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Henley Passport Index 2022

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Why in the News?

India secured 87th Position in the Henley Passport Index 2022.  

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Henley Passport Index:

  • Henley Passport Index is prepared by Henley and Partners, a global citizenship and residence advisory firm based in London.
  • It measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports each year.
  • It ranks the passports of countries according to the number of destinations their holders can visit without a prior visa.
  • The countries are ranked on the analysis of data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
  • The passport index defines the strength of diplomatic relations of any one country with others; essentially, the more one country has ‘ease of access’ to others, the higher its ranking.
  • The index covers 227 destinations and 199 passports.