India's rise in Global Passport Index, visa-free entry to 58 countries
This year in 2024, India's passport has jumped 2 points to 82nd position. Visa-free entry can be obtained in 58 countries on India's passport. These include many countries including Angola, Bhutan, and Maldives. India was ranked 84th in 2023. Now let us tell you further which country has got how much ranking in this list.
The strength of the country is judged by its passport. Singapore's passport is the most powerful passport in the world. Now India has also increased in the list of passport rankings. According to the ranking of the UK-based Henley Passport Index, India has got 82nd place in this list.
The ranking is based on the data of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In 2022, India was ranked 87th. At the same time, in 2023, India was ranked 84th. India's passport has visa-free entry in 58 countries.
Visa-free entry to 195 countries on a Singapore passport:
- People with Singapore passports can enter 195 countries visa-free, Singapore passport is the most powerful passport in the world.
- France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain passports are in second place, which provides visa-free entry to 192 countries and territories.
- Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden are in third place. Each has access to 191 countries without a visa.
- Britain, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland are in fourth place.
- At the same time, the US has been declining in the index for more than a decade.
- Apart from this, Australia is in sixth place and America is in eighth place.
If we talk about Pakistan, then Pakistan is in 100th place in the list of global rankings. Only 33 countries can be entered visa-free through a Pakistani passport. In 2023, Pakistan's passport was at number 106 in the world. Also, in 2023, only 32 countries could be visited without a visa on a Pakistani passport, but now 33 countries can be visited.
