In Pics | World’s most powerful passports in 2023

Here we look at the ten most powerful passports in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index. The list is compiled on the basis of access to most visa-free travel to the destinations its holders can have.

10. Passports of Lithuania and Slovakia, with visa-free access to 183 destinations, stood at the tenth place on the list. Credit: Instagram/@simooonas

9. With Visa-free access to 184 destinations, Hungary and Poland settled at the ninth place in the list released by the Henley Passport Index. Credit: Instagram/@aanulayy

Eighth position was secured by passport holders of Australia, Canada, Greece and Malta having Visa-free access to 185 destinations. Credit: iStock Photo

7. Seventh on the list is the passports are the ones from Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland United States and Czech Republic. These passports offer access to 186 places visa free. Credit: Getty Images

6. France, Ireland, Portugal and United Kingdom secured the sixth position with visa-free access to 187 countries. Credit: Pexels/@visafotocom

5. Passports of Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden feature at the fifth spot on the list. These allow visa-free access to 188 destinations. Credit: Pexels/@Nataliya Vaitkevich

4. With access to 189 destinations, passports of Finland, Italy and Luxembourg stood at fourth place on the list. Credit: Pexels/@nappy

3. The third most powerful, according to the Henley Passport Index, are the passports of Germany and Spain with access to 190 destinations. Credit: Getty Images

2. Passports of Singapore and South Korea share the second spot with access to 192 destinations. Credit: Reuters Photo

1. Japan's passport continues to retain the top spot with visa-free access to 193 countries. Credit: Instagram/@akishikama

In the 2023 Henley Passport Index, India stood at the 85th position with visa-free access to 59 countries. Credit: DH Pool Photo