UAE nationals have the “most powerful” passport in the Arab
world as they enjoy the widest range of visa-free entry compared to their
peers. A new online index, put together by financial company Arton Capital,
ranks more than100 passports from around the world based on the number of
countries that holders can visit without getting a travel permit in advance.
Ranked 47th globally, the UAE passport fares best in the Arab
region. It allows Emirati nationals to travel to 72 countries without an
advance visa. Qatar is the second most powerful passport, which provides easy
access to 66 countries. Kuwait is third on the list, with access to 64
countries, while Saudi Arabia and Bahrain take the fourth spot, with access to
61 countries.
Taking the fifth place is Oman, which provides access to 54
countries. Among those at the bottom of the list in the Arab world are Lebanon,
Afghanistan and Iraq. The Passport Index by Arton Capital is an online
interactive tool that collects, displays and ranks the world’s passports.
“Working in an
industry that is so sensitive to origin and nationality, we wanted to display
the diversity, the beauty and the power of world’s passports,” said Armand
Arton, president and CEO of Arton Capital. The ranking is based on points
accumulated for each country that the passport holder can travel visa-free.
Overall, the United States and United Kingdom are ranked
first, followed by France, Germany and South Korea. The bottom-ranked passports
are those of the Solomon Islands, Myanmar (Burma), South Sudan, Sao Tome and
Principe. The list is based on the 193 United Nations-member countries and six
territories for a total of 199.
Here are the top five passports in the Arab world, along with
the number of countries they provide visa-free access to:
1. UAE- 72 countries
2. Qatar- 66 countries
3. Kuwait - 64 countries
4. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain - 61 countries
5. Oman - 54 countries
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