Wednesday, 12 January 2022

2022 Global Passport Rankings: See how the UAE & Nigeria's passports rank

With historical data spanning 17 years, the Henley Passport Index is the only one of its kind based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA).
The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. 
Updated quarterly, the Henley Passport Index is considered the standard reference tool for global citizens and sovereign states when assessing where a passport ranks on the global mobility spectrum. 

The Henley Passport Index, which ranks the strength of passports globally, indicated that the UAE has moved up a rank and levelled up to the 15th slot worldwide as of Q1 2022. The Emirati passport now allows its citizens to enter 175 countries without a visa. 
Previously they had access to 174 countries without the need for a visa or granted visa upon arrival.

Here is a list of the top 5 strongest passports in Q1 2022:

  1. Japan, Singapore
  2. Germany, South Korea
  3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain
  4. Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden
  5. Ireland, Portugal

A list of the least powerful passports in Q1 of 2022:

107. Yemen

108. Pakistan

109. Syria

110. Iraq

111. Afghanistan

COUNTRY

RANK

ACCESS

1

192

1

192

2

190

2

190

3

189

3

189

3

189

3

189

4

188

4

188

4

188

4

188

4

188

5

187

5

187

6

186

6

186

6

186

6

186

6

186

6

186

7

185

7

185

7

185

7

185

7

185

8

183

8

183

9

182

9

182

10

181

10

181

10

181

11

180

12

179

13

178

14

176

15

175

16

174

16

174

16

174

17

173

17

173

18

171

19

170

20

169

20

169

21

168

22

166

23

161

24

159

24

159

25

157

26

155

27

153

27

153

28

152

29

151

30

150

30

150

30

150

31

146

31

146

32

145

33

144

33

144

33

144

34

142

35

141

35

141

36

135

36

135

36

135

37

134

38

133

38

133

39

131

39

131

39

131

40

129

40

129

41

127

41

127

42

125

43

123

43

123

44

122

45

120

46

119

46

119

47

117

47

117

48

115

49

114

50

110

51

104

52

101

53

97

54

95

COUNTRY

RANK

ACCESS

55

93

56

91

57

89

58

88

58

88

59

87

60

86

61

85

62

84

63

82

64

80

64

80

65

79

65

79

65

79

65

79

66

78

67

77

67

77

68

75

69

74

70

73

71

72

71

72

72

71

72

71

72

71

73

70

74

69

75

68

76

67

77

66

77

66

78

65

78

65

79

64

79

64

79

64

80

63

80

63

81

62

82

61

82

61

82

61

83

60

83

60

84

59

84

59

85

58

86

57

86

57

87

56

87

56

88

55

88

55

89

54

89

54

89

54

89

54

90

53

90

53

90

53

90

53

90

53

91

52

91

52

91

52

91

52

91

52

91

52

92

51

93

50

93

50

93

50

94

49

95

48

95

48

96

47

97

46

98

45

98

45

99

44

100

43

101

42

101

42

102

41

102

41

102

41

103

40

103

40

103

40

104

39

105

37

105

37

106

34

107

33

108

31

109

29

110

28

111

26

2 comments:

  1. Fearless22:34

    At least Nigeria passport better pass 18 other country own!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Boluwatife22:36

    UAE is the best country in the Arab Kingdom

    ReplyDelete

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