Henley & Partners has released the ranking of the world’s most powerful passports for the first half of the year 2025. In the Henley Index, the passport of poor Pakistan has been ranked among the weakest countries in the world. The African country Somalia ranks above Pakistan’s passport.
Passports Ranking: The ranking of the world’s most powerful passports for the first half of 2025 has been released. It has been published by the prestigious institution Henley & Partners. This index ranks passports on the basis of how many countries the holder of that passport can visit without any prior visa. According to the Henley Passport Index, Singapore’s passport is the most powerful in the world, the holder of which can travel visa-free to 195 countries of the world. India and neighboring country Pakistan have also been ranked in this.
Japan has the second most powerful passport
Japan’s passport ranks second in the world in terms of the most powerful passport. The Japanese passport allows visa-free travel to 193 countries. South Korea, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Finland are jointly in third place. Their passports allow visa-free entry to 192 countries.
Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Netherlands are at fourth place, whose passports allow visa-free entry to 191 countries. Belgium, Portugal, New Zealand, Switzerland and Britain have the world’s most powerful passports with entry to 190 countries. Australia and Greece are at sixth place, allowing visa-free travel to 189 countries. Canada, Malta and Poland are at seventh place with visa-free travel to 188 countries.
Pakistan among countries with weakest passports
The condition of India’s neighbour Pakistan’s passport is very pathetic. Pakistan has once again been included in the list of countries with weakest passports. Pakistan’s passport is at 103rd position. It is worth noting that the passport of Yemen, an Arab country caught in civil war, also has the same ranking. People holding Pakistani passports can travel to only 33 countries without visa. The countries whose passports are weaker than Pakistan include Iraq (104th), Syria (105th) and Afghanistan (106th).
What is India’s number?
Somalia, Nepal, Palestine and Bangladesh are ranked above Pakistan. Somalia’s passport ranks 102nd in the world. India’s passport ranks 85th in the world. Visa-free travel is allowed to 57 countries of the world on Indian passport. However, the ranking of India’s passport has fallen by 5 points compared to last year.
