Qatar moves up in global passport ranking

Qatar passport

Qatar passport has moved up three places to 57th in the world with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 99, according to the latest ranking released by Henley & Partners, a global investment migration consultancy.  

In 2012, Qatar ranked 67th, making its recent rise a display of the country’s forward-thinking policies and its attractiveness to investors.

The index and contents are based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and supplemented, enhanced, and updated using extensive in-house research and open-source online data. The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Updated quarterly, the Henley Passport Index is the most robust and reliable index of its kind.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 host nation Qatar ranked 60th in 2021 with a score of 97 but recorded its best score in 2020 when it ranked 54th.