The global gap in travel freedom is at its highest point ever and continues to expand as a result of entry restrictions imposed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Residence and citizenship planning firm Henley & Partners released the Passport Index which ranks all passports based on the number of countries to which their holders can travelwithout a visa. The index, on the other hand, ignores the temporary travel limitations imposed by countries as a result of Covid-19.
With a visa-free score of 192, Japan and Singapore are at the top of the Henley Passport Index, meaning that holders of these two countries' passports can travel to 192 countrieswithout a visa.
India's ranking, on the other hand, has slipped by six places. The country which was ranked 84th last year now has dropped to 90th place with Indian passport holders being able totravel visa-free to 58 countries. India shares rank with those of Burkina Faso and Tajikistan.
Pakistan on the other hand ranks below North Korea with a 31 visa-free score. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen have some of the weakest passports.
Here are World’s most powerful passports:
Japan, Singapore- 192
Germany, South Korea-190
Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain- 189
Austria, Denmark- 188
France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden- 187
Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland- 186
Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, United Kingdom, United States- 185
Australia, Canada- 184
Here are World’s least powerful passports:
Iran, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan- 41
Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya- 40
North Korea- 39
Nepal, Palestinian Territory- 37
Somalia- 34
Yemen- 33
Pakistan- 31
Syria- 29
Iraq- 28
Afghanistan- 26