Here are the world's most (and least) powerful passports, check India's rank

The countries of Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the world's most powerful passports in the post-Covid world.

All three nations have topped the Henley Passport Index - which ranks 199 passports all across the globe by using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority.

According to the latest index recently released, a Japanese passport provides visa-free access to 193 countries, which is one more than those from Singapore and South Korea.

Russia, is ranked 50th in the list with access to 119 nations amid its invasion of Ukraine. Similarly, Ukraine is ranked 35th with access to 144 nations.

Asian powerhouse China is placed at 69th with access to 80 countries. Likewise, India's passport has been placed at 87th position, four places worse than the last passport ranking.

Afghanistan’s passport is the least useful, getting the holder into only 27 countries while UK and US are in 6th and 7th positions with access to 187 and 186 countries.

Notably, not too long ago, Asian countries barely dominated the passport rankings as they would be packed up by European markets.

Top 10 list with their access to countries:

1. Japan 193
2. Singapore, South Korea 192
3. Germany, Spain 190
4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg 189
5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden 188
6. France, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom 187
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, US 186
8. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta 185
9. Hungary 183
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia 182

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has badly taken a hit with its ranking slipping to the bottom 10 least powerful passports.

Bottom 10 countries:

1. Congo, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Sudan 42
2. Bangladesh, Kosovo, Libya 41
3. North Korea 40
4. Nepal, Palestinian Territory 38
5. Somalia 35
6. Yemen 34
7. Pakistan 32
8. Syria 30
9. Iraq 29
10. Afghanistan 27