The Henley Passport Index 2025 has revealed a major drop in India’s rating, slipping 5 locations from eightieth to eighty fifth, within the record of the world’s strongest passports. This rating is predicated on the variety of locations that may be accessed visa-free, utilizing unique knowledge from the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation (IATA).
As of the newest standings, Indian passport holders can journey visa-free to 57 locations, sharing the eighty fifth rank with Equatorial Guinea and Niger. In distinction, Singapore has maintained its prime spot, with its passport holders having fun with visa-free entry to a formidable 195 locations worldwide.
- Singapore (195 locations)
- Japan (193)
- France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, South Korea (192)
- Austria, Denmark, Eire, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway (191)
- Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom (190)
- Greece, Australia (189)
- Canada, Poland, Malta (188)
- Hungary, Czechia (187)
- Estonia, United States (186)
- Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates (185)
The highest 10 record is dominated by European international locations, with Japan, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Spain all securing spots. The UAE has made vital strides, climbing 32 locations to safe the tenth spot, with visa-free entry to 185 locations worldwide.
In a shocking flip of occasions, the US has plummeted seven locations from 2nd to ninth, with specialists attributing this decline to the nation’s more and more inward-looking and isolationist political developments. Annie Pforzheimer, Senior Affiliate on the Middle for Strategic and Worldwide Research, famous that “American political developments had grow to be notably inward-looking and isolationist… voters in the course of the 2024 presidential marketing campaign have been fed a story that America can (and may) stand alone.”
On the opposite finish of the spectrum, international locations like Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan proceed to face vital journey restrictions, with restricted visa-free entry to locations worldwide. Afghanistan, particularly, stays on the backside of the Henley Passport Index, with its passport holders dealing with the most important mobility hole within the index’s 19-year historical past.
India’s rating has skilled fluctuations through the years, reaching its highest rank of 71st in 2006. The nation’s rating dropped considerably in 2021, seemingly as a result of international journey restrictions imposed in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, India’s rating has proven indicators of restoration since 2021, shifting as much as eightieth in 2024 earlier than dropping to eighty fifth in 2025.
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