About The Henley Passport Index

With historical data spanning 20 years, the index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Updated monthly, the Henley Passport Index is considered the standard reference tool for global citizens and sovereign states when assessing where a passport ranks on the global mobility spectrum.

Global Access Score

The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel destinations. If no visa is required, then a score with value = 1 is created for that passport. The same applies if you can obtain a visa on arrival (VOA), a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination.

Where a visa is required, or where a passport holder has to obtain a government-approved electronic visa (e-Visa) before departure, a score with value = 0 is assigned. This also applies if you need pre-departure government approval for a visa on arrival.

The total score for each passport is equal to the number of destinations for which no visa is required (value = 1).

Passport Ranking

The Henely Passport Index ranks all 199 passports based on their final global access scores. All scores are binary (1 or 0), with no additional weighting or calculations applied. Passports that achieve the same total score are assigned the same rank. When two or more passports share a rank, the passport with the next lowest score receives the next consecutive rank number, regardless of how many passports occupy the rank above.

For more information on how the rank and score are calculated see our methodology.