Global Passport Ranking: Check World’s 10 Most Powerful And Worst Passports In 2022

Henley & Partners, a London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm has released its list of passport rankings known as the ‘Henley Passport Index for the year 2022.

The Henley Passport Index is the only one of its kind based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.

Here we are sharing the list of the world’s top 10 most powerful and least powerful passports according to the Henley Passport Index;

10 Best (Most Powerful) Passports In 2022

There are a total of 33 countries in the list of top 10 most powerful passports in 2022. Passports Japan and Singapore hold the first rank on the passport index. passport holders of the two Asian nations can now enter 192 destinations around the world visa-free.

while the second position is shared by South Korea and Germany with access to 190 visa-free destinations.

Rank	Name of Countries	Visa-Free Access
1	Japan, Singapore	192
2	Germany, South Korea	190
3	Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain	189
4	Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden	188
5	Ireland, Portugal	187
6	Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, UK, US	186
7	Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta	185
8	Hungary, Poland	183
9	Lithuania, Slovakia	182
10	Estonia, Latvia	181

10 Worst (Least Powerful) Passports In 2022

The list of 10 least powerful passports has a total of 15 countries in it. Just like last year, in 2022 countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Yemen are among the worth (least powerful) passports with the lowest access to Visa-free destinations.

Afghani passport allows visa-free travel to only 26 countries which is the least in the world.

Rank	Name of Countries	Visa-Free Access
102	Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan	41
103	Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya	40
104	North Korea	39
105	Nepal, Palestinian Territory	37
106	Somalia	34
107	Yemen	33
108	Pakistan	31
109	Syria	29
110	Iraq	28
111	Afghanistan	26

Indian Passport Ranking In 2022

Indian Passport has become stronger as India has improved the passport ranking for the year 2022. Indian passport has climbed 7 places and ranked at 83rd position as compared with 90th position in 2021,

Now, Indian passport holders can travel to 60 countries across the world without the need for a prior visa. It is worth mentioning that Oman and Armenia are the latest additions to India’s Visa-free destinations list.

Indian Passport Visa-Free Travel To 60 Destinations

Global Passport Ranking

Rank	Country	Visa-Free Access
1	Japan	192
1	Singapore	192
2	Germany	190
2	South Korea	190
3	Finland	189
3	Italy	189
3	Luxembourg	189
3	Spain	189
4	Austria	188
4	Denmark	188
4	France	188
4	Netherlands	188
4	Sweden	188
5	Ireland	187
5	Portugal	187
6	Belgium	186
6	New Zealand	186
6	Norway	186
6	Switzerland	186
6	United Kingdom	186
6	United States	186
7	Australia	185
7	Canada	185
7	Czech Republic	185
7	Greece	185
7	Malta	185
8	Hungary	183
8	Poland	183
9	Lithuania	182
9	Slovakia	182
10	Estonia	181
10	Latvia	181
10	Slovenia	181
11	Iceland	180
12	Malaysia	179
13	Liechtenstein	178
14	Cyprus	176
15	United Arab Emirates	175
16	Chile	174
16	Monaco	174
16	Romania	174
17	Bulgaria	173
17	Croatia	173
18	Hong Kong (SAR China)	171
19	Argentina	170
20	Brazil	169
20	San Marino	169
21	Andorra	168
22	Brunei	166
23	Barbados	161
24	Israel	159
24	Mexico	159
25	St. Kitts and Nevis	157
26	Bahamas	155
27	Uruguay	153
27	Vatican City	153
28	Seychelles	152
29	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	151
30	Antigua and Barbuda	150
30	Costa Rica	150
30	Trinidad and Tobago	150
31	Mauritius	146
31	St. Lucia	146
32	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)	145
33	Dominica	144
33	Grenada	144
33	Macao (SAR China)	144
34	Panama	142
35	Paraguay	141
35	Ukraine	141
36	Peru	135
36	Serbia	135
36	Vanuatu	135
37	El Salvador	134
38	Guatemala	133
38	Honduras	133
39	Colombia	131
39	Samoa	131
39	Solomon Islands	131
40	Tonga	129
40	Venezuela	129
41	Nicaragua	127
41	Tuvalu	127
42	North Macedonia	125
43	Kiribati	123
43	Montenegro	123
44	Marshall Islands	122
45	Moldova	120
46	Palau Islands	119
46	Russian Federation	119
47	Bosnia and Herzegovina	117
47	Micronesia	117
48	Georgia	115
49	Albania	114
50	Turkey	110
51	South Africa	104
52	Belize	101
53	Qatar	97
54	Kuwait	95
55	Timor-Leste	93
56	Ecuador	91
57	Nauru	89
58	Fiji	88
58	Maldives	88
59	Guyana	87
60	Botswana	86
61	Jamaica	85
62	Bahrain	84
63	Papua New Guinea	82
64	China	80
64	Oman	80
65	Belarus	79
65	Bolivia	79
65	Saudi Arabia	79
65	Thailand	79
66	Namibia	78
67	Lesotho	77
67	Suriname	77
68	Kazakhstan	75
69	eSwatini	74
70	Malawi	73
71	Kenya	72
71	Tanzania	72
72	Indonesia	71
72	Tunisia	71
72	Zambia	71
73	Dominican Republic	70
74	Azerbaijan	69
75	The Gambia	68
76	Uganda	67
77	Cape Verde Islands	66
77	Philippines	66
78	Armenia	65
78	Zimbabwe	65
79	Cuba	64
79	Ghana	64
79	Morocco	64
80	Kyrgyzstan	63
80	Sierra Leone	63
81	Mozambique	62
82	Benin	61
82	Mongolia	61
82	Rwanda	61
83	India	60
83	Sao Tome and Principe	60
84	Mauritania	59
84	Tajikistan	59
85	Burkina Faso	58
86	Gabon	57
86	Uzbekistan	57
87	Cote d’Ivoire	56
87	Senegal	56
88	Equatorial Guinea	55
88	Madagascar	55
89	Guinea	54
89	Mali	54
89	Togo	54
89	Vietnam	54
90	Bhutan	53
90	Cambodia	53
90	Chad	53
90	Comoro Islands	53
90	Niger	53
91	Algeria	52
91	Central African Republic	52
91	Egypt	52
91	Guinea-Bissau	52
91	Jordan	52
91	Turkmenistan	52
92	Burundi	51
93	Angola	50
93	Cameroon	50
93	Laos	50
94	Liberia	49
95	Congo (Rep.)	48
95	Haiti	48
96	Djibouti	47
97	Myanmar	46
98	Ethiopia	45
98	Nigeria	45
99	South Sudan	44
100	Eritrea	43
101	Congo (Dem. Rep.)	42
101	Iran	42
102	Lebanon	41
102	Sri Lanka	41
102	Sudan	41
103	Bangladesh	40
103	Kosovo	40
103	Libya	40
104	North Korea	39
105	Nepal	37
105	Palestinian Territory	37
106	Somalia	34
107	Yemen	33
108	Pakistan	31
109	Syria	29
110	Iraq	28
111	Afghanistan	26