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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) passport has been ranked first amongst Gulf countries and 11th globally in the list of the world’s most powerful passports in 2024.
As per the recent report released by Henley Passport Index, UAE passport holders now enjoy visa-free access to 183 countries before their flights.
It is worth noting that over the past decade, the UAE passport has increased by 44 places, jumping from 55th in 2014 to 11th now.
Meanwhile, six countries have achieved a record-breaking number of destinations with visa-free access, making them the top countries on the 2024 index.
| Year | Rank |
| 2014 | 55th |
| 2015 | 42nd |
| 2016 | 38th |
| 2017 | 38th |
| 2018 | 21st |
| 2019 | 15th |
| 2020 | 18th |
| 2021 | 16th |
| 2022 | 15th |
| 2023 | 13th |
| Country | Rank | Visa free country |
| UAE | 11th | 183 |
| Qatar | 53rd | 108 |
| Kuwait | 55th | 102 |
| Bahrain | 59th | 91 |
| Oman | 60th | 90 |
| Saudi Arabia | 61st | 89 |
| Country | Rank | Visa free country |
| France Germany Italy Japan Singapore Spain | 1st | 194 |
| Finland South Korea Sweden | 2nd | 193 |
| Austria Denmark Ireland Netherland | 3rd | 192 |
| Belgium Luxembourg Norway Portugal United Kingdom | 4th | 191 |
| Greece Malta Switzerland | 5th | 190 |
| Australia Czechia New Zealand Poland | 6th | 189 |
| Canada Hungary United States | 7th | 188 |
| Estonia Lithuania | 8th | 187 |
| Latvia Slovakia Slovenia | 9th | 186 |
| Iceland | 10th | 185 |
This post was last modified on January 12, 2024 5:12 pm