World’s most powerful passports 2024: Singapore tops the list; here’s where India stands

London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released the list of the world's most powerful passports. As per the Henley Passport Index 2024 July Global Ranking, Singapore holds the top position, providing visa-free access to 195 countries. The second position is shared by five countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain, which provide visa-free access to 192 countries.

India is ranked at 82nd spot along with Senegal and Tajikistan giving visa-free access to 58 countries. Interestingly, Maldives, whose relations with India have been under strain since November last year, is ranked 58th, with its citizens having visa-free access to 96 countries. China is ranked at 59th position, as the country grants visa-free access to 85 countries. At the bottom of the list is Afghanistan, which gives its citizens visa-free access to just 26 countries.

The Henley Passport Index 2024 July Global Ranking includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, giving users the most extensive and reliable information about their global access and mobility.

Top 10 most powerful passports for 2024:

1. Singapore (Visa-free access to 195 countries)

2. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain (192 countries)

3. Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden (191 countries)

4. Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom (Visa-free access to 190 countries)

5. Australia and Portugal give its citizens access to 189 countries

6. Greece and Poland give access visa-free access to 188 countries

7. Canada, Czechia, Hungary and Malta give visa-free access to 187 countries

8. The United States is ranked number 8 on the World's most powerful passport list, and it gives visa-free access to 182 countries.

9. Estonia, Lithuania, and the United Arab Emirates offer their citizens visa-free access to 185 countries.

10. Iceland, Latvia and Slovakia provide visa-free access to travel to 184 countries.