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Issued by Global Citizen Solutions ‘Global Passport Index 2026’ In comparison to last year, Indian passport has fallen one place to 125th position. In this global list of 197 countries, Namibia (124th) is one place above India and Azerbaijan (126th) is just below. Although there has been a slight drop in the ranking, India’s overall score has jumped to 45.1, the best performance for the Indian passport in the last five years.
Not just visa-free travel, the real strength of a passport is decided on these 3 big parameters
Generally, many passport indexes decide the ranking only on the basis of how many countries you can visit without a visa. But ‘Global Passport Index’ prepares the report by examining 14 different parameters of the world’s major institutions including the World Bank and the World Economic Forum (WEF). It is mainly based on three big pillars:
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Ease of Travel (Mobility Index): Freedom to travel easily around the world.
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Investment Opportunities (Investment Index): Favorable policies for business and investment in other countries.
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Quality of Life Index: Comforts and freedom in terms of living.
European countries dominate top 10, Sweden becomes world’s number 1 passport
In this new report of the year 2026, the dominance of European countries is clearly visible. Out of the top 10 most powerful passports in the world, 9 are occupied only by Europe. in this list Sweden on first place After being captured, it has become the most powerful passport in the world. After this comes Switzerland, Finland and Germany respectively. Netherlands and Denmark are jointly in fifth place. After this is Ireland, United Kingdom (UK) and Norway.
Singapore becomes the only non-European superpower, Indians will still have to wait a long time
The surprising thing is that in the top 10 countries of this list Singapore is the only country which is outside Europe. According to the report, citizens who have passports of these top countries do not face any legal hurdles in doing business in any country, finding great job opportunities and easily settling there if needed. On the other hand, being ranked 125th, Indian passport holders still have to go through cumbersome paperwork, huge expenses and lengthy visa processes to travel to developed countries like the US, UK and EU.