ALGIERS- Algeria ranked 96th worldwide and 11th in the Arab world in the Henley passport ranking. This latter is based on the number of destinations that the passport holder can reach without a prior visa.

According to the same source, the holder of the Algerian passport can reach 52 destinations without a visa or using a visa on arrival.

The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), which is the largest and most accurate travel information database.

The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations, and the travel ban related to the Coronavirus may have priority in changing some of the arrangements and registered information.

Returning to the ranking, the UAE passport ranked 16th in the world and first in the Arab world, with passport holders enjoying visa-free entry to 174 countries.

Qatar ranked second in the Arab world and 60th globally, followed by Kuwait with a ranking of 61 globally, followed by Bahrain (69), and the Sultanate of Oman (71) and the fifth in the Arab world, while Iraq ranked last as the weakest Arab passport, with only 28 destinations without a visa, and 115th globally.

On the other hand, Japan topped the world rankings equally with Singapore, where citizens of the two countries can access 192 destinations worldwide, either without a visa or using a visa on arrival.

South Korea ranked second with Germany, with 190 destinations, then Italy, Finland, Spain and Luxembourg (189 destinations), Denmark and Austria (188 destinations).

Sweden, France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Ireland ranked sixth with 187 destinations, followed by Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Belgium and New Zealand (186 destinations), Greece, Malta, the Czech Republic, Australia (185 destinations), Canada and the United States (185 destinations), and Hungary (183 destinations).

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