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Henley Passport Index has released the ranking of 2026 regarding passports around the world. This year, Singapore’s passport has been declared the most powerful passport in the world. This means that a person holding a Singapore passport can travel to 192 countries without a visa.
The growing power of Asia is clearly visible in this list. After Singapore, Japan and South Korea are in second place, which get visa free entry in 188 countries. Many European countries have fallen to the third and fourth positions, while the United Arab Emirates has jumped 57 places in the last two decades to reach the top 5. Although there are many countries at the same position.
America returns to top 10
If we talk about the position of the most powerful country in the world, after the decline last year, America has again returned to the top 10 and is at 10th place among 179 countries with visa free access. Apart from this, Australia, Canada and Malaysia have also been successful in making place in the top 10. On the contrary, Afghanistan is at the bottom in the list of weakest passports in the world. Visa-free travel is possible to only 24 countries with an Afghan passport.
There are countries like Syria (100th), Iraq (99th), Pakistan (98th), Yemen and Somalia. According to the report, today there is a gap of 168 countries between the strongest and weakest passports. In the year 2006 this gap was only 118 countries.
Pakistan lags behind even after improvement in ranking
Pakistan managed to enter the top 100 by ranking 98th. Last year it was at 103. Let us tell you that this is the first time in 10 years that Pakistan has come in the top 100. However, despite improvement in ranking, Pakistan remained a laggard. Last year, despite being ranked 103, Pakistanis could travel to only 33 countries visa free. This year, when the rank is 98, only 31 countries can be visited, that is, 2 more countries have been reduced.
What is the status of Indian passport?
Talking about India, India has reached 80th position in 2026, which is 5 places higher than last year. In 2025, India was at 85th position. Indian passport holders now get visa free or visa on arrival facility in 55 countries. From India’s point of view it is being considered very positive.
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