India Rises to 80th in Henley Passport Index 2026; Singapore Tops Global Mobility

• India's passport ranking improved to 80th in the Henley Passport Index 2026, up from 85th last year, offering visa-free access to 55 destinations.
• Singapore maintains its position as the world's most powerful passport, providing visa-free entry to 192 destinations.
• Japan and South Korea are jointly in second place with access to 188 countries, while the US ranks 10th with 179 destinations.
• The UAE has shown the most significant improvement in the index's 20-year history, adding 149 visa-free destinations since 2006.
• Afghanistan holds the weakest passport, allowing visa-free entry to only 24 countries, highlighting uneven global mobility benefits.

Why It Matters: India's passport ranking improved, but global mobility benefits remain unevenly distributed across nations.