Published on: January 12, 2022

HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX 2021

HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX 2021

NEWS

UK firm Henley & Partners released its latest global passport ranking index recently

2022 RANKINGS

  • India ranks at 83rd position ( 90th rank 2021)
  • Japan and Singapore top the index
  • India shares the position with Sao Tome and Principe in Central Africa, behind Rwanda and Uganda.

HOW INDIA IMPROVED

  • India now has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide with Oman and Armenia being the latest additions.
  • India has added 35 more destinations since 2006.

ABOUT THE INDEX

  • Global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens.
  • Started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index (HVRI) and was modified and renamed in January 2018.
  • Based on: The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association(IATA) which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information and research by the Henley & Partners Research Department.