The latest Henley Passport Index ranking report for the second half of 2024 places Pakistan near the bottom again.
The Henley Passport Index, issued by Henley & Partners, ranks Singapore’s passport as the most powerful, granting its citizens visa-free access to 195 countries. Other leading passports include those from Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, and France, each allowing entry to 194 countries without a visa.
The report ranks passports from the Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland, Finland, South Korea, and Austria third, noting that their citizens enjoy visa-free access to 193 countries.
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The United Kingdom and Belgium share fourth place, with their nationals enjoying access to 192 countries. Switzerland, Portugal, and Norway round out the top five, each allowing visa-free travel to 191 countries.
As per the Henley Passport Index, Pakistan’s passport ranks 104th globally, positioning it as the fourth weakest. Pakistani citizens can travel visa-free to only 34 countries, slightly more than those holding passports from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, which rank 105th, 106th, and 107th, respectively.
