India’s dominance in the most powerful passport increased, Pakistan lagged behind Somalia and Bangladesh, see the ranking of 2025

Washington: The ranking of the world’s most powerful passports has been revealed. This ranking is released every year by ‘Henley Passport Index’. The ranking of the year 2025 has surprised many people. This time the passport of Singapore has become the most powerful passport in the world. However, this is not a new thing for Singapore, because last year also it was at number 1. But this time Singapore is the only country which is at number 1. Last year, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain were also at this position. The strength of a country’s passport depends on how many countries it can travel to without visa or visa on arrival. Singapore passport holders can visit 195 countries without a visa. Japan is at second place in the ranking, whose passport allows entry into 193 countries. At third place are Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Spain, with whose passport one can travel to 192 countries. Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden are in fourth place. Situation of India and Pakistan: The year 2025 has brought good news for India. The ranking of Indian passport has improved. India’s ranking in the year 2024 was 85th, and Indian passport holders could travel to 57 countries without a visa. India’s ranking has increased to 80th in 2025, and visa-free travel is now possible to 62 countries. At the same time, if we talk about Pakistan’s ranking, it has again topped from the bottom. Pakistan’s ranking has fallen. In the year 2024, Pakistan was at number 101, whereas now it has reached 103. Through Pakistani passport one can visit 34 countries without prior visa. Worst Ranking Countries: Talking about the worst passport ranking, the name of Afghanistan comes in it. Afghanistan’s ranking is 106th. Syria’s is 105, Iraq’s is 104, Yemen and Pakistan’s is 103. The ranking of Pakistani passport has been worse than that of Somalia, Bangladesh and North Korea. The ranking of passport of Somalia is 102, that of Nepal is 101, that of Libya Bangladesh is 100 and that of North Korea is 99. Through North Korean passport, one can visit 99 countries without any prior visa. Tags: India news, International news, Pakistan news, World newsFIRST PUBLISHED : January 9, 2025, 10:21 IST

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