Indias rating in Henley Passport Index jumps from 85 to 77

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India has climbed eight locations on Henley Passport Index 2025 to 77th rank from 85 final yr although the variety of nations allowed visa-free entry to Indian passport holders has mariginally been elevated to 59. A passport is a government-issued doc that enables a person to journey abroad.

What is the Henley Passport Index?

The Henley Passport Index is a well-liked rating of world passports that measures passport energy by the variety of locations that holders can go to with out a prior visa. The index ranks nations based mostly on statistics supplied by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

According to the newest knowledge, Singapore’s passport stays probably the most highly effective on the earth, granting visa-free entry to 193 of 227 areas.

Asian nations dominate the highest spots, with Japan and South Korea securing second place, permitting journey to 190 locations with out a visa.

Seven EU passports share third place — Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, all with entry to 189 locations.

In distinction, historically highly effective passports like U.S. and U.Ok. have seen a dip in affect. The U.S. passport has slipped to tenth place from ninth final yr, with entry 182 locations, whereas the U.Ok. has fallen from fifth to sixth place accessing 186 locations.

India’s rating

Despite solely including two locations to its checklist of visa-free nations, the Indian passport has jumped up eight spots, from eighty fifth to 77th, after dropping 5 spots in 2024. There are 59 visa-free nations accessible to India.

The Philippines and Sri Lanka are the 2 nations which were added to the checklist of visa-free locations.

Indian passport holders at present have visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to 59 areas: