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India has slipped one place in the list of world's most powerful passports. According to the recently released Henley Passport Index 2024, India's latest ranking has become 85. Also, France has the strongest passport in the world. The drop in ranking is surprising despite many countries announcing visa-free entry. Data of 199 passports has been collected in this list.
France takes the top spot as its passport provides visa-free access to 194 countries. India was at 84th position in 2023. However, this year Indians can travel visa-free to five more countries as compared to last year. In 2023, Indians could travel to 57 countries without a visa, while this year this figure has increased to 62. Iran, Malaysia and Thailand have recently announced visa-free entry for Indian tourists.
6 countries in the world have the most powerful passports. These include Japan, Singapore, Spain, France, Italy and Germany. This ranking is based on data from the International Air Passport Association. Neighboring country Pakistan has the fourth weakest passport in the world. Pakistan's passport ranking is 106. Whereas Bangladesh has reached 101 to 102 this year. At the same time, Maldives is at 58th place, whose citizens can travel to 96 countries without visa.