London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners has recently released the list of the World's Most Powerful Passports for the year 2022. According to the index, Japan has topped the list, allowing its citizens to travel as many as 193 destinations either without a visa or by providing a visa upon arrival. Japan is followed by Singapore and South Korea respectively. For a country to top the passport index, it has to allow a passport holder to travel without a visa, with a visa-on-arrival or with a visa in advance. Henley & Partners ranking is based on data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest database of travel information, and it is enhanced by extensive, ongoing research by the Henley & Partners Research Department. Other than how travel-friendly a passport is, the index also considers other factors like - the investment index and the quality of life. Here is the complete list of top 10 countries to have the most powerful passports in the world.
Top 10 most powerful passports in the World
1. Japan (193 destinations)
2. Singapore and South Korea (192 destinations)
3. Germany and Spain (190 destinations)
4. Finland, Italy and Luxembourg (189 destinations)
5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden (188 destinations)
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6. France, Ireland, Portugal and UK (187 destinations)
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and United States (186 destinations)
8. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece and Malta (185 destinations)
9. Hungary (183 destinations)
10. Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia (182 destinations)
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According to the index, India is ranked at the 87th spot with its passport providing access to 67 countries. Talking about India's neighbouring countries, Pakistan reportedly has the 4th worst passport in the world and China stands at 69th spot with its passport providing access to 80 destinations.
