Henley Passport Index

In News 

• Recently, India’s passport rank improved to 83 from 90 in the Henley Passport Index.
  • India now has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide with Oman and Armenia being the latest additions.
  •  India has added 35 more destinations since 2006.

Top Performers 

 The most powerful passport in the world for the year 2022

1. Japan, Singapore 
2. Germany, South Korea 
3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain 
4. Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden 
5.  Ireland, Portugal

About Henley Passport Index

• It is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
•  The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information.
•  The index covers 227 destinations and 199 passports.

Source: TH