Oman rises in world’s passport ranking, moves eight places to be ranked 60th

Oman rises in world’s passport ranking, moves eight places to be ranked 60th

Muscat: Oman has made a jump in the latest Henley Passport Index, jumping eight places from last year’s rankings to be placed 60th in the world. According to Henley & Partners who conducted the rankings, Oman has now access to 85 countries, an increase of four more countries than in 2022. Singapore has the world's most powerful passport, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The Asian city-state knocked Japan off the top spot after five years at the summit with Singapore citizens able to visit 193 destinations out of the world’s 227 visa-free. Japan slid down to 3rd place, Oman’s neighbour, UAE, has climbed three places from last year to rank as the 12th most powerful passport. Holders of Emirati passports can now visit 179 destinations visa-free. Over the past 10 years, Oman passport has climbed five places from 65 in 2013 to 60 but has now much more access to countries, 22 more than in 2013. The study, which ranks the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without obtaining a prior visa, is compiled using official data from the International Air Transport Association. The latest report puts Germany, Italy and Spain in