As Singapore beats Japan to become world’s strongest passport, here’s is a look at how other countries ranked

India jumped six places in the index to rank at 80, with its citizens allowed to travel visa-free to 57 nations.

Updated: July 19, 2023 12:39 IST

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View of an empty Merlion Park in Singapore. (Image: Reuters)

The Henley Passport Index showed that Singapore has overtaken Japan to be the world’s strongest passport. With this, Singapore’s citizens can travel visa-free to 192 countries out of 277.

Germany, Spain and Italy are tied in the second spot. Their citizens will be allowed to travel to 190 destinations without requiring a visa. Japan, which had topped the list last year, slipped to the third place, with its passport allowing for visa-free travel to 189 nations. This figure stood at 193 in 2022.

Japan is tied in third place with six other countries- France, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, South Korea and Sweden. The UK jumped up two places to come in fourth. Its citizens can travel to 188 countries without a visa.

Countries holding the top 10 positions in the index

Singapore (192)
Germany, Spain and Italy (190)
Austria, Finland, France, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea and Sweden (189)
Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands and United Kingdom (188)
Belgium, Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland (187)
Australia, Hungary and Poland (186)
Canada and Greece (185)
Lithuania and United States (184)
Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia (183)
Estonia and Iceland (182)

How was India ranked?

India jumped seven places in the index to rank at 80, with its citizens allowed to travel visa-free to 57 nations. Last year, the index showed Indians being allowed to enter 60 nations without visa.