Qatar’s passport has been ranked 55 by the 2023 Henley Passport Index, an authoritative ranking of the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.

According to the index, the Qatari passport allows citizens to travel to 100 destinations visa-free.

In comparison, the Qatari passport was ranked no 57 in the 2022 index, allowing visa-free travel to 99 destinations.

For the fifth year running, Japan crowns the Henley Passport Index, which is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the largest, most accurate travel information database – and enhanced by Henley & Partners’ research team.

Japanese citizens are now able to visit 193 destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free, while South Koreans and Singaporeans, whose countries are tied in second place on the index, enjoy a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 192. Germany and Spain are joint third, with visa-free access to 190 destinations worldwide. (TNN)Qatari passport allows citizens to travel to 100 destinations visa-free