Oic nation passport ranking: The countries involved in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have done wonders in the global passport rankings. Explain that global rankings are decided on the basis of visa-free or visa-on-arrow access to passport holders. The passport of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains the most powerful with 10th rank among the Muslim countries involved in the 2025 global passport rankings. At the same time, there has been a slight change in the ranking of countries like Malaysia, Turki Qatar and Indonesia. Please tell that the situation of Pakistan and Bangladesh in this list is pathetic. Where Pakistan has got 103 rank. At the same time, Bangladesh occupies 100th position.
The United Arab Emirates is the only Muslim country that has succeeded in making it to the top 10 in 2025. In this way it is the most powerful passport country in OC countries. UAE passport holders get visa-free or visa-on-arrow facility in 185 countries. Although its ranking was 9 in 2024, it still remains at the top of Islamic countries.
2 other Muslim countries included in the top 20
According to the Henley Passport Index 2025 report, 2 other countries of Organization of Islamic Cooperation have managed to make it to the top 20 of global passport ranking. In this case, the global ranking of Malaysian passport is 12th, which was 11th in 2024. It facilitates visa-free travel in 182 countries and is considered the second most powerful passport in OC countries. Brunei’s passport is ranked 20th, which was ranked 19th in 2024. This allows visa-free entry in 166+ countries.
Passport ranking of other OIC countries 2025
Country 2025 rank rank 2024
Turkas 46 45
Qatar 47 46
Kuwait 50 49
Maldives 53 52
Bahrain 58 57
Saudi Arabia 58 56
Oman 59 58
Kazakhstan 65 64
Indonesia 66 65
Morocco 69 68
Azerbaijan 70 69
Tunisia 73 71
Sierra Leone 76 74
Uzbekistan 80 78
Tajikistan 84 82
OC passport rankings due to change
There can be many reasons for changes in passport rankings of OC countries.
International Relations: Decision to give or not to give a visa-free entry to some countries.
Security policies: new visa rules and restrictions.
Travel facilities: Improvement in facilities provided to passport holders.