Business Desk 
Jul 24, 2025
The Henley Passport Index, which ranks passports based on the number of visa-free access they afford their holders, has ranked the Pakistani passport 96th of 199 in the world, making it one of the weakest passports in the world.
The Henley Passport Index is published biannually by the UK-based citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley and Partners. The index compares the number of destinations that passport holders from different countries can visit without a visa.
For the 2025 index, 199 passports will be measured against 227 destinations worldwide using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The Pakistani passport allows its holders to travel visa-free to just 32 countries at present. This situates Pakistan alongside Yemen and Somalia, tied in 96th position. Afghanistan is in the last spot, ranked 99th with visa-free access to only 25 destinations.
In comparison, Singapore occupies the first position with visa-free access to 193 countries. Two more Asian countries occupy the second position with visa-free access to 190 destinations each: Japan and South Korea.
A strong European presence dominates the rest of the top five:
- Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain (189 destinations) are ranked third.
- Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (188 destinations) ranked fourth.
- Greece, Switzerland, New Zealand (187 destinations) ranked fifth.
Pakistan’s neighbouring countries performed significantly better, including China, which ranks 60th, while India is 77th and Iran is 91st.
