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India's position in the 2025 Henley Passport Index

India dropped from 80th place in 2024 to 85th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The index rates passport mobility worldwide and is based on IATA data. Singapore is still at the top, and Japan, which was at the top from 2018 to 2023, is now in second place.

India is now ranked 85th in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, five spots lower than its 2024 ranking of 80th. The index is a widely used instrument for evaluating passport mobility and is based on data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). For the second year in a row, Singapore is at the top, while Japan, which was at the top from 2018 to 2023, is in second place.

Key Highlights

Henley Passport Index Overview

  • Published by the citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners.
  • Based on 19 years' worth of historical data from IATA.
  • Comprises 227 travel destinations and 199 passports.
  • A common benchmark for ranking global mobility.

India’s Ranking Trends

  • 2025: 85th
  • 2024: 80th
  • Top spot: 71st (2006)
  • 90th is the lowest ranking (2021).

India and Its Neighbor Country Rankings

  • China – 60th
  • India – 85th
  • Bhutan – 90th
  • Sri Lanka- 96th
  • Bangladesh – 100th
  • Nepal – 101st
  • Pakistan – 103rd
  • Afghanistan – 106th

Top 10 Rankers in Index

  • 1st. Singapore
  • 2nd. Japan
  • 3rd. Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, South Korea
  • 4th. Austria, Landmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
  • 5th. New Zealand, Switzerland, Portugal, United Kingdom
  • 6th. Australia, Greece
  • 7th. Canada, Malta, Poland
  • 8th. Czechia, Hungary
  • 9th. Estonia, United States
  • 10th. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, UAE

Note: A lot of countries have the same number of positions in the index and the same number of scores.

Key Global Ranking

  • Singapore: First (second consecutive year)
  • Japan: second (top from 2018–2023)
  • Over a ten-year period, from second (2015) to ninth (2025), the US was the second-biggest faller.

Notable Climbers and Fallers

  • China: Gained 40 visa-free destinations, moving up from 94th in 2015 to 60th in 2025.
  • The top five fallers over the last ten years are the United States, Canada, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.

Global Mobility Trends

  • Only 22 passports have declined in ranking over the past decade.
  • Wealthy individuals increasingly seek alternative residence or citizenship to optimize outcomes amid global volatility.

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