The latest Henley Index ranking of Passport is out now and the green passport did not show any promotion from its previous slot.
The Pakistani passport ranks 100th for the fourth year in a row, making it the fourth poorest in the current Henley Passport Index. Citizens of Pakistan do not need to get a visa to enter 33 countries.
Our arch-rival India is rated 82nd on the list and may visit 58 countries without a visa thanks to its passport.
The current situation of chaos, terrorism, and political instability largely impacts the Henley Passport Index ranking. All these situations are responsible for the poor performance of the Pak passport.
199 passports are compared using an index based on how many countries their holders are allowed to visit without a visa. This list was put together by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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Pakistan’s passport, ranked 100th, is just above Afghanistan (103), Iraq (101), and Syria (102), and tied with Yemen. There has been no variation in this rating from the prior year.
Several other nations are also well below the green passport rankings such as Iran and Sudan (94th place), Eritrea (95th place), North Korea (96th place), Bangladesh and Palestine (97th place), Libya and Nepal (98th place), and Somalia (99th place).
Powerful Passports
With 195 places accessible without a visa thanks to its passport, Singapore has once again topped the list. In second position, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, and Spain provide visa-free travel to 192 nations.
With access to 191 locations, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden are rated third.
190 nations allow travel without a visa to the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland, which are placed fourth. With 186 destinations available, the United States holds the ninth position.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), which offers visa-free travel to 185 locations, made its debut appearance in the top 10, rising from 62nd to 9th position.