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The UAE Passport Is More Powerful This Year Than Ever Before
Last year, the UAE passport was found to be the most valuable passport in the Arab world.
And this year in an annual study that ranks passports based on freedom of movement, the UAE passport had a bigger jump than any other passport in the world.
Pretty epic achievement.
Up 28 spots from last year, the UAE passport is 33rd in the 2018 Henley Passport Index.
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German passport holders have visa-free access to 177 countries in total, while Emirati passport holders have visa-free access to 133 countries (up from 121 last year).
You can see the full list here
The top 10 countries with the most access
| 1 | Germany | 177 |
| 2 | Singapore | 176 |
| 3 | Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom | 175 |
| 4 | Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland | 174 |
| 5 | Ireland, Portugal, South Korea, United States | 173 |
| 6 | Canada | 172 |
| 7 | Australia, Greece, New Zealand | 171 |
| 8 | Czech Republic, Iceland | 170 |
| 9 | Malta | 169 |
| 10 | Hungary | 168 |
The countries with the least access
| 1 | Afghanistan | 24 |
| 2 | Iraq | 27 |
| 3 | Syria | 28 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 30 |
| 5 | Somalia | 32 |
| 6 | Yemen | 35 |
| 7 | Libya, Nepal | 36 |
| 8 | Eritrea, Palestinian Territory | 37 |
| 9 | Bangladesh, Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon | 38 |
| 10 | Ethiopia, North Korea, South Sudan | 39 |
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