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The Henley Passport Index for 2024 has been released, with France securing the top spot, while India's passport ranking has slipped one place from last year, moving from 84th to 85th position. Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain are the other countries that are standing alongside France on the top.
The rank of crisis hit Pakistan stood the same as last year on 106 while Bangladesh's slipped from 101 in 2023 to 102 this year. Maldives was ranked 58th with its citizens having visa-free access to 96 countries. China witnessed a marginal jump in its ranking from 66 in 2023 to 64 this year as the country granted visa-free access to many European nations. The ranking of the United States jumped from 7th to 6th position .
