UAE leads the Middle East as the most powerful passport ranked in terms of visa-free score or the number of countries where UAE nationals do not need a visa or can get visa on arrival while travelling.
Overall, Singapore emerged as the most powerful passport in the world, closely followed by Germany. The Asian country has the highest number of countries that its citizens can travel to freely at 159, just one more than Germany. It’s also the first time a country from Asia has topped the list of over 260 countries.
Note: The highlighted ones are the most powerful while the others fall in the lower spectrum of the overall rankings
Middle East Rankings
| Overall Rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 128 |
| 44 | Turkey | 104 |
| 49 | Kuwait | 85 |
| 54 | Bahrain | 75 |
| 56 | Oman | 71 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 69 |
| 80 | Jordan | 46 |
| 88 | Lebanon | 37 |
| 89 | Iran | 36 |
| 90 | Yemen | 35 |
| 92 | Syria | 29 |
| 93 | Iraq | 26 |
India, Pakistan and Philippines came in at overall passport ranks of 76, 94 and 67 respectively.
