The list of world’s most powerful passports has been released. Among these, the Japanese passport is at the top. Indian passport is ranked 87th.
The power of a passport is determined by how many countries a country’s passport can visit visa-free or visa-on-arrival.
That way, with a Japanese passport, you can travel to 193 countries around the world without a visa. You can travel to 192 countries with Singapore and South Korean passports. The place of Russian passport in this list is 50. With Russian passport you can visit 119 countries without visa.
But the Russian-invaded Ukraine has overtaken Russia in this ranking. Visa-free travel to 144 countries from Ukraine.
China is ranked 69th. India is ranked 87th in this list. Only 27 countries can travel freely from Afghanistan, where the Taliban rule.
This list shows the strength of diplomatic relations of countries around the world. A country moves up the rankings based on how many countries it has easy transportation with.
List of Top 10 Countries:
Serial Number | Countries | How many visa free access countries? |
1. | Japan | 193 |
2 | Singapore, South Korea | 192 |
3 | Germany, Spain | 190 |
4 | Finland, Iceland, Portugal, Britain | 189 |
5 | Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden | 188 |
6 | France, Ireland, Portugal, Britain | 187 |
7 | Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, USA | 186 |
8 | Austria, Canada, Czech Republic | 185 |
9 | Hungary | 183 |
10. | Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia | 182 |
List of last 10 countries:
Serial Number | Countries | How many visa free access countries? |
103 | Congo, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan | 42 |
104 | Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya | 41 |
105 | North Korea | 40 |
106 | Nepal, Palestine | 38 |
107 | Somalia | 35 |
108 | Yemen | 34 |
109 | Pakistan | 32 |
110 | Syria | 30 |
111 | Iraq | 29 |
112 | Afghanistan | 27 |