In a global ranking of passports, the Malaysian passport is now tied for 12th place. It had dropped one spot since the middle of last year when it scored higher.
The Henley Passport Index’s 2024 ranked the Malaysian passport at the 12th place, tied with the passports of Cyprus and Liechtenstein, with a “visa-free score” of 182.
In a global ranking of passports, the Malaysian passport is now tied for 12th place. It had dropped one spot since the middle of last year when it scored higher.
In 2024, the Malaysian passport is ranked 12th, tied with the passports of Cyprus and Liechtenstein, with a “visa-free score” of 182.
With a score of 179, it was the 14th most powerful passport in the world at the start of 2023. With a score of 180, it was in 11th place after six months.
Thirty-five countries scored higher than Malaysian passport. Singapore stayed in first place, tied with France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain.
Other Asian countries that did better than Malaysia were South Korea (ranked second) and the United Arab Emirates (ranked eleventh).
The index ranks all 199 passports worldwide using unique data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). It then compares each passport to all 227 travel destinations worldwide, even those that don’t issue their passports.
A passport’s mobility score goes up by one for every place it can be used that doesn’t need a visa or where it is possible to get an electronic travel authority (ETA) or visitor’s permit when it gets there.
On the other hand, destinations that need visas or government approval to get a visa on arrival are not “visa-free” and do not count toward the score.
