According to the most recent ranking by Henley Passport Index, which was announced on Tuesday, Singapore has surpassed Japan as the most powerful passport among all passports in the world since it permits visa-free access to as many as 192 international locations.
With visa-free travel to 189 countries worldwide, Japan, which had held the top spot for the previous five years, fell to third in the most recent ranking. Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden are also in this situation.
India, on the other hand, rose five positions from the previous year and is now ranked 80th on the index, alongside Senegal and Togo, and has visa-free travel to 57 nations.
The United States, which formerly topped the list over ten years ago, dropped two spots to eighth position. Following a Brexit-related decline, the UK climbed two spots to fourth, a spot it last held in 2017.
At the bottom five include: Afghanistan (27). Yemen (99), Pakistan (100), Syria (101) and Iraq (102).
Passports of the top 10 countries in the Henley Index (with adjacent permit to countries) include: Singapore- 192; Germany, Italy, Spain- 190; Austria, Finland, France, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Sweden- 189; Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, UK-188; Belgium, Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland- 187;
Australia, Hungary, Poland- 186; Canada, Greece- 185; Lithuania, US- 184; Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia-183, Estonia, Iceland 182
The index was developed around 20 years ago by Dr Christian H Kaelin, Chairman, Henley & Partners. It is a blend of the exclusive and official numbers of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
