provide visa-on-arrival services to Indian citizens. There are only two European countries (Albania and Serbia) to do the same.

About Henley Passport Index

• The Henley Passport Index defines the strength of diplomatic relations of any one country with others; essentially, the more one country has ‘ease of access’ to others, the higher its ranking.

• The index, which uses 17 years of data, helps wealthy individuals and governments assess the value of citizenships around the world based on which passports offer the most prolific visa-free, or visa-on-arrival access.

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