According to the annual Henley Passport Index, the ‘strength’ of the Indian passport has become weaker between 2010 to 2019.

‘Strength’ here means the number of countries it has visa-free access to. ‘Visa-free access‘ also means being able to get a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority when entering the destination.

• India’s passport strength ranked 86th out of 187 countries in 2019, while in 2010 it was ranked 77th.
• Between 2010 to 2019 only 8 countries were added to India’s visa-free access list.
• As per the Henley Passport Index, currently, Indian passport holders have ‘visa-free access’ to travel to 58 countries.

 

What about other countries’ passport strength? 

• Singapore and Japan have the strongest passports. They have visa-free access to 189 destinations.
• Iraq and Afghanistan passports are at the bottom of the table (They have visa-free access to 27 and 25 countries respectively).
• Between 2010 to 2019, the United Arab Emirates has had the highest increase in ranking. Its ranking has moved up by 45 places to 20th position.
• China ranks 74th in 2019, moving 14 places up from 2010.
• Meanwhile, Russia’s position has gone down to 51st from 49th.

You can check the Henley Passport Index website for more details.

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