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Owner | Arton Capital |
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Launched | 2014 |
The Passport Index is an interactive online tool by Arton Capital that provides its users with insights about passports, including the ability to compare and rank the world's passports. Rankings are based on the freedom of movement and visa-free travel open to holders of particular passports. [1] [2] [3] The site allows the display of various territories' passports using a variety of filters such as region and passport cover colour. [4]
The World Openness Score is a measure or index that tracks the ability of the world's population to travel visa-free. It grew from 17,904 to 20,143 between 2015 and August 2018. [5] But due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the index fell to about 13,000. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it rose again. In 2022, the index was nearly 22,000.
The Passport Index compares passports mainly on their visa-free travel options, but also on how welcoming the countries are to visiting foreigners. In its ranking, The Passport Index looks at 193 United Nations member countries and six territories, which include ROC Taiwan, Macao (SAR China), Hong Kong (SAR China), Kosovo, Palestinian Territory and the Vatican. Territories annexed to other countries such as Norfolk Island (Australia), French Polynesia (France), British Virgin Islands (Britain) are excluded. [6] [7]
Passport Index rankings are in real-time and continue to vary as new changes to visa agreements are made. For the most part, the Top 10 places have been occupied by European countries with the exception of Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
Between 2017 and 2018, at top of the list with a visa-free score of 165 were Singapore and Germany, while the United States of America, South Korea, France, Denmark and Sweden were among the 11 countries that shared the second spot with a score of 164. The UAE passport now takes first place with a visa-free score of 179, in 2024. [9] [10]
Scores and rankings are from the 2022 World Openness Score. [11] [12]
Country | Score | Rank |
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Afghanistan | 38 | 101 |
Albania | 115 | 47 |
Algeria | 64 | 81 |
Andorra | 157 | 13 |
Angola | 63 | 82 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 140 | 26 |
Argentina | 160 | 12 |
Armenia | 77 | 68 |
Australia | 171 | 4 |
Austria | 173 | 2 |
Azerbaijan | 80 | 65 |
Bahamas | 146 | 21 |
Bahrain | 96 | 53 |
Bangladesh | 49 | 96 |
Barbados | 152 | 17 |
Belarus | 91 | 57 |
Belgium | 172 | 3 |
Belize | 98 | 52 |
Benin | 68 | 77 |
Bhutan | 66 | 79 |
Bolivia | 85 | 61 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118 | 46 |
Botswana | 86 | 60 |
Brazil | 161 | 11 |
Brunei | 153 | 16 |
Bulgaria | 167 | 8 |
Burkina Faso | 67 | 78 |
Burundi | 58 | 87 |
Cambodia | 69 | 76 |
Cameroon | 59 | 86 |
Canada | 170 | 5 |
Cape Verde | 75 | 70 |
Central African Republic | 61 | 84 |
Chad | 62 | 83 |
Chile | 160 | 12 |
China | 83 | 62 |
Colombia | 136 | 29 |
Comoros | 63 | 82 |
Congo | 57 | 88 |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) | 55 | 90 |
Costa Rica | 141 | 25 |
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 67 | 78 |
Croatia | 167 | 8 |
Cuba | 78 | 67 |
Cyprus | 167 | 8 |
Czech Republic | 171 | 4 |
Denmark | 172 | 3 |
Djibouti | 60 | 85 |
Dominica | 132 | 33 |
Dominican Republic | 81 | 64 |
Ecuador | 101 | 51 |
Egypt | 65 | 80 |
El Salvador | 128 | 36 |
Equatorial Guinea | 65 | 80 |
Eritrea | 52 | 93 |
Estonia | 169 | 6 |
Eswatini | 79 | 66 |
Ethiopia | 53 | 92 |
Fiji | 96 | 53 |
