Data study — computed from our own files

Arab passport power league

We ranked 15 Arab nationalities by how many destinations open without an embassy visa — strictly within the countries we track ourselves (~56 per passport). This is not a Henley-style global index; it is a direct computation from our own visa dataset, with the formula published below.

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Emirati

visa-free destinations

Most visa-free in our set

Saudi

visa-free destinations

Gulf-free plus Asia & Africa

Iraqi

visa-free destinations

0 visa-free but 10 visa-on-arrival

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Full ranking (best first)

Ranking of 15 Arab passports by no-embassy score within our tracked countries
#Nationality	Visa-free	On arrival	E-visa	Embassy visa	No-embassy score	Tracked
1Emirati	47	3	4	2	54	56
2Qatari	43	3	5	5	51	56
3Saudi	28	3	7	18	38	56
4Bahraini	28	3	6	19	37	56
5Kuwaiti	28	3	6	19	37	56
6Omani	28	3	6	19	37	56
7Lebanese	13	9	9	26	31	57
8Moroccan	14	7	9	27	30	57
9Tunisian	13	8	9	27	30	57
10Jordanian	12	7	9	29	28	57
11Algerian	10	8	10	29	28	57
12Egyptian	9	9	10	29	28	57
13Iraqi	0	10	10	37	20	57
14Syrian	1	5	9	42	15	57
15Palestinian	2	5	7	43	14	57

The gap between the two most-asked-about passports: Emirati 47 vs Saudi 28 visa-free — a difference of 19 destinations within our list.

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

Input: src/data/travel/visa.json — 15 nationalities × 56–57 countries, with a status field per destination (visa-free / visa-on-arrival / e-visa / visa-required).
Computation: we count destinations per status per passport. No-embassy score = count(visa-free) + count(visa-on-arrival) + count(e-visa).
Scope: results hold "within the countries we track" only (56–57 per passport). Do not compare with global indexes covering 190+ destinations.
Ranking: descending by no-embassy score, then visa-free count as tie-breaker.
No external source or API is used — the page is statically generated from the file alone.

FAQs

How many tracked countries can an Emirati passport enter visa-free?

Within the 56 countries we track for the Emirati passport: 47 visa-free, 3 visa-on-arrival and 4 e-visa — 54 destinations with no embassy visit. The Saudi passport counts 28 visa-free destinations in the same set.

Which Arab passport has the fewest visa-free destinations in your list?

The Iraqi passport: 0 visa-free destinations out of the 57 we track — though it does get 10 visa-on-arrival and 10 e-visa options.

Is this a Henley-style global passport ranking?

No. This is a self-published study computed only from our dataset: 15 nationalities × the ~57 countries we track. The formula is published below and every figure is reproducible from the data file.

Natural next step: cheapest visa-free destinations by nationality — starting with the Saudi passport.