Henley Passport Ranking: From 80 To 85, India Slips Down 5 Positions | Know Who Tops The List

The global ranking of Indian passport dropped five places to 85 from earlier 80, according to the Henley Passport Index 2025. The current rank enables Indian passport holders to travel visa-free to 57 global destinations. As per the current ranking, India shares its position with Equatorial Guinea and Niger.

Based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Henley Passport Index every year ranks all 199 passports according to the number of destinations they can access visa-free.

Who's on top?

After 2024, Singapore has reclaimed the top rank as the world's strongest passports, in 2025 as well. According to the Henley Passport Index, a Singapore passport holder is eligible to travel visa-free to 195 destinations across the world.

List of top 10 most powerful passports

• Singapore (195 countries)

• Japan (193 countries)

• Finland (192 countries)

• France (192 countries)

• Germany (192 countries)

• Italy (192 countries)

• South Korea (192 countries)

• Spain (192 countries)

• Austria (191 countries)

• Denmark (191 countries)

Who's at the bottom?

As per the latest 2025 ranking, Pakistan and Yemen share the 103rd position on the Henley Passport Index. Both Pakistani and Yemeni passports are eligible for visa-free access to only 33 countries followed by Iraq (31 countries), Syria and (27 countries) and Afghanistan (26 countries).

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UAE biggest gainer; US, UK go down

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the biggest gainer that climbed 32 places up 10th spot with visa-free access to 185 destinations worldwide. Since 2015, UAE gained access to 72 added destinations.

US is notably absent in the first five ranks. Being the second-biggest faller between 2015 and 2025 after Venezuela, the rank of US has dropped by seven places from 2nd to its current 9th position.

Similarly, the 5th rank holder UK passport also continues to decline, with its passport strength diminishing over the past decade from its once-dominant number one spot.