Finland | 173 | 2 |
France | 173 | 2 |
Gabon | 68 | 77 |
Gambia | 72 | 73 |
Georgia | 125 | 39 |
Germany | 173 | 2 |
Ghana | 72 | 73 |
Greece | 171 | 4 |
Grenada | 135 | 30 |
Guatemala | 128 | 36 |
Guinea | 64 | 81 |
Guyana | 93 | 55 |
Haiti | 63 | 82 |
Honduras | 129 | 35 |
Hong Kong | 156 | 14 |
Hungary | 171 | 4 |
Iceland | 168 | 7 |
India | 73 | 72 |
Indonesia | 85 | 61 |
Iran | 51 | 94 |
Iraq | 40 | 99 |
Ireland | 172 | 3 |
Israel | 151 | 18 |
Italy | 173 | 2 |
Jamaica | 96 | 53 |
Japan | 171 | 4 |
Jordan | 65 | 80 |
Kazakhstan | 88 | 59 |
Kenya | 74 | 71 |
Kiribati | 124 | 40 |
Kosovo | 56 | 89 |
Kuwait | 105 | 50 |
Kyrgyzstan | 72 | 73 |
Laos | 63 | 82 |
Latvia | 169 | 6 |
Lebanon | 55 | 90 |
Lesotho | 82 | 63 |
Liberia | 60 | 85 |
Libya | 50 | 95 |
Liechtenstein | 168 | 7 |
Lithuania | 170 | 5 |
Luxembourg | 173 | 2 |
Macao | 138 | 27 |
Madagascar | 67 | 78 |
Malawi | 78 | 67 |
Malaysia | 165 | 9 |
Maldives | 94 | 54 |
Mali | 63 | 82 |
Malta | 170 | 5 |
Marshall Islands | 124 | 40 |
Mauritania | 64 | 81 |
Mauritius | 135 | 30 |
Mexico | 150 | 19 |
Micronesia | 120 | 44 |
Moldova | 121 | 43 |
Monaco | 163 | 10 |
Mongolia | 76 | 69 |
Montenegro | 126 | 38 |
Morocco | 77 | 68 |
Mozambique | 66 | 79 |
Namibia | 80 | 65 |
Nauru | 90 | 58 |
Nepal | 55 | 90 |
Netherlands | 173 | 2 |
New Zealand | 172 | 3 |
Nicaragua | 122 | 42 |
Niger | 64 | 81 |
Nigeria | 55 | 90 |
North Korea | 50 | 95 |
North Macedonia | 128 | 36 |
Norway | 172 | 3 |
Oman | 92 | 56 |
Pakistan | 46 | 92 |
Palau | 119 | 45 |
Palestinian Territories | 50 | 95 |
Panama | 133 | 32 |
Papua New Guinea | 83 | 62 |
Paraguay | 137 | 28 |
Peru | 145 | 22 |
Philippines | 76 | 69 |
Poland | 172 | 3 |
Portugal | 172 | 3 |
Qatar | 109 | 48 |
Romania | 167 | 8 |
Russian Federation | 124 | 40 |
Rwanda | 70 | 75 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 143 | 24 |
Saint Lucia | 136 | 29 |
Samoa | 128 | 36 |
San Marino | 155 | 15 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 72 | 73 |
Saudi Arabia | 92 | 56 |
Senegal | 67 | 78 |
Serbia | 136 | 29 |
Seychelles | 141 | 25 |
Sierra Leone | 68 | 77 |
Singapore | 170 | 5 |
Slovakia | 170 | 5 |
Slovenia | 169 | 6 |
Solomon Islands | 131 | 34 |
Somalia | 44 | 98 |
South Africa | 106 | 49 |
South Korea | 173 | 2 |
South Sudan | 53 | 92 |
Spain | 173 | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 55 | 90 |
Sudan | 54 | 91 |
Suriname | 85 | 61 |
Sweden | 173 | 2 |
Switzerland | 173 | 2 |
Syria | 39 | 100 |
Taiwan | 134 | 31 |
Tajikistan | 69 | 76 |
Tanzania | 72 | 73 |
Thailand | 94 | 54 |
Togo | 64 | 81 |
Tonga | 124 | 40 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 138 | 27 |
Tunisia | 83 | 62 |
Turkey | 123 | 41 |
Turkmenistan | 63 | 82 |
Tuvalu | 127 | 37 |
Uganda | 71 | 74 |
Ukraine | 145 | 22 |
United Arab Emirates | 177 | 1 |
United Kingdom | 171 | 4 |
United States of America | 172 | 3 |
Uruguay | 147 | 20 |
Uzbekistan | 72 | 73 |
Vanuatu | 98 | 52 |
Vatican City | 145 | 22 |
Venezuela | 124 | 40 |
Vietnam | 69 | 76 |
Yemen | 45 | 97 |
Zambia | 74 | 71 |
Zimbabwe | 68 | 77 |
In 2017, The Passport Index was assigned to monitor the development of the newly launched UAE Passport Force Initiative, with the aim to position the Emirati passport on the list of the five most powerful passports in the world by 2021. By 31 October 2018, the Emirati passport had already reached fourth place. [13]
However in 2021, the passport's power trend dropped secondary to the COVID pandemic. [14]
The Passport Index was launched by Arton Capital, a financial services firm with a head office in Montreal, in 2014. [15] [16] [17]
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