Henley Passport Index, 2024

The Henley Passport Index 2024 has ranked India’s passport at the 82nd position. An Indian passport holder can travel visa-free to 58 foreign destinations like Indonesia, Maldives, and Thailand.

Key Points

Singapore is the world's most powerful passport as citizens of this city-state enjoy visa-free access to an impressive 195 countries.
France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Japan have the second most powerful passport, each providing visa-free access to 192 destinations.
Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden share the third position, with visa-free entry to 191 countries.
The United Kingdom, alongside New Zealand, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, and Switzerland, ranks fourth, offering visa-free access to 190 countries.
Australia and Portugal jointly occupy the fifth spot with visa-free travel to 189 destinations.
The United States has slipped to the eighth position, now allowing its citizens visa-free entry to 186 countries.
A total of 34 countries are ranked in top 10 most powerful passports.

Henley Passport Index

The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the largest, most accurate travel information database – and enhanced by Henley & Partners’ research team