Pakistan’s passport ranks fourth in terms of international travel: Report
The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth-worst passport for international travel for the third year in a row, local media reported on Thursday, citing the Henley Passport Index 2022 report. According to the report, Pakistani passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 31 destinations around the world.
The Henley Passport Index, which is a ranking of all passports in the world according to the number of destinations their holders can reach without a prior visa, placed Pakistan at 108th place. Henley & Partners firm
As The News International reports, the “Henley Passport Index” has been regularly monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports since 2006.
“The increase in travel barriers introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a wide global mobility gap across the index’s 16-year history,” the report said.
The index does not take into account temporary restrictions, so excluding actual current travel access, passport holders at the top of its ranking – Japan and Singapore – are able, in theory, to travel visa-free to 192 destinations. , reported The News International.
That’s 166 more destinations than Afghan nationals, who sit at the bottom of the index for 199 passports, and can reach just 26 countries without requiring an advance visa.
Further down the top 10, the rankings remain virtually unchanged as we enter the first quarter of 2022. South Korea is in second place with Germany (with a score of 190) and Finland, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain all together in third place. (with a score of 189), the Pakistani publication reported.
It further pointed out that EU countries topped the list as always, with France, the Netherlands and Sweden moving up one place to join Austria and Denmark in fourth place (with a score of 188). Ireland and Portugal are in fifth place (with a score of 187). The United States and the United Kingdom, which together took the top spot in 2014, have gained a bit of ground.
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