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13/01/23 22:13 PM IST

World's most powerful passports: Japan tops list

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  • According to Henley Passport Index, Japanese passport holders can visit 193 out of 227 destinations visa-free.
  • An Indian passport holder, on the other hand, can visit 59 destinations without a visa.
Key Findings
  • Japan continues to top the list of the world's most powerful passport for the year 2023.
  • The second spot is shared by Singapore and South Korea and gives visa-free access destinations to 192 countries.
  • Countries like France, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom are tied at the sixth spot with a visa-free score of 187.
  • Countries like the United States, Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Czech Republic and Switzerland are tied at the seventh position with regard to the most powerful passports in the world with a visa-free score of 186.
  • On the other hand, Australia, Canada, Greece and Malta are at the eighth position with a visa-free score of 185, while Poland and Hungary has a visa-free score of 184, followed by Slovakia and Lithuania at tenth spot with 183 score. 
About Henley Passport Index
  • London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released the Henley Passport Index for the year 2023, based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
  • It said that the index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, giving users the most extensive and reliable information about their global access and mobility.
  • The index’s scoring system was developed to give users a nuanced, practical, and reliable overview of their passport’s power.
  • Each passport is scored on the total number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free.
  • As per the Henley Passport power scores, only 6 percent of the world's countries gives you access to more than 70 percent of the global economy, while 17 percent of countries grant you visa-free access to more than four fifths of the world's 227 destinations. 
Source- Indian Express

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