India Climbs to 77th on Henley Passport Index: Visa-Free Access Expanded

Speedy Summary

• IndiaS Rank Improvement: India climbed eight spots on the Henley Passport Index 2025, moving from 85th too 77th rank.
• Visa-Free Access: Indian passport holders now have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 59 destinations, up by two from last year. The new additions are Philippines adn Sri Lanka.
• Henley Passport Index Overview:

– Rankings are based on data provided by IATA and measure passport strength through visa-free access.
– Singapore tops the index with access to 193 destinations (most powerful).
– Japan and South Korea rank second with visa-free entry into 190 locations.- EU countries like Denmark,france,Germany (3rd place) allow travel to 189 destinations.
– U.S. slid to the tenth position (182 destinations),U.K. dropped one spot to sixth (186 destinations).