Henley Passport Index 2024: India ranks at 80th spot, offers visa-free travel to 62 countries

Henley Passport Index 2024: The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world's passports based on the number of visa-free destinations to which their holders have access. The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the world's largest and most accurate travel information database. The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.

Recently, the Henley Passport Index released its latest ranking, placing India's passport at the 80th spot, allowing Indians to travel visa-free to 62 countries.

Most powerful passports in world 

Four EU member states — France, Germany, Italy, and Spain — join the elite club with Japan and Singapore in having the most powerful passports in the world, allowing their citizens to visit 194 of the world's 227 visa-free destinations. 

Least powerful passports in world 

Afghanistan has the world's weakest passport. It was ranked 104th, with access to 28 countries followed by Syria (103), Iraq (102), Pakistan (101) and Yemen (100). 

List of visa-free destinations for Indians

Bhutan
Nepal
Maldives
Seychelles
Mauritius
Sri Lanka (ETA - Electronic Travel Authorization for short stays)
Fiji
El Salvador
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica
Grenada

Haiti
Angola
Barbados
Bolivia
British Virgin Islands
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde Islands
Comoro Islands
Cook Islands
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Iran
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati

Laos
Macao (SAR China)
Madagascar
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
Montserrat
Mozambique
Myanmar
Niue
Oman
Palau Islands
Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
St Lucia
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Zimbabwe

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