Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard vs Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard

Every figure below is from the same dataset Miles computes its recommendations from. Rows the two cards agree on are collapsed at the bottom.

Economics

Dollar figures are per year unless the row says otherwise. Ongoing annual value is Miles' estimate of what the card adds per year after its annual fee: statement credits discounted for realistic use, benefits, and earning above a strong flat-rate card on a typical spending profile. First-year value is a separate net figure that includes the welcome bonus. A welcome bonus shown at its advertised maximum may not be available to every applicant; that figure is not marked as stronger. ★ marks the stronger comparable figure on other rows, and no row is marked when either figure is unknown.
Figure	Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard Barclays	Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard Barclays
Annual fee	$499	Best: $99 $400/yr less
Ongoing annual value, after fee	−$269	Best: $39 $308/yr more
First-year value	$112	Best: $375 $263/yr more
Authorized user fee	—Unknown	—Unknown

Sign-up Bonus

The current welcome offer as recorded in the dataset. No winner is marked: a bonus is points times a valuation times a spend requirement you may or may not clear, and the first-year value above already prices it.
Offer	Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard Barclays	Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard Barclays
Current offer	50K after $3K spend in the first 90 days + Gold status for your first cardmember year	40K after $3K spend in the first 90 days + Silver status for your first cardmember year

Earning

Percentages are the return on a dollar spent: the multiplier times what Miles values those points at. ★ marks the higher return on a row. Categories only one card earns a bonus on are marked for that card; the other earns its base rate.
Category	Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard Barclays	Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard Barclays

Benefits

Statement credits, lounge access and elite status as listed in the dataset; protections are counted, not listed. No winner is marked: twelve small credits are not more than two large ones, and the row that prices them, ongoing annual value, is under Economics.
Benefit	Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard Barclays	Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard Barclays
Statement credits	Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 5 Years)	—Unknown
Lounge access	Priority Pass Select (unlimited) Emirates Business Class Lounges worldwide (unlimited)	Dubai Emirates Business Class Lounges (unlimited)
Elite status	Emirates Skywards Gold	Emirates Skywards Silver
Protections	5	5

The same on both cards (10)

Rows where both cards state the same figure or the same earning rate. Nothing is marked, because there is no stronger side.
Fact	Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard	Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Foreign transaction fee	None	None
Issuer	Barclays	Barclays
Rewards currency	Emirates Skywards	Emirates Skywards
Card type	Personal	Personal
Network	Mastercard	Mastercard
All other purchases	1X1.2%	1X1.2%
Car rentals	2X2.4%	2X2.4%
Emirates purchases	3X3.6%	3X3.6%
Flights	2X2.4%	2X2.4%
Hotels	2X2.4%	2X2.4%

Which one is right for you

This page shows the difference. It does not pick: the winner depends on what you spend and what you already hold, and adding these figures up without knowing that would be a guess dressed as a verdict. Ask Miles and it computes the answer against your own wallet.

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