Japan has topped the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2021, according to the latest report by the Henley Passport Index. Japanese citizens can travel to as many as 191 countries visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 191 destinations around the world.
- Singapore is in second place (with a score of 190) and South Korea ties with Germany in third place (with a score of 189).
- India ranks 85th in the most powerful passport report with a visa-free score of 58.
- Pakistan (rank 107) and Nepal (rank 104) continue to be in the ‘worst passports to hold’ category. Pakistan having a visa-free score of 32 countries and Nepal having a score of 38 destinations.
- Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan continue to be the countries with the worst passport to hold with a passport score of 29, 28 and 26 respectively.
- The passports ranking 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, and research by the Henley & Partners Research Department.
