The Henley Passport Index 2024 was released by Henley & Partners, a global citizenship and residency consultancy, which evaluated passports of 199 countries.

Most powerful passport:

A total of 6 countries across the world have secured top positions in the 2024 Henley Passport Index.
The countries with the most powerful passports in the world include France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and Singapore.
Passports from all these countries provide visa-free access to 194 destinations.
Japan and Singapore have retained their positions which they had held for the last five years.
South Korea, Finland and Sweden are second in this list. These three countries facilitate visa-free access to 193 countries.
Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands are in third place. These countries facilitate visa-free travel to 192 countries.
The ranking of the United Kingdom has climbed two places from 6th place last year to 4th place this year.
Switzerland's name is in fifth place on the list.
America is in seventh place on this list.

Least powerful passport:

The world's least powerful passport is from Afghanistan. It is ranked 104th with a reach of 28 countries.
This is followed by Syria (103), Iraq (102), Pakistan (101) and Yemen (100).

India's rank:

India ranks 80th in the 2024 Henley Passport Index.
India's passport facilitates visa-free access to 62 countries.
India is ranked 80th along with Uzbekistan.
Last year, India was ranked 85th.
Places like Thailand, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Maldives can be visited with an Indian passport.

About Henley Passport Index:

Introduced by Dr. Christian H. Kellin, Chairman of Henley & Partners, about 20 years ago.
It calculates passport rankings based on specialised and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The index considers the number of destinations where passport holders can travel without a prior visa.
The index relies entirely on data from the International Air Transport Association to determine its rankings.

Visa-free entry:

Visa-free entry means that citizens of some countries do not need to obtain a visa in advance, they can enter another country without a visa.