World’s most powerful passports in 2021: Here’s where India stands
Henley Passport Index: Japan and Singapore rank first within the passport index, whereas the second place is shared by South Korea and Germany.
India’s rank has dropped six places from final year to 90 within the Henley Passport Index, which lists the world’s most travel-friendly passports.
The Henley Passport Index comes at a time when countries are easing journey guidelines for worldwide visitors, almost two years after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The index ranks the passports of nations based on the variety of locations their holders can journey to with no prior visa. The rating relies on an evaluation of information supplied by the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation (IATA).
Japan and Singapore high this 12 months‘s listing, with their passport holders allowed to journey visa-free to 192 international locations, whereas South Korea and Germany are in second place. Japan has topped the listing for the third 12 months in a row. In the meantime, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen are the least highly effective.
India, which was ranked 84th final 12 months, dropped to ninetieth, with its passport holders allowed to journey visa-free to 58 international locations. India shares the rank with Tajikistan and Burkina Faso.
The agency‘s This autumn International Mobility Report states, “The worldwide mobility hole is at its widest level ever and continues to develop as a result of widening of obstacles to entry for the reason that outbreak of the pandemic. Many international locations within the international south have eased their borders in a concerted effort to revive their economies, however there was little reciprocity with international locations within the international north, which have applied a few of the most stringent inbound COVID-19-related journey restrictions. has performed. Even totally vaccinated vacationers from international locations on the low finish of the Henley Passport Index are out of a lot of the developed world. ”
10 strongest passports on the planet
1. Japan, Singapore (Rating:192)
2. Germany, South Korea (Rating: 190)
3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (Rating: 189)
4. Austria, Denmark (Rating: 188)
5. France, Eire, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (Rating: 187)
6. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland (Rating: 186)
7. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, United Kingdom, United States (rating: 185)
8. Australia, Canada (Rating: 184)
9. Hungary (Rating: 183)
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (Rating: 182)
World’s 10 least highly effective passports:
1. Iran, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan (Rating:41)
2. Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya (Rating: 40)
3. North Korea (Rating: 39)
4. Nepal, Palestinian Territory (Rating: 37)
5. Somalia (Rating: 34)
6. Yemen (Rating: 33)
7. Pakistan (Rating: 31)
8. Syria (Rating: 29)
9. Iraq (Rating: 28)
10. Afghanistan (Rating: 26)
Ready by Henley & Companions, a London-based international citizenship and residency advisory agency, the Henley Passport Index claims to be the “primary rating of all passports on the planet“. The index covers 227 locations and 199 passports.
World’s most powerful passports in 2021: Here’s where India stands
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