Japan is world’s most powerful passport, India’s ranking improves: Indians can travel visa free to 59 countries

<p>For the fifth consecutive year, the Japanese passport has been ranked the world’s most powerful passport with the holders gaining visa-free access or visa on arrival to 193 countries.</p>

<p>Singapore retained the position and the passport holders are allowed to have visa-free access to 192 countries across the globe.</p>

<p>Another Asian country occupied the second spot on the table. Besides Singapore, South Korea also occupied the second spot.</p>

<p>Germany occupied the third spot as the passport holders of the this country managed to have its way in 190 countries.</p>

<p>Grabbing the spot along with Germany, Spain is positioned at number 3 as well.</p>

<p>The European country has occupied the fourth position on the list with passport holders enjoying visa-free access to 189 countries.</p>

<p>Finland and Luxembourg shared the spot with Italy and also ranked at number 4.</p>

<p>Sweden grabbed the fifth spot on the Passport Index.</p>

<p>These countries too grabbed the 5th spot alongside Sweden. The passport of these countries allowed visa-free access to 188 destinations.</p>

<p>France was in the fifth spot in the Passport Index at the beginning of 2022, but this year the country has slipped a spot.</p>

<p>France joined UK, Ireland and Portugal. The passports allows the holders to travel visa-free to 187 countries.</p>

<p>USA occupied the seventh position on the list. The passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations.</p>

<p>Alongside USA, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand and the Czech Republic grabbed the seventh position on the list.</p>

<p>These countries are the joint holders in the eighth spot. The passport holders of the said countries have access to 185 destinations, according to the passport index.</p>

<p>Coming second last on the top-10 list are Hungary and Poland. The citizens of the two countries have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 184 destinations.</p>

<p>Last but not the least, Lithuania occuppied the tenth position on the list of the most powerful passports in the world.</p>

<p>Slovakia, with visa-free access to 183 destinations, too gained the 10th position.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, India occupied the 85th spot as the passport holders of the this country managed to have its way in 59 countries.</p>

<p>The list includes North Korea (40 destinations), Nepal, Palestinian territory (38 destinations), Somalia (35 destinations), Yemen (34 destinations), Pakistan (32 destinations), Syria (30 destinations), Iraq (29 destinations), Afghanistan (27 destinations)</p>