The Henley Passport Index is a rating of all of the world’s 199 passports in response to the variety of locations their holders can entry and not using a prior visa, Daybreak reported.
The rating is predicated on information from the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation, which maintains the world’s largest database of journey info, and it’s enhanced by intensive, ongoing analysis by the Henley & Companions Analysis Division.
Within the newly-unveiled rating, Pakistan is ranked solely larger than conflict-ravaged Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, which occupies the underside spot, Daybreak reported.
The highest spot has been taken by Japan, with the nation’s passport offering its holders entry to 193 locations. Subsequent in line are Singapore and South Korea, whose passports present entry to 192 international locations, adopted by Germany and Spain, with their passports having a visa-free rating of 190.
Amongst different top-ranked international locations are principally European nations, the US and the UK.
In distinction, Afghan passport holders can entry simply 27 locations, the passport having the bottom visa-free rating. Amongst different bottom-tier international locations, the holders of Iraqi passports are capable of achieve entry to a mere 29 international locations and people of Syrian passports to 30.
Amongst different international locations from Asia, India, together with Mauritius and Tajikistan, has been ranked 87th, with its passport offering entry to 67 international locations.
China ties with Bolivia for the 69th spot, with every of their passports permitting entry to 80 locations.
As for Bangladesh, it occupies the 104th place – 5 spots larger than Pakistan – with its passport holders accessing 41 international locations, Daybreak reported.