World's most powerful passport 2021 | Henley Passport Index - 2021
The Henley & Partners Passport Index Q-1 has been updated on 5th January 2021. This is the original ranking of the global passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The Henley Passport index ranking is based on exclusive data from the IATA - International Air Transport Association, which is maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information. The global passport index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Passport index Updated in real-time throughout the year, as and when visa-policy changes come into effect, the Henley & Partners Passport Index is the most reliable index of its kind.
Every year on a fixed date, Henley & Partners receives the exclusive data from the IATA - International Air Transport Authority, which forms the basis of the Henley Passport Index. On this way Henley maintain the accuracy of the data which is provided by IATA in the face of constant updates to visa policy, and in order to create detailed visa lists for all 199 passports in Henley & Partners database, their team uses publicly available and reliable online sources to cross-check each passport against all 227 possible travel destinations. Their research team working on it throughout the year. It is coupled with a rigorous monitoring system to pick up relevant visa-policy shifts.
10 most powerful passport 2021
According to Henley and Partners index report world strongest passports are Japan, Singapore, Germany, South Korea, Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Austria & Denmark.
Japan (Visa free access to 191 destinations)
Singapore (Visa free access to 190 destinations)
Germany & South Korea (Visa Free access to 189 destinations)
Finland, Italy, Luxembourg & Spain (Visa free access to 188 destinations)
Austria & Denmark (Visa free access to 187 destinations)
France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal & Sweden (Visa free access to 186 destinations)
Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (Visa free access to 185 destinations)
Australia, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta (Visa free access to 184 destinations)
Canada (Visa free access to 183 destinations)
Hungary (Visa free access to 182 destinations)
10 Weakest Passports in the World 2021
As per Henley and Partners Passport Index report, the weakest passport in the world are Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia & Yemen, Palestinian Territory, Libya & Nepal, North Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon & Sudan, Bangladesh & Iran
Bangladesh & Iran (Visa Free access to 41 destinations)
Kosovo, Lebanon & Sudan (Visa Free access to 40 destinations)
North Korea (Visa Free access to 39 destinations)
Libya & Nepal (Visa Free access to 38 destinations)
Palestinian Territory (Visa Free access to 37 destinations)
Somalia & Yemen (Visa Free access to 33 destinations)
Pakistan (Visa Free access to 32 destinations)
Syria (Visa Free access to 29 destinations)
Iraq (Visa Free access to 28 destinations)
Afghanistan (Visa Free access to 26 destinations)
Global Passport Power Rank Index Q-1 2021:
Rank |
Passport |
Visa-Free Score |
1 |
Japan |
191 |
2 |
Singapore |
190 |
3 |
Germany South Korea |
189 |
4 |
Finland Italy Luxembourg Spain |
188 |
5 |
Austria Denmark |
187 |
6 |
France Ireland Netherlands Portugal Sweden |
186 |
7 |
Belgium Norway Switzerland United Kingdom United States |
185 |
8 |
Czech Republic Greece Malta New Zealand |
184 |
9 |
Australia Canada |
183 |
10 |
Hungary |
182 |
11 |
Lithuania Poland Slovakia |
181 |
12 |
Iceland Latvia Slovenia |
180 |
13 |
Estonia |
179 |
14 |
Liechtenstein Malaysia |
178 |
15 |
Monaco |
175 |
16 |
Chile Cyprus |
174 |
17 |
Romania |
172 |
18 |
Bulgaria |
171 |
19 |
