Henley Passport Index 2021

Editor1 Oct 29 2021 Current Affairs

India’s rank has slipped by six places from last year to 90 on the Henley Passport Index 2021, which lists the world’s most travel-friendly passports. Japan and Singapore jointly hold the first rank on the passport index.

The index covers 227 destinations and 199 passports. The index comes at a time when countries are easing travel restrictions for international visitors about two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rankings are based on the survey of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data.

Top 5 countries in the Index:

  1. Rank 1: Japan, Singapore
  2. Rank 2: Germany, South Korea
  3. Rank 3: Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain
  4. Rank 4: Austria, Denmark
  5. Rank 5: France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden

World’s 5 least powerful passports:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Iraq
  3. Syria
  4. Pakistan
  5. Yemen

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