Henley Passport Index: India’s passport climbs to 75th spot in 2025, highest in a decade

Henley Passport Index: India has moved up eight places from last year and eleven over the past decade in the Henley Passport Index 2025. This year, it is ranked at 77th from 85 last year. The number of countries that Indian passport holders can visit without a prior visa has increased slightly, from 57 to 59. A passport is an ID issued by your country for international travel, while a visa is permission from another country to enter and stay there for a specific time.

As per the list, Asian countries dominate, with Singapore ranked at #1. It has a visa-free score of 193, followed by Japan and South Korea in second place. They have a visa-free score of 190. 

The index looks at 199 passports and 227 destinations, giving clear and reliable information about how easily people can travel around the world.

“With historical data spanning 20 years and regularly updated expert analysis on the latest shifts in passport power, the index is an invaluable resource for global citizens and the standard reference tool for government policy in this field,” the report noted. The index ranks countries based on statistics provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Seven EU passports share third place and have a visa-free score of 189. These countries are Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain.

The United Kingdom has slipped from fifth to sixth position from last year, and the passport holders can access 186 countries. The US passport has slipped too, from ninth last year to tenth this year, with access to only 182 destinations. 

Henley Passport Index: Visa-free countries for Indian passport holders

Indian passport holders can now travel to at least 59 countries without a visa, and have climbed up to the 77th position. 

India hit its lowest position on the Henley Passport Index in 2021 at 90th, while its best performance was in 2006, when it ranked 71st.

Henley Passport Index: List of visa-free destinations for Indians

Indians can travel visa-free to these countries 

1. Angola 
2. Barbados
3. Bhutan
4. Bolivia (visa on arrival)
5. British Virgin Islands
6. Burundi (visa on arrival)
7. Cambodia (visa on arrival)
8. Cape Verde Islands (visa on arrival)
9. Comoros (visa on arrival)
10. Cook Islands 
11. Djibouti (visa on arrival)
12. Dominica
13. Ethiopia (visa on arrival)
14. Fiji
15. Grenada
16. Guinea-Bissau (visa on arrival)
17. Haiti
18. Indonesia (visa on arrival)
19. Iran
20. Jamaica
21. Jordan (visa on arrival)
22. Kazakhstan
23. Kenya (electronic travel authority)
24. Kiribati
25. Laos (visa on arrival)
26. Macao (SAR China) 
27. Madagascar
28. Malaysia
29. Maldives (visa on arrival)
30. Marshall Islands (visa on arrival)
31. Mauritius (visa on arrival)
32. Micronesia
33. Mongolia (visa on arrival)
34. Montserrat
35. Mozambique (visa on arrival)
36. Myanmar (visa on arrival)
37. Namibia (visa on arrival)
38. Nepal
39. Niue
40. Palau Islands (visa on arrival)
41. Philippines
42. Qatar (visa on arrival)
43. Rwanda
44. Samoa (visa on arrival)
45. Senegal
46. Seychelles (electronic travel authority)
47. Sierra Leone (visa on arrival)
48. Somalia (visa on arrival)
49. Sri Lanka (visa on arrival)
50. St Kitts and Nevis (electronic travel authority)
51. St Lucia (visa on arrival)
52. St Vincent and the Grenadines
53. Tanzania (visa on arrival)
54. Thailand
55. Timor-Leste (visa on arrival)
56. Trinidad and Tobago 
57. Tuvalu (visa on arrival)
58. Vanuatu
59. Zimbabwe

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