Jan 11, 2023
By: Vaamanaa Sethi
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The Henley Passport Index report for Q1 2023 is out. It ranks the world’s passports according to the number of countries their holders can access without getting a prior visa. Based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations.
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Along with the ranking, the index has also given a visa-free score, which refers to the number of destinations the respective country’s passport holders can access without a prior visa.
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India has climbed to 85th rank this year, compared to 90th position in 2021. The Indian passport bagged a 59 on visa-free score.
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India’s neighbouring countries of China and Pakistan are ranked at 66th and 106th position respectively on the list. Nepal takes the 103rd spot.
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Rank: 1 | Japan continues to hold the top position in the list for the second year. Japan passport holders can travel visa-free to 193 countries.
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Rank: 2 | Ranked at the second position, both the countries have a 192 visa-free score, according to the report.
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Rank: 3 | Germany and Spain passport holders can travel visa free to 190 countries around the world.
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Rank: 4 | All three countries' passport holders can travel to 189 countries without a visa.
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Rank: 5 | All the four countries are ranked at the fifth place on the list. They scored 188 on the visa-free score.
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Rank: 6 | Passport holders of these countries can visit 187 countries without a visa, according to the report.
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Rank: 7 | The report has ranked six countries at the seventh position and the passport holders of these countries can visit 186 countries without any visa.
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Rank: 8 | People belonging to Australia, Canada, Greece and Malta can travel visa-free to 185 countries.
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Rank: 9 | Poland climbed by one position this year. Both the countries have a visa-free score of 184.
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Rank: 10 | Both the countries have ranked at the same spot as last year. Travellers from these two countries can visit 183 countries without a visa.
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