According to Arton Captial’s Passport Index, United Arab Emirates Passport is currently the most powerful passport in the world with visa-free or visa-on-arrival to 174 countries this makes the United Arab Emirates (UAE ) Passport holders the strongest in the world. Unlike the Henley Passport Index, which had put Japan at the top of its ranking, Arton Capital’s Passport Index review its ranking in real time as new visa waivers and changes are implemented. Before going to know the Top 10 World’s Most Powerful passports, We must know how it is defined and which country passport is the strongest or weakest.
As many Covid-related restrictions were relaxed in the mid of 2022 by the governments they enable more people to travel the world and the world has become more accessible. While most countries are fighting COVID, Russia invaded Ukraine in February which has compelled many governments to drop visa requirements for Ukrainian passport holder, Even the world has passed a strong warning to Russia by stopping issuing visas to their citizens and even many countries has closed their airspaces for Russian airlines.
How to Define the Passport Rankings: Many of us may have this question how anyone can define which country passport is powerful or least powerful? The answer is the country passport is defined according to the visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry given by the other country. If a country passport holder can go to as many as countries without a visa or visa on arrival that means that country passport is powerful. Visa is an official document that a person has to carry while entering another country .one can apply for a visa on arrival also. Generally any country passport ranking depends on many factories of that country ,Like Political ,Economic ,Social ,Financial situation of that country
Now, We will look at the Top Most 10 Powerful Passport and the least useful passports according to Arton Captial Passport Index And Henley Passport Index
1. 1 . United Arab Emirate: United Arab Emirate passport holders have access to 174 countries without a visa or visa on arrival
2. Germany, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, and South Korea: These all counties passport holders have access to 170 countries without visa or visa on arrival
3. Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Japan, Ireland, United States of America, and New Zealand: These counties’ travellers will have access to 169 countries without visa or visa on arrival
4. Malta, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, United Kingdom, Australia: These all counties passport holders will have access to 168 countries without visa or visa on arrival
5. Canada, Singapore, Lithuania, Slovakia: These all countries’ passport holders will have access to 167 countries without a visa or visa on arrival
6. Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia: These all counties passport holders will have access to 166 countries without visa or visa on arrival
7. Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein passport holders can access 165 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival
8. Cyprus, Iceland, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria: These all counties travellers will have access to 164 countries without a visa or visa on arrival
9. .Malaysia: Malaysia passport holder has access to 162 countries without a visa or visa on arrival
10. Brazil, Monaco: these two countries will give their passport holder access to 160 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival.
Now According to Henley Passport Index :
1. Japan: According to Henley Passport Index, Japan passport holders have access to 193 countries without a visa or visa on arrival
2. Singapore, South Korea: South Korean and Singapore passport holders have access to 192 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival
3. Spain And Germany: These two countries’ travellers have access to 190 destinations
4. Italy, Finland, Luxembourg: These countries’ passport holders have access to 189 countries without visa or visa on arrival
5. Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden: These countries’ travellers have access to 188 destinations without visa or visa on arrival
6. Ireland, Portugal, France, and the United Kingdom: These countries’ travellers have access to 187 destinations without visa or visa on arrival
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and United States: These countries’ travellers have access to 186 destinations without visa or visa on arrival
8. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta: These countries’ travellers have access to 185 destinations without visa or visa on arrival
9. Hungary: Hungary passport holders have access to travel to 183 countries without a visa or visa on arrival
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia: These countries’ travellers have access to 182 destinations without visa or visa on arrival
Now, We will look at the World’s some of the weakest or least useful passports: These countries’ passports are termed weak or least as these countries are placed in 105th to 112th ranks in the passport index ranking.
1. Afghanistan: Facing civil wars in their county, Afghanistan passport holders can travel to only 27 countries without visa or visa or arrival
2. Iraq: Instability in Iraq has forced many countries to impose travel restrictions on Iraq, People who have Iraq passports can travel to only 29 countries without visa or visa or arrival
3. Syria: many years of civil war with ISIS has compelled countries to restrict the entry of Syrians into their country,People who have Syria passports have access to only 30 destination without visa or visa on arrival
4. Pakistan: Pakistan passport holders have access to travel to 32 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival
5. Yemen: Yemen passport holders have access to travel to 34 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival
6. Somalia: Somalia passport holders have access to travel to 35 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival.
7. Nepal And Palestinian Territory: These countries’ passport holders have access to travel to 38 destinations without a visa or visa on arrival
8. North Korea: Kim Jong-un country passport holders have access to travel to 40 countries without a visa or visa on arrival .
Comparisons are done according to Arton Captial Passport Index And Henley Passport Index