It’s no secret that the UAE passport holders enjoy several benefits. And as a result, the country is constantly named amongst the top nations for the passport strength. However, a recent passport index released by Arton Capital has named nation at the top for its high Mobility Score for the year 2024. Here is all about the index.
UAE Ranks 1st In Passport Index For 2024

Taking the top spot on the list, Arton Capital has ranked the UAE passport at number one with the Mobility Score of 180. Offering visa free entry to 133 countries, visa on arrival in 47 and visa requirement for 18 countries; the nation has performed well on its visa index. This means, above 90% of the places you wish to travel, will probably be visa-free if you are a holder of the UAE passport.
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Take A Look At The Top 10 Ranks
However, talking about the rest of the 20 passports, it is mostly dominated by European countries with many of them sharing the same rank. For instance some have even dropped in the rankings, like the UK, which dropped by 10 places, from 22nd to 32nd. So if you are also wondering, here’s the list of the top 10 ranking countries as revealed by the Arton Capital on the basis of their mobility score.
1 Passport Power Rank
1. United Arab Emirates
2 Passport Power Rank
2. Spain
3 Passport Power Rank
3. Finland
4. France
5. Germany
6. Belgium
7. Italy
8. Denmark
9. Netherlands
10. Luxembourg
11. Austria
12. Portugal
13. Norway
14. Switzerland
15. Greece
16. Ireland
4 Passport Power Rank
17. Sweden
18. Poland
19. Hungary
5 Passport Power Rank
19. Czech Republic
20. South Korea
21. Estonia
22. Croatia
23. Slovakia
6 Passport Power Rank
24. Japan
25. Slovenia
26. Latvia
27. New Zealand
28. Liechtenstein
7 Passport Power Rank
29. Singapore
30. Malta
31. United Kingdom
32. Canada
33. Lithuania
34. Romania
35. Bulgaria
36. Australia
8 Passport Power RankPassport United States of America
37. Iceland
9 Passport Power Rank
38. Cyprus
10 Passport Power Rank
39. Malaysia
40. Monaco
What About The Middle East Nations
With many of the countries sharing the same rank, the truly reveals that several countries have done well. Talking about the Middle East nations, Saudi Arabia has ranked at the 47th position with a mobility score of 103. Bahrain has ranked at 48th position with mobility score of 102. Oman ranks at the fifth position and Qatar ranks at the 43rd spot.
Where does your country rank?
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