Th passport of Pakistan has failed to improve its ranking for the fifth consecutive year as it continues to be ranked the fourth-worst passport in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index. The index is the ranking of the world’s 199 passports based on the number of destinations their owners can access without a prior visa.
In the latest global ranking issued on October 7, Pakistan’s passport was placed at 103 in the list, at the same position in close competition with Yemen’s passport, but was ranked higher only than those of Iraq, 104, Syria, 105, and Afghanistan, 106.
According to the rankings, Pakistan and Yemen’s passports permit visa-free access to 31 countries only out of 227 travel destinations, Iraq’s allows travel to 29, Syria’s give access to 26 destinations, and Afghanistan’s travel document only affords the bearer access to 24 destinations without a visa.
The passport of Pakistan has been declared the fourth-worst since at least 2021 on the Henley Index, which calculates a country’s visa-free score, the number of destinations travelers can access without a prior visa or visa or with a visa on arrival. The Pakistani passport was placed 100th on the list in 2024 and 2023, and 109th in 2022, when it allowed entry into 32 countries without a prior visa, and 107th in 2021 with the same visa-free score.
“Progress Downward ”
The Pakistani passport has declined to 103rd position in the latest global rankings, according to the Henley Passport Index 2025.
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The top spot yet again belonged to Singapore as its passport provided citizens visa-free access to nearly all 193 destinations. South Korea followed the next with visa-free access to 190 destinations, and Japan ranked third with 189 destinations on its list. Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland ranked fourth as all these countries allow their citizens visa-free access to 188 locations. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands ranked fifth with a visa-free score of 187. The Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago.
Interestingly, the United States has fallen out of the world’s top 10 most powerful passports. Like the passport of Pakistan, the British passport has also slipped to its lowest ever position on the index, dropping from 6th to 8th. The United Arab Emirates passport, which entered the top 10 for the first time last year, hiked one spot, moving to 8th with a visa-free score of 184. China was ranked 59th last year, and has now dropped to 64th, with visa-free access lowering from 85 to 82.
With Additional Inputs from GVS South Asia Desk