Jordanian passport ranks 92nd in world

AMMAN — The Jordanian passport has been ranked 92nd in the world out of 199 passports, with its holders enjoying visa-free access to 45 countries, according to the 2018 Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index.

The index, which is an annual global ranking of countries based on the freedom of travel enjoyed by their citizens, said the passport of Jordan maintained its ranking compared to 2017.

However, the ranking of the passport was higher in previous years, reaching the 75th place in 2006 and 78th in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, it was ranked 82nd, according to the index.

At the Arab level, the Jordanian passport was ranked 12th, preceded by the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Egypt and Algeria, according to the index, a copy of which was e-mailed to The Jordan Times.

Countries that Jordanians can access without a visa include Nepal, Nicaragua, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Somalia, Tanzania, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Georgia, Yemen, Uganda, Armenia, Togo, Ecuador, Djibouti, Comoros and Haiti, among others.

Globally, Japan, Singapore, Germany, France and Italy ranked as the top five.

Passports of Singapore and Japan give visa-free access to 180 countries, Germany to 179 countries, France to 178 and Italy to 178.

Afghan passports reached the bottom of the list, preceded by Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Nepal, Libya, Eretria, Bangladesh, Kosovo, Iran and Lebanon, respectively, according to the index.

The Henley Passport Index is a ranking of all the passports worldwide, according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. 

The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest database of travel information, and is enhanced by extensive in-house research, according to its website.