Latest passport rankings: See where India stand

mangaloretoday.com

July 30, 2019: The Henley Passport Index has released its quarterly report of the world’s most powerful passports, with Singapore and Japan topping the list.

 

The list was based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which analyses how many countries a passport holder can enter visa-free or on a visa-on-arrival basis. The index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations - including micro-states and territories.

Japan and Singapore have held onto their joint top spot, with each country offering visa-free access to 189 destinations.

South Korea now sits in second place on the index along with Finland and Germany, with citizens of all three countries able to access 187 destinations around the world without a prior visa.

The UK and the US now sit in sixth place, with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 183 - the lowest position either country has held since 2010 and a significant drop from their first-place spot in 2014, the report said.

India’s passport has dropped from 79th to 86th position on the index with visa-free access or visa-on-arrival reducing to 58 countries, while neighbouring Pakistan ranked 106 with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 30 countries.

Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the global mobility spectrum, with its citizens able to access only 25 destinations worldwide without a prior visa.

Courtesy: khaleejtimes.com