The Indian passport in the third week of January 2017 was ranked 78th in a global ranking of the world’s most powerful passports. The visa-free score of India is 46.
The list was topped by Germany with a visa-free score of 157. On the other hand, Singapore overtook South Korea and became the highest ranked Asian passport with a visa-free score of 156.
Pakistan and China ranked 94 and 66 in the list respectively.
The least powerful passport in the ranking was Afghanistan with a visa-free score of only 23.
Top 5 most powerful passports
| Rank | Country | Visa Free Score |
| 1 | Germany | 158 |
| 2 | Sweden and Singapore | 157 |
| 3 | Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, United Kingdom and United States of America | 156 |
| 4 | Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal and Japan | 155 |
| 5 | Malaysia, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand | 154 |
About Indian Passport
• An Indian passport is issued by the President of India to citizens of the Republic of India for travelling abroad.
• It enables the bearer to travel internationally.
• It also serves as proof of Indian citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967).
• The Consular Passport & Visa (CPV), Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, is responsible for issuing Indian passports on demand to all eligible Indian citizens.
• As of November 2014, around 60 million Indians hold valid passports.
About Passport Index
• Arton Capital's Passport Index collects, displays and ranks the passports of the world.
• It is the only real time global ranking of the world’s passports.
• The latest edition of the global ranking is based on cross-border access of national passports.
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