91% of OIC citizens cannot travel to half of the world without a visa
Henley Passport Index shows a widening mobility gap. Citizens of just five OIC members states can travel to over 110 countries visa-free, while citizens of 14 OIC countries can travel to only a quarter of the planet.
Visa-free travel has increased for citizens of the world’s richest countries, reaching record-breaking levels this year, but the mobility gap has also widened. This is particularly apparent for most of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Council (OIC) countries.
In the Henley Passport Index 2022, passport holders of the world’s top-ranking nations, Japan and Singapore, can now enter 192 destinations around the world visa-free – 166 more than Afghanistan, which is at the bottom of the index, ranked 111, with visa-free travel possible to just 26 countries.
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