Henley Passport Index 2023: With the Covid scare getting moderated, countries are opening borders for tourism and other activities. Meanwhile, London based company Henley & Partners has released a list in which it has ranked passports across the world. Whereas India ranked 85th, Pakistan was much lower at 106th position.

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The Henley Passport Index is the original and most authoritative passport index, with historical data spanning 18 years. 

The index and its contents are based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and supplemented, enhanced, and updated using extensive in-house research and open-source online data. 

The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Updated quarterly, the Henley Passport Index is the most robust and reliable index of its kind.

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The index assumes the following:

- The passport validity.

- If the passport is ‘normal’ rather than diplomatic, emergency, or temporary.

- If the passport holder is an adult citizen of the issuing country, travelling alone rather than in a tourist group.

- If the passport holder meets all the basic requirements for entry (for example, holding a hotel reservation or having proof of sufficient funds).

- If the passport holder does not meet any complex requirements for entry (for example, possessing a government-issued letter).

- If the passport holder has had all the necessary inoculations or vaccination.

- If the passport holder is arriving at and departing from the same airport.

- If the passport holder is seeking a short stay rather than a transit stay in the destination country or territory.

- If the duration of the short stay is between three days and several months.

- If the port of entry is a major city or capital, in cases where this is required.

- Entry to the destination country is for tourist or business purposes.

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The list is dominated this time by Asian countries:

Rank no 1- Japan

Japan has topped the list with a visa free access score of 193. Which means Japan provides visa free or on arrival visa access to 193 countries.  This is the fifth time in a row a Japanese passport has been crowned the world's most powerful passport.

Rank no 2- Singapore, South Korea

Second on the list is Singapore with visa free access granted to 192 countries. Singapore is sharing its second position with South Korea.  

Rank no 3- Germany, Spain

Third on the list is Germany with visa free access given to German passport holders to 190 countries. The third position is shared by Spain.

Rank no 4- Italy, Luxembourg and Finland

Three European countries Italy, Luxembourg and Finland share the fourth position with a visa free score of 189.

Rank no 5- Austria, Denmark, Netherland, Sweden 

The fifth position is shared by four countries– Austria, Denmark, Netherland, Sweden with a visa access score of 188 countries.  

Top 20 Rank on Henley Index 2023

 

COUNTRY RANK ACCESS
Japan 1 193
Singapore, South Korea 2 192
Germany, Spain 3 190
Finland, Italy, Luxembourg 4 189
Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden 5 188
France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom 6 187
Belgium, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States 7 186
Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta 8 185
Hungary, Poland 9 184
Lithuania, Slovakia 10 183
Latvia, Slovenia 11 182
Estonia 12 181
Iceland 13 180
Malaysia 14 179
Liechtenstein, United Arab Emirates 15 178
Cyprus 16 177
Romania 17 175
Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Monaco 18 174
Hong Kong (SAR China) 19 171
Argentina, Brazil 20 170

 

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