Malaysia ranks 12th globally for the second year in a row, allowing its citizens visa-free travel to 183 out of 227 countries.
The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the largest, most accurate travel information database – and enhanced by Henley & Partners’ research team.
With historical data spanning 19 years, the Henley Passport Index is the only one of its kind based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.
Updated monthly, the Henley Passport Index is considered the standard reference tool for global citizens and sovereign states when assessing where a passport ranks on the global mobility spectrum. Rank Access
Singapore1st
195
Japan2nd
193
Finland3rd
192
France3rd
192
Germany3rd
192
Italy3rd
192
South Korea3rd
192
Spain3rd
192
Austria4th
191
Denmark4th
191
Ireland4th
191
Luxembourg4th
191
Netherlands4th
191
Norway4th
191
Sweden4th
191
Belgium5th
190
New Zealand5th
190
Portugal5th
190
Switzerland5th
190
United Kingdom5th
190
Australia6th
189
Greece6th
189
Canada7th
188
Malta7th
188
Poland7th
188
Czechia8th
187
Hungary8th
187
Estonia9th
186
United States9th
186
Latvia10th
185
Lithuania10th
185
Slovenia10th
185
United Arab Emirates10th
185
Croatia11th
184
Iceland11th
184
Slovakia11th
184
Malaysia12th
183
Liechtenstein13th
182
Cyprus14th
179
Bulgaria15th
178
Monaco15th
178
Romania15th
178
Chile16th
176
Argentina17th
172
Andorra18th
171
Brazil18th
171
Hong Kong (SAR China)18th
171
San Marino18th
171
Israel19th
170
Brunei20th
166
Barbados21st
165
Bahamas22nd
161
Mexico23rd
159
St. Kitts and Nevis24th
157
St. Vincent and the Grenadines24th
157
Uruguay24th
157
Seychelles25th
156
Vatican City26th
155
Antigua and Barbuda27th
153
Trinidad and Tobago28th
152
Costa Rica29th
151
Mauritius29th
151
Grenada30th
148
Panama30th
148
Paraguay30th
148
St. Lucia30th
148
Ukraine30th
148
Dominica31st
145
Macao (SAR China)31st
145
Peru32nd
143
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)33rd
141
Serbia34th
139
El Salvador35th
136
Guatemala36th
135
Colombia37th
134
Solomon Islands37th
134
Honduras38th
133
Samoa39th
131
Tonga39th
131
Marshall Islands40th
129
Montenegro40th
129
North Macedonia40th
129
Nicaragua41st
128
Tuvalu41st
128
Kiribati42nd
124
Micronesia42nd
124
Palau Islands42nd
124
Albania43rd
123
Bosnia and Herzegovina43rd
123
Georgia44th
122
Moldova44th
122
Venezuela45th
121
Russian Federation46th
116
Türkiye46th
116
Qatar47th
112
South Africa48th
106
Belize49th
103
Kuwait50th
99
Timor-Leste51st
97
Ecuador52nd
95
Maldives53rd
94
Guyana54th
92
Vanuatu54th
92
Fiji55th
90
Jamaica56th
89
Nauru56th
89
Botswana57th
88
Bahrain58th
87
Papua New Guinea58th
87
Saudi Arabia58th
87
Oman59th
86
China60th
85
Thailand61st
82
Belarus62nd
81
Namibia62nd
81
Kosovo63rd
80
Bolivia64th
79
Lesotho64th
79
Suriname64th
79
eSwatini65th
77
Kazakhstan65th
77
Indonesia66th
76
Dominican Republic67th
75
Malawi67th
75
