Its passport offers visa-free access to 192 destinations, while India ranks 80th with 55-58 and Pakistan 98th with about 31-35.
Japan, South Korea and the UAE share second place on 187 destinations, while many EU passports cluster around 183 and the US stands at 179.
The weakest passports allow access to fewer than 50 countries, underscoring how diplomacy, political stability and geography shape global mobility and inequality.
As the UAE's passport power surges, why is the once top-ranked American passport steadily losing its global travel freedom?
Beyond visa-free travel, what now defines a passport's true value in a world of complex tax laws and settlement rights?
Is the booming 'golden passport' market making global mobility a luxury good available only to the world's wealthiest citizens?