Now India has visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 59 destinations in the world.
New Delhi, July-23, 2025: Passport Index 2025, latest rankings are here and the Indian passport has made a BIG jump and climbed eight places – from 85th to 77th – after dropping five spots last year, despite only gaining two destinations to its visa-free tally. The count of visa-free countries accessible to India stands at 59.
🚨Indian passport recorded its biggest improvement in Henley Passport Index, jumping eight positions from 85th to 77th.
— Indian Infra Report (@Indianinfoguide) July 22, 2025
59 countries now visa-free. pic.twitter.com/cg2sGAP7w6
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The countries on the list are sorted on the basis of the number of destinations their holders can enter without having a prior visa.
Currently, India can travel to Malaysia, Indonesia, Maldives, Thailand Visa- free and to countries such as Sri Lanka, Macau, Myanmar etc., with the facility of visa-on-arrival (VOA).
Interestingly, Asian countries are taking the lead when it comes to mobility across the globe.
Singapore provides visa-free entry to 193 destinations. Japan and Korea remain a close second, providing visa-free travel for 190 countries.
In the over-all tally, 7 European nations share the 3rd place – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, all with access to 189 destinations.
Explore the latest Henley Passport Index, the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.https://t.co/TAXk5eXOrx pic.twitter.com/i3xWCasuUp
— Henley & Partners (@HenleyPartners) July 22, 2025
Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, jointly take the 4th place. New Zealand ties in 5th place with Greece and Switzerland.
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At the other spectrum of global mobility, Afghanistan remains at the bottom, with its citizens only capable of accessing 25 destinations without a prior visa.
Both the UK and US have dropped one place each since January. The two countries rank 6th and 10th respectively, however, both the destinations have enjoyed the status of the most powerful passport in the world – the UK in 2015 and the US in 2014. The UK has visa-free access to 186 destinations while the US passport can access 182 destinations.
Meanwhile Saudi Arabia has added four destinations since January standing at 91 destinations, making the biggest gain in visa-free access.China also rose 34 places, from 94th to 60th since 2015, although it is notable to mention that the country has made this gain without visa-free access to Europe’s Schengen Area.