Pakistan Ranks Worse Than Somalia and Yemen in Latest Passport Rankings

Pakistani passport’s ranking remains unchanged as the Green Passport has once again been ranked as the fourth worst passport in the world.

Henley and Partners, a London-based passport guidance organization, has revealed this in its latest Henley Passport Index, which is based on the number of destinations passport holders can access without a prior visa.

According to the Henley Passport Index for Q3 2023, the Pakistani passport ranks 100th as its holders enjoy visa-free access to 33 countries.

As has been the case for the past several years. Only Syrian, Iraqi, and Afghan passports are worse than Pakistan’s passport. Meanwhile, the passports of Yemen, Somalia, Palestine, Nepal, North Korea, Libya, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh have been ranked higher.

At the other end of the spectrum, Singapore sits at the top. Germany, Italy, and Spain follow Singapore at second place. Austria, Finland, France, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Sweden are ranked third.

Let’s have a look at the 10 best and worst passports in the world.

10 Best Passports

Passport	Rank	Visa-Free Access (Countries)
Singapore	1	192
Germany, Italy, Spain	2	190
Austria, Finland, France, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea, Sweden	3	189
Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, UK	4	188
Belgium, Czech Republic, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland	5	187
Australia, Hungary, Poland	6	186
Canada, Greece	7	185
Lithuania, US	8	184
Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia	9	183
Estonia, Iceland,	10	182

 

10 Worst Passports

Passport	Rank	Visa-Free Access (Countries)
Kosovo	94	42
Libya, Sri Lanka	95	41
Bangladesh	96	40
North Korea	97	39
Nepal, Palestine	98	38
Somalia, Yemen	99	35
Pakistan	100	33
Syria	101	30
Iraq	102	29
Afghanistan	103	27