India gets 67th position in Arton Capital’s Passport Index

According to the 2025 Passport Index of Canada’s global financial advisory firm Arton Capital, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has remained the world’s strongest passport for the 7th consecutive year. India ranked 67th globally with a mobility score of 74.

• Canada’s global financial advisory firm Arton Capital released the 2025 Passport Index. According to the index, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has retained its position as the world’s strongest passport for the 7th consecutive year.
• Its total mobility score (MS) is 179, which provides visa-free access to 126 destinations, visa-on-arrival in 45 countries and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) access in 08 countries.
• It is followed by Singapore and Spain, which jointly occupy the second position in the index, both with a total MS of 175.
• India ranked 67th globally with a mobility score of 74, providing visa-free access to 74 countries, covering 37% of the world.
• Bottom 3 countries: Afghanistan, Iran (94th), Syria (93rd), Iraq (92nd).

About the Passport Index:

• This index, developed by Arton Capital in 2014, has become the world’s most popular destination for understanding passport power. The index included passports of 193 United Nations (UN) member countries and 6 selected territories.
• The Passport Index has developed 3 different types of ranking systems: Global Passport Power Rank, Individual Passport Power Rank and Welcoming Countries Rank.
• In this ranking system, countries are ranked based on their mobility score (MS), which includes visa-free, visa on arrival, and e-visa access, if issued within less than 3 working days.
• World Openness Score (WOS): This year, the WOS, a real-time barometer measuring global mobility conditions, declined by 1.3% to 22,177, compared to 22,459 in 2024.

Top 5 countries in the 2025 Passport Index:

Bottom 5 countries in the 2025 Passport Index:

Top 3 welcoming countries:

• Vietnam, Samoa, Tuvalu, Bolivia and others (first place); Ethiopia (second place); and Dominica, Palau and Madagascar (third place) have been ranked in the top 3 of the welcoming countries ranking system.

Biggest gainers:

• Singapore emerged as the biggest gainer in this year’s index, moving from 30th position to second position in the 2025 rankings. It is followed by Malaysia, which improved its overall ranking from 41st to 17th in the 2025 Individual Passport Power Rank and reached third position in the Global Passport Rank.

Global dominance:

• The index showed that European passports maintained their dominance in the global rankings, with countries such as Spain, France, Germany, Belgium and Italy featuring among the world’s top 20 countries.