​Top 10 Most Powerful Passports: Check Latest List Of World's Strongest Passports - Know Where India Ranks

World’s Strongest Passports Ranking For May 2024: Which are the most powerful passports in the world? The Henley Passport Index releases monthly data with the list of global passport rankings, assessing 199 passports around the world. The passport ranking is decided on the basis of the number of destinations out of 227 that a particular passport allows visa-free access to. So what is the latest ranking of the world’s strongest passports and where does India stand in this list? Let’s take a look: (AI image)

Six countries share the first rank in the world’s most powerful passports list for May 2024. These are France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain. The passports of all these countries allow visa free access to 194 out of the 227 travel destinations examined by The Henley Passport Index. (AI image)

Ranking second in the list of the world’s strongest passports are Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea and Sweden. The passports of these countries allow visa free travel to 193 destinations. (AI image)

Belgium, Denmark and the United Kingdom share the third rank in the list of the world’s most powerful passports for May 2024. Holding any of these passports means you can travel to 192 destinations without the need for a visa. (AI image)

Placed on the fourth number are passports of Norway, Portugal and Switzerland. According to The Henley Passport Index for May 2024, passport holders of Norway, Portugal and Switzerland can travel to 191 places without a visa. (AI image)

Australia, Greece, Malta and New Zealand rank fifth on the list of the world’s strongest passports for May 2024. These passports allow for visa free access to 190 travel destinations. (AI image)

At the 6th spot on the list are Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and the United States of America. Having a passport of the USA, Hungary, Canada, Czechia and Poland means you can travel to 189 destinations without the requirement of a visa. (AI image)

Placed at the 7th spot in the world’s most powerful passports list by The Henley Passport Index for May 2024 is Lithuania. If you have the passport of Lithuania, you can travel without a visa to as many as 188 destinations. (AI image)

Estonia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) jointly hold the eighth rank on this coveted list of the world’s strongest passports. Having a passport from UAE or Estonia entitles you to travel to 187 destinations without a visa. (AI image)

Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia hold the 9th rank in the world’s most powerful passports list. Passports of these three countries allow for visa free travel to as many as 186 destinations around the world. (AI image)

Finally, ranking 10th on the list of the world’s strongest passports by The Henley Passport Index is Iceland, a Nordic island country. If you hold a passport of Iceland, then you can go to 185 destinations around the world without the need for a visa. (AI image)

India is placed at the 81st rank in the list of the world’s most powerful passports for May 2024. It shares the rank with Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe. An Indian passport holder can travel to 61 destinations without a visa. (AI image)

China ranks 62 on the list of the world’s most powerful passports for May 2024. Having a passport of China allows you to travel to 88 destinations without the need for a visa. (AI image)

Pakistan has one of the weakest passports in the world according to The Henley Passport Index data for May 2024. The country ranks at 103 in a ranking that goes up to 106. Having a Pakistan passport allows you to travel to 34 destinations without a passport. (AI image)