Henley Passport Index 2022

January 12, 2022

Henley Passport Index 2022 was recently released. The latest edition shows record-breaking levels of travel freedom for the top-ranking countries, Japan and Singapore.

Key Findings of the report

The report also reveals that, there was the widest recorded global mobility gap since the index was created 17 years ago.
Passport holders of two Asian nations, Japan and Singapore, can now enter 192 destinations worldwide visa-free. It is 166 more than Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has been listed at the bottom of this index.

India’s Passport Power

As per the Index, in first quarter of 2022, India has improved its passport power. India has climbed seven places up and has been ranked at 83^rd position. In 2021, it was ranked at 90^th position. Now, India has access to 60 countries without a prior visa. In 2021, visa free scope was valid for just 58 countries. Oman and Armenia have been recently added to the list of prior visa requirement.

Best Passports to hold in 2022

Japan and Singapore have been ranked 1^st, with passport holders have accessibility of 192 destinations visa-free.
Germany and South Korea have been placed at 2^nd position, with passport holders able to access 190 destinations visa-free.
Finland, Italy, Spain and Luxembourg shared 3^rd place with a score of 189.
Austria, Denmark, Sweden, France and Netherlands at 4^th place, with visa-free score of 188.
Passports of US and UK regained their previous strength and now placed at the 6^th place with visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 186. In 2020, they had slipped to 8^th place, lowest in 17-year history of the index.

Worst passports to hold in 2022

North Korea have been ranked at 104^th spot with access to 39 destinations.
Nepal and Palestinian territories are at 105^th spot, with the score of 37.
Pakistan have been ranked at 108^th position with score of 31.
Afghanistan with access to just 26 countries, emerged as the worst performer.

The Henley Passport Index

The index provide ranking to 199 passports in accordance with the number of destinations their holders can access visa-free or visa-on-arrival. The index is updated in real time throughout the year. It is prepared on the basis of exclusive data provided by International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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