Japan tops the list of world's most powerful passports: Henley Passport Index Report 2023

Japan tops the list of world's most powerful passports: Henley Passport Index Report 2023

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Category : International Published on: January 12 2023

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  • Henley Passport Index has released its quarterly list of the most powerful passports.
  • For a fifth year in a row, the Japanese passport has been crowned the world's most powerful passport with the holders gaining visa-free access or visa on arrival to 193 countries.
  • Another Asian country occupied the second spot on the table. A Singapore passport allowed the holder to have visa-free access to 192 countries across the globe. Alongside, Singapore, South Korea also occupied the second spot.
  • Germany and Spain occupied the third spot as the passport holders of the two countries managed to have their way in 190 countries.
  • The European countries of Italy, Finland and Luxembourg occupied the fourth position on the list with passport holders enjoying visa-free access to 189 countries.
  • The Indian passport ranks 85th in the world's most powerful passport index 2023 and gives visa-free entry to 59 destinations worldwide.
  • The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
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