World’s most powerful passport of 2023: Singapore tops the list; India at 80th place
Singapore’s passport has become the most powerful passport in the world. That is, citizens of this country can travel to 192 countries without visa. Organization Henley & Partners, which issues passport rankings, has released the Henley Passport Index for 2023.
India has reached 80th place in the ranking. Last year India’s rank was 87th. Indian citizens can travel visa free to 57 countries.
Japan slips to third place
Germany, Italy and Spain were in second place. Citizens here can travel to 190 countries without a visa. At the same time, Japan slipped to the third position this year after being on the first position of the most powerful passport for the last 5 years.
South Korea, Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Sweden are also in third place. In the ranking, the passport of America is 8th and the passport of Britain is in fourth place.
This ranking is released twice a year. The indices are released for the first time in January and for the second time in July. According to the website of Henley Passport Visa Index – realtime data is updated throughout the year. Changes in visa policy are also taken into account. The data is taken from the International Transport Association (IATA).
The ranking is based on how many other countries a passport holder of a country can travel to without obtaining a prior visa. For this, they will not need to get a visa in advance.
