Passports: South Asia
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Passport power
Number of countries that can be travelled to without visa
2014
The number of countries that the holder of South Asian and some other passports could travel to without a visa/ 2014
Finland- 175
Belgium- 171
Canada- 170
Austria – 168
New Zealand – 168
Maldives - 80
Sri Lanka – 58
Nepal – 57
India - 52
Pakistan – 52
Iraq - 51
Bhutan – 49
Bangladesh – 41
Afghanistan - 27
(Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20140418/VISA_Index_2014_04_11_Web.pdf)
2015
See graphics, The number of countries that the holder of an Afghan, Indian, Nepalese, Pakistani passport can travel without a visa/ 2015
2023
The ranks of the passports of South Asian countries in 2023. The number of countries that can be visited without a visa is given within brackets
85 India (59)
100. Sri Lanka/Sudan (42)
101. Bangladesh (41)
103. Nepal (38)
106. Pakistan (32)
109. Afghanistan (27)
While India has ranked a couple of places higher than last year’s when the Indian passport was ranked 87, the number of countries Indian passport holders can go easily reduced by one. Owing to increasing migration, Indian passport holders have lost visa-free access to Serbia. Starting January 1, 2023, Indian passport holders are required to apply for a visa to enter the country unlike earlier which allowed visa-free travel to the country for 90 days.
Indian passport holders can travel visa-free to 59 destinations like Bhutan, Indonesia, Macao, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Iran and Qatar. However, some countries require visa-on-arrival.
2018: India’s passport rises
From: October 12, 2018: The Times of India
See graphic:
The acceptability of the passports of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and some other nations in 2018.
