Henley Passport Index 2025: Singapore Ranks No. 1, India at 80th

The 2025 Henley Passport Index, compiled by Henley & Partners, ranks 199 passports based on their visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to global destinations. The rankings are based on International Air Transport Association (IATA) data, highlighting global mobility trends. Singapore holds the top spot, while India ranks 80th, sharing the position with Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Tajikistan. The report also highlights countries gaining or losing mobility privileges over the years.

Key Highlights of the Henley Passport Index 2025

Top-Ranking Passports

• 1st Place: Singapore 
• Visa-free access to 193 out of 227 destinations.
• 2nd Place: Japan & South Korea
• Visa-free access to 190 countries.
• Japan regained visa-free access to China, lost during Covid-19.
• 3rd Place: European Nations
• Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy,  Ireland
• Access to 189 destinations.

India’s Position (Rank 80)

• Shared with Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Tajikistan.
• Indian passport holders can travel to 62 countries visa-free or with visa-on-arrival.

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Bottom Ranking Passports

• 99th (Last): Afghanistan – Access to 25 destinations.
• 98th: Syria – Access to 27 destinations.
• 97th: Iraq – Access to 30 destinations.
• Countries Showing Growth & Decline

Significant Gainers

• UAE (Rank 8, 185 destinations) 
• Gained access to 72 more destinations in the past decade.
• Only Arab nation in the top 10.
• China (Rank 59, 58 destinations) 
• Improved from 94th in 2015 to 59th in 2025.
• Secured 29 new visa-free access destinations in the past year.

Significant Decliners

• Venezuela – Suffered the biggest drop in rankings over the past decade.
• USA – Experienced an unexpected decline in its ranking.
• Afghanistan – Widening mobility gap, losing access to two more destinations.

Top 10 Rankers in Index

• 1st. Singapore
• 2nd. Japan, South Korea
• 3rd. Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy,  Ireland
• 4th. Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden
• 5th. Greece, New Zealand, Switzerland
• 6th. Australia, United Kingdom
• 7th. Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Malta, Poland
• 8th. Estonia, UAE
• 9th. Croatia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States
• 10th. Iceland, Lithuania

Note: Many Countries are tied with same number of score in the index and they have same number of position in the index.

India and Its Neighbor Country Rankings

• China – 59th
• India – 80th
• Bhutan – 83rd
• Sri Lanka- 91st
• Bangladesh – 93rd
• Nepal – 94th
• Pakistan – 96th
• Afghanistan – 99th