India Ranks 83rd in Q1 Henley Passport Index 2022; Japan & Singapore Tops

India has improved its position by seven places to rank at 83rd place among 111 countries in the latest Henley Passport Index, released for Q1 of 2022. India ranked at 90th spot among 116 countries in Q4 of 2021 in October.

The Indian passport has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide in Q1 2022, as compared to 58 destinations in the fourth quarter of 2021. Oman and Armenia are the latest destinations where Indian passport holders can visit without obtaining a visa.

The index shows that without taking temporary Covid-related restrictions into account, passport holders of the top nations – Japan and Singapore can now enter 192 destinations around the world visa-free. This is 166 more than Afghanistan, which sits at the bottom of the index. Afghanistan has world’s least powerful passports, with visa-free score of 26.