About

The Passport Index is the original interactive passport ranking tool in the world. Invented and empowered by Arton Capital, it is the only real-time global ranking of the world’s passports, updated as frequently as new visa waivers and changes are implemented. Since its inception, Passport Index has become the leading global mobility intelligence platform, celebrated across the world. Visitors can dive in the fascinating world of passports, explore their designs, sort them by country, region and even by color. For the first time ever, visitors can compare passports side by side and even explore how they can improve their Personal Mobility Score by adding additional passports. More recently, Passport Index has launched a mobile application available on iOS, bringing the world of passports to your fingertips. The Passport Index also features PASSE/PORT, the comprehensive blog curating passport-related news, and views on global mobility, security, technology, branding, and visa policies from around the world.

Purpose

Inform: Showcase, educate and inform the public on the power passports transcend on the holder’s identity, opportunity, mobility and overall quality of life. United by our diversity, the passport is one of the most important documents we possess.

Engage: Encourage discussions on visa policies, citizenship, country branding, global mobility, public security, philanthropy and foreign policy.

Inspire: In today’s world, becoming a Global Citizen is more important than ever. Having a second citizenship is a liberating and empowering privilege which comes with a responsibility to the world.

Terminology

Mobility Score (MS): Passports accumulate points for each country that their holders can visit without a visa, or they can obtain a visa on arrival.

Visa-Free (VF): Permission from a foreign authority to enter a country is not required.

Visa on arrival (VOA): Permission from a foreign authority to enter a country is required but can be obtained on arrival.

Visa required (VR): Permission from a foreign authority to enter a country is required prior to travel.

Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA): Requirement for foreign nationals travelling to a country where permission to enter is not required. It is a relatively new approach, widely used by the USA and Canada.

Passport Power Rank (PPR): Passports are ranked based on their Mobility Score. The higher the Mobility Score, the better the Passport Power Rank.