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New Delhi: The most recent Henley Passport Index is back with its rating of the world’s strongest and worst passports as the world begins to recover from Covid-19. Japan continues to have the most vital tickets in the world, followed by Singapore and South Korea, according to the ranking, which utilizes data from 17 years. A traveler with a Japanese passport can enter 193 nations without any problem, which is one more than travelers from Singapore and South Korea can do.
According to a new quarterly assessment from the London-based immigration company Henley & Partners, Japan has the strongest passport in the world.
Japan and Singapore (ranked second) have topped the list of the two most powerful passports in the Henley passport index, even as the world is recuperating from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the index, Japanese nationals can visit up to 193 places without either a visa or by applying for one at the airport.
According to a Mint article, India moved up one spot to 87th in the 2nd period of 2022 from 90th in the first.
The index, which evaluates citizenship values based on which passports provide simple visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to other countries, uses data collected over a 17-year period.
The World’s Most Powerful Passports 2022 list, published by the Henley Passport Index, rates the 199 passports in the world based on how many countries their holders can enter without a visa. Afghanistan is placed at the bottom of the list, at number 112, having access to just 27 countries without a permit, while Japan is placed at the top.
With visa-free traveling to 80 different countries, China’s passport is rated 69th among India’s neighbours. Bhutan is ranked 93rd, Myanmar is 99th, Sri Lanka is 103rd, Bangladesh is 104th, and Pakistan is placed at 109th. After Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, Pakistan has the fourth-worst passport in the entire world.
The United States has acquired the seventh-strongest passport in the world, Australia the eighth-strongest, the United Kingdom and France the sixth-strongest, Italy is placed the fourth-strongest passport, and Germany and Spain the third-strongest. Russia is rated the 50th and has visa-free travel to 119 nations.
What gives a passport its authority?
A nation must enable passport holders to fly without a visa, with a visa on arrival, or with a ticket in advance in order to receive the highest ranking on the passport index. The passports that provide people the most freedom to travel are the ones with the most authority.
The passport index evaluates a passport’s travel-friendliness as well as its investment and quality of life potential. As per a story in the Indian Express, the ranking is based on facts, visa limits, and admission requirements.
Top 10 most powerful passports in the world
These are the nations with the strongest passports in the world, according to the ranking.
- Japan (193 destinations)
- South Korea and Singapore (192 destinations)
- Spain and Germany (190 destinations)
- Luxembourg, Italy, and Finland (189 destinations)
- Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands (188 destinations)
- Portugal, France, Ireland, and the UK (187 destinations)
- Switzerland, Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, and the United States (186 destinations)
- Greece, Malta, the Czech Republic, Australia, and Canada (185 destinations)
- Hungary (183 destinations)
- Slovakia, Poland, and Lithuania (182 destinations)
Where does India stand?
According to the passport index, India’s passport came in at number 87 and grants visa-free travel to 60 nations, including Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia, and Macau, as opposed to 58 in 2021.
A report received from the Economic Times claims that 1,63,370 Indians gave up their citizenship. The majority of persons (78,284), Australia (23,533), Canada (21,597), and the UK received new citizenship (14,637).
According to a Bloomberg analysis, Asian nations have hardly appeared in the top 10 list of powerful passports since 2017. Additionally, since the outbreak, Asian nations have been wary while opening their airspace to other countries.
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Only 40 or fewer places are accessible from numerous countries. These nations are ranked from 105th to 112th.105.
(105). North Korea (40 destinations)
(106). Palestinian territories and Nepal (48 destinations)
(107). Somalia (35 destinations)
(108). Yemen (34 destinations)
(109). Pakistan (32 destinations)
(110). Syria (30 destinations)
(111). Iraq (29 destinations)
(112). Afghanistan (27 destinations)
Which passport will be more reliable in 2022?
With visa-free travel to 193 countries, the Japanese passport is the most powerful in the world.
Which five passports have the most clout?
Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Germany, and Spain have the top 5 strong passports in the world. While holders of Singaporean and South Korean passports can travel to 192 countries without a visa, holders of Japanese passports can access 193 countries without one, and holders of German and Spanish passports can travel to 190 nations without a permit.
As the world recovers from Covid-19, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea now have the most powerful passports, reversing the pre-pandemic ranks that were controlled by European countries.
According to Henley & Partners, an immigration consultancy, a Japanese passport offers hassle-free access to 193 countries, one more than passports from Singapore and South Korea.
One hundred nineteen countries with ease recognize the 50th-ranked Russian boarding passes. China came in at number 69 with access to 80 nations, followed by India at number 87 and Afghanistan at number one with just access to 27 countries.
Henley & Partners Chairman Christian Kaelin said during a statement that “the recuperation and reclaiming of our travel freedoms, and our fundamental drive to move and migrate, will take time.”
According to the ranking, Asian nations’ passports hardly ever appeared among the top 10 most widely used passports worldwide as recently as 2017. Germany is now in second place in South Korea as Europe’s dominance has increasingly waned. According to the most recent rankings, the US is ranked seventh with a score of 186, while the UK is ranked sixth with accessibility to 187 countries.
The index, based on data from 17 years, aids affluent people and governments in evaluating the worth of citizens worldwide by identifying which passports provide the most significant amounts of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access. The index, however, only provides a hypothetical glimpse of the greatest papers to hold as the world rises from the pandemic, as travel around the world has yet to recover fully from Covid restrictions.
What position do other nations hold?
- According to the passport index, Japan and Singapore have the strongest passports this quarter. The two Asian nations can enter 192 countries without a visa or with one upon arrival.
- With entry to 190 countries, Germany and South Korea are ranked second on the world’s most robust passports list.
- Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain are the other three European nations that share third place on the list.
- On the Henley Passport Index, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden tie for fourth place.
- Australia and Canada are ranked sixth and seventh, the US is ranked fifth, and the UK is ranked fifth.
- As nations struggle to accommodate refugees, the Ukraine-Russian war has pushed the Ukrainian passport to 34th place, up four spots from 2021. On the other hand, the Russian key continues to rank 49th with access to 117 nations. Even if the ranking had increased from 2021, when it was in 52nd place, the number of countries that are accessible has only shrunk by one. However, as the year goes on, it is anticipated that Russia’s passport will lose influence.
- Afghanistan’s passport is the weakest in the world, providing access to only 26 countries and last at position 112. It performs slower than the 105th-ranked North Korean passport.
- India’s closest neighbours, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, place in the bottom ten of the ranking. North Korea is rated below Pakistan and Nepal.
