Powerful Passports 2021 [TKB-Travel]

If an Olympics is held among passports from around the world, Japan will leave everyone behind. According to the ‘Henley Passport Index’, the Japanese passport is the most powerful passport of 2021. This organization has been continuously releasing the ranking of ‘World Most Travel Friendly Passport’ since 2006. India has suffered a big loss in the rankings this year.

According to “identidad” and ‘Henley & Partners’, the Japanese passport allows visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 193 countries in the world. Japan is at the top of the list with an excellent visa-free score of 193. It has also been said in the report that due to the corona virus crisis, very few people have traveled this year. In the first three months of 2021, the condition of tourism has been very bad all over the world.

Finland, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain are in fourth place. The visa free score of all these countries is 190. If seen from the point of view of Corona crisis, then this is a big setback for America and Britain. Despite the fast-paced vaccination program, America and Britain are in seventh place. However, the UK and US have gained a notch as compared to last time.

India has suffered a major setback in the passport rankings. Indian passport has slipped 6 places from 84 to 90. Indian passport gives free visa facility to a total of 58 countries of the world. Apart from India, Central African countries Gabon and Tajikistan are present on this rank.

China and UAE have made tremendous leaps in the passport ranking list. Since 2011, China has climbed 22 places from 90th to 68th. While the UAE has managed to make it from 65th to 15th place.

The condition of Pakistan in the ranking is very bad. Pakistan is ranked 113 in the passport ranking. While Afghanistan is in the last place. Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria are ranked at the bottom, respectively.

North Korea has also lost 8 places in the rank. North Korea’s passport, which provides visa-free access to 39 countries, has jumped from 100 to 108th position. Apart from this, passports of Nepal, Palestine, Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan have been described as the weakest.

Top-10 countries [As on 2021]

1. Japan (193 Destinations)

2.Singapore (192 destinations)

3. Germany, South Korea (191 destinations)

4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (190 destinations)

5. Austria, Denmark (189 destinations)

6.France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (188 destinations)

7. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (187 destinations)

8. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway (186 destinations)

9. Australia, Canada (185 destinations)

10. Hungary (184 Destinations)