With more Egyptians hoping to travel abroad, be it for a honeymoon, study, work, or tourism, Egyptians will be disheartened to know that the country ranks 94th place out of 112 countries on Henley and Partners’ (H&P) 2022 passport global ranking – sharing the position with Algeria, Jordan, Guinea-Bissau, Turkmenistan, and the Central African Republic. H&P, a world-renowned consultancy firm in residence and citizenship by investment, bases its index on data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), in-house research, and open-source online data. It is the longest-standing passport power ranking, updating on a quarterly basis, featuring Egypt on its list as far back as 2008. “The total score for each passport is equal to the number of destinations for which no visa is required,” reads the consultancy’s methodology. Despite ranking at 78th place in 2008, 16 places above its current standing, Egypt’s visa-free score is at its highest ever. A decade ago in 2012, the country’s visa-free score was 44, compared to 53 a today. Egypt’s lowest ever ranking came during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing the country to stumble to 97th place in 2021. Some of the visa-free countries…
