Moroccan passport ranks 79th worldwide, according to Henley Passport Index

Henley & Partners, a global citizenship and residence advisory firm based in London, ranked the Moroccan passport in its 2022 Henley Passport Index as the 79th most powerful passport in the world.

Moroccan passport holders can travel to 64 countries without a visa, according to the company’s latest report.

A list of 227 visa-free destinations is included in the index, ranking 199 passports according to the number of visa-free destinations their holders have access to.

Cubans and Ghanaians also have access to 64 visa-free destinations with their passports, in addition to Morocco.

Morocco’s passport ranks second in the North Africa region after Tunisia (72nd globally), and ahead of Mauritania (84th), Algeria (92nd), and Libya (103rd).

Seychelles leads the rankings in the African continent, placing 28th worldwide, including Mauritius (31st), and South Africa (51st), while Eritrea (100th), Congo (101st), Sudan (102nd), and Libya (103rd) come in last.

Among the Gulf countries, the UAE ranks 15th with 175 visa-free destinations, while Qatar places 53rd globally with 97 visa-free destinations.

Kuwait follows in 54th place with 95 visa-free destinations, Bahrain in 62nd, Oman in 64th, and Saudi Arabia in 65th.

Japan and Singapore are tied for first place with access to 192 visa-free destinations, while both Germany and South Korea rank second with 190 destinations.

Finland, Spain, Italy, and Luxembourg are tied for third place. Additionally, the rankings place Denmark, Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden fourth, with 188 destinations.

While Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are ranked last in the world, with visa-free travel options to only 29, 28, and 26 countries, respectively.

The analysis is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The IATA, according to the Henley Passport Index, “maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information.”