Argentina Brazil Croatia Hong Kong (SAR China) United Arab Emirates |
170 |
20 |
San Marino |
168 |
21 |
Andorra |
167 |
22 |
Brunei |
166 |
23 |
Barbados |
161 |
24 |
Israel |
160 |
25 |
Mexico |
159 |
26 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
156 |
27 |
Bahamas |
155 |
28 |
Uruguay |
153 |
29 |
Antigua and Barbuda Seychelles |
151 |
30 |
Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago |
150 |
31 |
Vatican City |
149 |
32 |
Mauritius St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
148 |
33 |
St. Lucia Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) |
146 |
34 |
Macao (SAR China) |
144 |
35 |
Grenada |
143 |
36 |
Paraguay |
142 |
37 |
Panama |
141 |
38 |
Dominica |
140 |
39 |
Peru |
135 |
40 |
El Salvador Honduras Serbia |
134 |
41 |
Guatemala |
133 |
42 |
Samoa Solomon Islands |
131 |
43 |
Vanuatu |
130 |
44 |
Nicaragua Ukraine Venezuela |
|
45 |
Colombia Tuvalu |
127 |
46 |
Tonga |
125 |
47 |
Montenegro North Macedonia |
124 |
48 |
Kiribati Marshall Islands |
122 |
49 |
Moldova |
120 |
50 |
Palau Islands |
119 |
51 |
Micronesia Russian Federation |
118 |
52 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
117 |
53 |
Georgia |
116 |
54 |
Albania |
114 |
55 |
Turkey |
111 |
56 |
Belize South Africa |
101 |
57 |
Kuwait Qatar Timor-Leste |
95 |
58 |
Ecuador |
91 |
59 |
Nauru |
89 |
60 |
Fiji Guyana |
88 |
61 |
Jamaica |
86 |
62 |
Botswana 85 Maldives |
85 |
63 |
Papua New Guinea |
84 |
64 |
Bahrain |
82 |
65 |
Oman |
79 |
66 |
Bolivia Suriname Thailand |
78 |
67 |
Namibia Saudi Arabia |
77 |
68 |
Kazakhstan |
76 |
69 |
Belarus Lesotho |
75 |
70 |
China eSwatini |
74 |
71 |
Malawi |
73 |
72 |
Kenya |
72 |
73 |
Indonesia Tanzania Zambia |
71 |
74 |
Tunisia |
69 |
75 |
The Gambia |
68 |
76 |
Azerbaijan Philippines Uganda |
67 |
77 |
Cape Verde Islands |
66 |
78 |
Dominican Republic Ghana Zimbabwe |
65 |
79 |
Cuba Morocco |
64 |
80 |
Armenia Kyrgyzstan Sierra Leone |
63 |
81 |
Benin Mongolia Mozambique |
62 |
82 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
61 |
83 |
Rwanda |
60 |
84 |
Burkina Faso Mauritania |
59 |
85 |
India Tajikistan |
58 |
86 |
Cote d'Ivoire Gabon Uzbekistan |
57 |
87 |
Senegal |
56 |
88 |
Equatorial Guinea Guinea Madagascar Togo |
55 |
89 |
Cambodia Mali Niger Vietnam |
54 |
90 |
Bhutan Chad Comoro Islands Guinea-Bissau Turkmenistan |
53 |
91 |
Central African Republic |
52 |
92 |
Algeria Jordan |
51 |
93 |
Angola Burundi Egypt Laos |
50 |
94 |
Cameroon Haiti Liberia |
49 |
95 |
Congo (Rep.) |
48 |
96 |
Djibouti Myanmar |
47 |
97 |
Nigeria |
46 |
98 |
Ethiopia |
44 |
99 |
South Sudan |
43 |
100 |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) Eritrea Sri Lanka |
42 |
101 |
Bangladesh Iran |
41 |
102 |
Kosovo Lebanon Sudan |
40 |
103 |
North Korea |
39 |
104 |
Libya Nepal
|
38 |
105 |
Palestinian Territory |
37 |
106 |
Somalia Yemen |
33 |
107 |
Pakistan |
32 |
108 |
Syria |
29 |
109 |
Iraq |
28 |
110 |
Afghanistan |
26 |
Glossary:
- Visa-free: You do not need a visa to enter these destinations
- Visa on arrival: You need a visa to enter these destinations, but you can apply for and receive the visa upon arrival at the airport (no pre-departure approval necessary)
- e-Visa: You need a visa to enter these destinations, but you can apply for it online, and the visa you receive is electronic (pre-departure approval necessary)
- Visa required: You need a traditional visa to enter these destinations, and you need to apply for it in person
- Visa-free score: The total number of destinations for which you do not require a visa
- Visa list: The list of destinations that a specific passport can access visa-free, with an electronic visa (e-Visa), with a visa on arrival, or with a traditional visa
Data source Henley & Partners
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