Tag: Henley passport index

  • Which 31 countries can you visit on Pakistani Passport?

    Which 31 countries can you visit on Pakistani Passport?

    A few days back, Henley Passport Index has released the list of world passport ranking in which Pakistan was ranked the 4th worst passport worldwide.

    Overall, the Pakistani passport ranks at 108th position in the world for a third consecutive year with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 31 destinations around the world.

    Here is the list of all 31 countries where you can travel with visa-on-arrival or visa-free destinations.

    * Visa On Arrival

    OCEANIA

    Cook Islands

    Micronesia

    Niue

    Palau Islands *

    Samoa *

    Tuvalu *

    Vanuatu

    MIDDLE EAST

    Qatar *

    CARIBBEAN

    Dominica

    Haiti

    Montserrat

    St. Vincent and the Grenadines

    Trinidad and Tobago

    ASIA

    Cambodia *

    Maldives *

    Nepal *

    Timor-Leste *

    AFRICA

    Cape Verde Islands *

    Comores Islands *

    Guinea-Bissau *

    Madagascar *

    Mauritania *

    Mozambique *

    Rwanda *

    Senegal *

    Seychelles *

    Sierra Leone *

    Somalia *

    Tanzania *

    Togo *

    Uganda *

    The passport ranking is done by doing a comparison between 199 different passports with free-visa access to 227 travel destinations. A score with a value of 1 is assigned for that passport with no visa requirement. The same score is applied if you can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination.

    A score with a value of 0 is assigned where a visa is required or if a government-approved electronic vis (e-visa) before departure is needed by the passport holder. A similar requirement is applied if you need pre-departure government approval for a visa on arrival.

    The total score for each passport is equal to the number of destinations for which no visa is required (value = 1).

  • Can only travel visa free to 31 countries, Pakistani passport ranks 4th worst in 2022

    Can only travel visa free to 31 countries, Pakistani passport ranks 4th worst in 2022

    The Pakistani passport has been placed at 4th position in the category of the world’s worst passport for international travel in a list released by the Henley Passport Index 2022.

    Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria ranked the top 3 worst passports in the world respectively.

    Overall, the Pakistani passport ranks at 108th position in the world for the third consecutive year with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 31 destinations around the world.

    India climbed up seven positions and ranked at 83rd on the list this year. India had previously ranked at 90th place after slipping from 85 in the year 2021.

    East Asian and European countries as usual dominated on the passport global ranking this year as well.

    Japan and Singapore have been placed at the top of the list of powerful passports in the global ranking which allows travel visa-free to 192 destinations.

    South Korea and Germany are placed in second place with total of 190 points whereas Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain gained 189 scores which made them into third place.

    France, Netherlands, and Sweden moved up at one spot and joined Austria and Denmark in fourth place with a score of 188.

    Ireland and Portugal received total scores of 187 and placed them in fifth place, and the United States and the United Kingdom rank in at number 6.

    Since 2006, the international firm, Henley & Partners has been regularly monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports under the “Henley Passport Index”.

  • Pakistani passport fourth weakest in world; only stronger than Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan

    Pakistani passport fourth weakest in world; only stronger than Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan

    Pakistan has ranked as the fourth weakest passport in the world, only stronger than war-torn Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, on the Henley Passport Index.

    The Henley Passport Index assesses the travel documents based on how many countries citizens can access without a visa, using information from the International Air Transport Association.

    It does not take into account any temporary pandemic-related travel restrictions.

    Based on the index, Japan is the most powerful passport with access to 193 countries, Singapore has come second with access to 192 countries. Germany and South Korea share the third place with each giving access to 191 destinations.

    Despite a military coup, Myanmar has secured the 94th spot in the index with access to 47 destinations whereas India and Bangladesh stand at the 84th and 100th ranks, respectively.

    China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have climbed from the 90th position to 68th, and 65th position to 15th, respectively.

    European Union (EU) countries make the majority of countries ranked on the top 10 list of the Henley Passport Index. The report reveals that the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) have dropped down to seventh place, together with Switzerland, Belgium, and New Zealand.

    Among other countries, the passports of which are ranked among the most powerful are Italy, Finland, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Malta, Greece, and Norway.

    The gap between Japan that holds first place and Afghanistan’s access to other countries is 167.

  • Pakistani passport now ranks at fourth-worst for international travel

    Pakistani passport now ranks at fourth-worst for international travel

    The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth worst passport for international travel, according to the Henley Passport Index.

    The Henley Passport Index is a ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. It has placed Pakistan on the 104th position. 

    Last year the Pakistani passport had been rated as the
    fifth-worst passport to hold.

    It shares the fourth spot with Somalia followed by Syria,
    Iraq and Afghanistan. Pakistani passport holders still enjoy visa-free access
    to 32 countries.

    Japan came at the top spot as the world’s most powerful
    passport. Other Asian countries on the list are Singapore, which is in the
    second spot, and South Korea with Germany is in third place.

    European countries also performed well with Finland on
    fourth and Spain, Luxembourg and Denmark coming fifth. Sweden and France took
    the sixth spot on the list.

    The United States fell two places down coming on eighth,
    sharing the spot with United Kingdom, Norway, Green and Belgium. Canada ranked
    ninth.

    The United Arab Emirates also climbed up 47 places to sit
    in 18th place, with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 171.

    Here are the 10 most powerful passports in the world:

    1. Japan (191 destinations)

    2. Singapore (190)

    3. South Korea, Germany (189)

    4. Italy, Finland (188)

    5. Spain, Luxembourg, Denmark (187)

    6. Sweden, France (186)

    7. Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland, Austria
    (185)

    8. United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Greece, Belgium
    (184)

    9. New Zealand, Malta, Czech Republic, Canada, Australia
    (183)

    10. Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary (181)

    Here are the five least powerful passports in the world:

    1. Afghanistan (26)

    2. Iraq (28)

    3. Syria (29)

    4. Pakistan, Somalia (32)

    5. Yemen