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Passport power in Asia

The Emirati passport is the strongest in Asia, reaching 168 destinations without a prior visa. Here is every Asia passport ranked, and a map shaded by the same score.

Map of Asia with each country shaded by its passport's visa-free access

Every Asia passport, ranked

Score = destinations reachable without a prior visa (visa-free, visa on arrival, or ETA), out of 198. Linked passports have a full requirement checker.

  1. the United Arab Emirates 168
  2. South Korea 166
  3. Singapore 165
  4. Japan 164
  5. Malaysia 159
  6. Cyprus 158
  7. Hong Kong 152
  8. Israel 144
  9. Brunei 142
  10. Macao 128
  11. Georgia 121
  12. Taiwan 117
  13. Turkey 115
  14. Qatar 106
  15. Kuwait 98
  16. Timor-Leste 88
  17. Bahrain 87
  18. Saudi Arabia 87
  19. the Maldives 86
  20. China 83
  21. Oman 83
  22. Thailand 82
  23. Kazakhstan 81
  24. Indonesia 80
  25. Azerbaijan 74
  26. Armenia 70
  27. Mongolia 66
  28. the Philippines 66
  29. Kyrgyzstan 64
  30. Uzbekistan 63
  31. India 58
  32. Tajikistan 58
  33. Cambodia 53
  34. Bhutan 52
  35. Vietnam 52
  36. Jordan 50
  37. Turkmenistan 50
  38. Laos 48
  39. Lebanon 45
  40. Iran 43
  41. Sri Lanka 43
  42. Myanmar 42
  43. North Korea 40
  44. Nepal 39
  45. Bangladesh 36
  46. Palestine 36
  47. Yemen 35
  48. Pakistan 32
  49. Iraq 31
  50. Syria 28
  51. Afghanistan 26