New Delhi: Amid the rising COVID-19 instances and subsequent restrictions on journey abroad, when many international locations are banning people from worst hit nations, the Henley Passport Index on Thursday (April 15) launched its list of essentially the most powerful passports.
The Henley Passport Index releases list which measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports. The index ranks the international locations primarily based on how sturdy their passport is.
Yes! You obtained it proper not all passports are of equal standing? Each nation’s passport offers its residents totally different freedom and totally different entry.
Here are the ten Best Passports 2021:
1. Japan (193 locations)
2. Singapore (192)
3. Germany, South Korea (191)
4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (190)
5. Austria, Denmark (189)
6. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (188)
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (187)
8. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway (186)
9. Austria, Canada (185)
10. Hungary , Lithuania, Slovakia (183)
Here are the ten Weakest Passports of 2021:
101. Kosovo, Libya (40)
102. North Korea (39)
103. Nepal (38)
104. Palestinian Territories (37)
105. Somalia (34)
106. Yemen (33)
107. Pakistan ( 32)
108. Syria (29)
109. Iraq (28)
110. Afghanistan (26)
This index ranks the passport as per their mobility rating, the upper the rating the higher the passport and visa versa. Countries are ranked by the variety of passports they settle for visa-free or with visa on arrival.
Meanwhile, India stands at quantity 84 within the list, because the Indian residents can go to Visa Free or Visa-on-Arrival in over 58 locations.
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