Henley Passport Index 2025: India drops to 85th rank from 80th

According to the recently released Henley Passport Index 2025, India has slipped to 85th rank from 80th last year, in the world’s most powerful passports list. Singapore retained its status as the most powerful passport in the world. The United States passport rank declined from 7th in 2024 to 9th in 2025.

Afghanistan retained its status as the worst passport in the world.

About Henley Passport Index 

• The United Kingdom-based Henley and Partners firm releases the Henley Passport Index 
• The Henley Passport Index is based on the data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• A country’s passport strength is ranked based on the number of countries that permit visa-free travel to its citizens.
• That country’s passport is considered the strongest whose citizens can visit a maximum of countries visa-free. 
• The citizens of a country who can visit visa-free the fewest countries will be ranked at the bottom.
• The index includes 199 country's passports and 227 travel destinations worldwide.
• The index is updated every month.

Indian rank declines to 85 

• In 2024 the Indian passport was ranked 82nd in the world, declining to 85th in 2025
• Indian passport holders can travel to 57 countries without the requirement of a visa.
• India shares the 85th rank with the African countries of Equatorial Guinea and Niger

Pakistan retains the World’s fourth-worst Passport status

• Pakistan's Passport has been ranked the fourth worst passport in the world for the fifth consecutive year. It is ranked 103rd in the index along with war-torn Yemen and a Pakistani citizen can visit 33 countries visa-free.
• Afghanistan’s passport is ranked at the bottom at 106th position.
•  War-torn Syria has been ranked 105th and Iraq 104th.

Top Ten Ranked Countries 

Following is the list of the top ten ranked countries on the 2025 Henley Passport Index.