New Delhi: The Henley Passport Index 2024 has ranked the Indian passport at the 82nd position, allowing citizens visa-free access to 58 foreign destinations. Popular tourist spots like Indonesia, Maldives, and Thailand are among the countries that Indian passport holders can now visit without the hassle of securing a visa. This ranking places India alongside Senegal and Tajikistan.
Singapore has claimed the title of the world’s most powerful passport, offering its citizens visa-free entry to an astonishing 195 countries. Following closely, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Japan hold the second spot with visa-free access to 192 destinations each.
Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden share the third position, with their passports granting visa-free entry to 191 countries. The United Kingdom, alongside New Zealand, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, and Switzerland, ranks fourth, offering visa-free access to 190 destinations. Australia and Portugal jointly occupy the fifth spot, allowing travel to 189 countries without a visa.
Interestingly, the United States has slipped to the eighth position, now enabling its citizens to travel visa-free to 186 countries.
Overall, a total of 34 countries make up the top 10 most powerful passports in the world.
India’s improved rank of 82nd on the list allows its citizens to travel visa-free to 58 countries, including notable destinations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. In contrast, neighboring Pakistan is positioned at 100th, providing passport holders access to 33 countries. At the bottom of the list is Afghanistan, with visa-free access to just 26 destinations.
The Henley Passport Index derives its rankings from data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). The index considers that passport holders meet all basic entry requirements, are adult citizens traveling alone, and seek entry for tourist or business purposes for short stays. It excludes complex scenarios like diplomatic travel, emergency or temporary passports, and transit stays.
Here’s the list of 58 destinations Indian citizens can travel visa-free:
– Angola – Barbados – Bhutan – Bolivia – British Virgin Islands – Burundi – Cambodia – Cape Verde Islands – Comoro Islands – Cook Islands – Djibouti – Dominica – Ethiopia – Fiji – Grenada – Guinea-Bissau – Haiti – Indonesia – Iran – Jamaica – Jordan – Kazakhstan – Kenya – Kiribati – Laos – Macao (SAR China) – Madagascar – Malaysia – Maldives – Marshall Islands – Mauritania – Mauritius – Micronesia – Montserrat – Mozambique – Myanmar – Nepal – Niue – Palau Islands – Qatar – Rwanda – Samoa – Senegal – Seychelles – Sierra Leone – Somalia – Sri Lanka – St. Kitts and Nevis – St. Lucia – St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Tanzania – Thailand – Timor-Leste – Trinidad and Tobago – Tunisia – Tuvalu – Vanuatu – Zimbabwe
