The 2023 edition of the Henley Passport Index \u2013 the most widely-accepted rating of global travel documents \u2013 places Bangladesh\u2019s passport at 101st position, up three places from last year.
\nThe latest edition of the Passport Index features a total of 109 spots with some countries\u2019 passports sharing the same ranking. Bangladesh shares the 101st position with Kosovo. In 2022, Bangladesh ranked 104th.
\nInterestingly enough, passports of heavily sanctioned Iran, economically devastated Lebanon and Sri Lanka, and conflict-ridden Sudan have fared better compared to that of Bangladesh \u2013 at 99th and 100th (shared) positions respectively.
\nAccording to the 2023 Henley Passport Index, a Bangladeshi passport entitles visa-free travel to 41 destinations.
\nIn South Asia, Bangladeshi passport is in a better position compared to those of Nepal (at 103), Pakistan (106) and Afghanistan (109). At 61, Maldives\u2019 passport is in the best position in the region. Indian passport ranks at 85 and Bhutan\u2019s at 90.
\nThe top 5 ranking passports according to the Henley Index are: Japan at 1, allowing citizens visa-free access to 193 destinations; Singapore and South Korea at 2; Germany and Spain sharing the 3rd spot; Finland, Italy, Luxembourg at 4; and Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden at 5.
\nThe bottom 5 ranking passports as per the index are: Afghanistan at 109, Iraq at 108, Syria at 107, Pakistan at 106 and Yemen at 105.
\nThe Henley Passport Index, the only one of its kind based on unique data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), has historical data going back 18 years. The database lists 227 travel destinations and 199 passports.
\nThe index is updated every quarter, and is regarded as the go-to resource for global citizens and sovereign states for determining where a passport ranks on the scale of global mobility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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