The Singaporean passport is the most powerful in Southeast Asia (and the world) ranking first in the 2019 Henley Passport Index in its third-quarter update with visa-free access to 189 out of 226 travel destinations.
Malaysia and Brunei follow at second and third with 176 and 164 visa-free destinations respectively. Meanwhile, Myanmar is the least powerful with 46 after Laos and Vietnam with 49 each.
Completing the list are Thailand with visa-free access to 74 countries, Indonesia with 69, the Philippines with 64, and Cambodia with 51.
The Philippines
The Philippine passport drops to 80th spot in the global ranking from 75th in 2018.
Currently, Philippine passport holders can travel to 64 destinations with visa-free access. Of these, 34 are visa-free entry, and the rest are on visa-on-arrival.
Visa-Free Destinations:
- Brunei – 14 days
- Cambodia – 21 days
- Hong Kong – 14 days
- Indonesia – 30 days
- Laos – 30 days
- Macao – 30 days
- Malaysia – 30 days
- Mongolia – 21 days
- Myanmar – 14 days
- Singapore – 30 days
- Taiwan – 14 days
- Thailand – 30 days
- Vietnam – 21 days
- Cote d’Ivoire – 90 days
- Gambia – 90 days
- Morocco – 90 days
- Rwanda – 90 days
- Cook Islands – 31 days
- Fiji – 120 days
- Micronesia – 30 days
- Niue – 30 days
- Vanuatu – 30 days
- Dominica -21 days
- Haiti – 90 days
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 30 days
- Bolivia – 90 days
- Brazil – 90 days
- Colombia – 90 days
- Costa Rica – 90 days
- Ecuador – 90 days
- Peru – 183 days
- Suriname – 90 days
- Israel – 90 days
- Palestinian Territory
Visa On Arrival Destinations:
- Kyrgyzstan – 30 days
- Maldives – 30 days
- Nepal – 21 days
- Sri Lanka (eTA) – 30 days
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste – 30 days
- Cape Verde Is – 21 days
- Comores Is – 21 days
- Guinea-Bissau – 90 days
- Kenya – 90 days
- Madagascar – 30 days
- Malawi – 21 days
- Mauritania
- Mauritius – 60 days
- Mozambique – 30 days
- Seychelles – 21 days
- Somalia – 30 days
- Tanzania – 30 days
- Togo – 7 days
- Uganda – 90 days
- Marshall Is – 90 days
- Palau Is – 30 days
- Papua New Guinea – 60 days
- Samoa – 60 days
- Tuvalu – 30 days
- St. Lucia – 42 days
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Nicaragua – 30 days
- Armenia – 120 days
- Iran – 15 days
The Henley Passport Index counts how many countries a passport holder can visit without a prior visa. The report is based on exclusive data from IATA or the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the largest and most accurate database of travel information.
NOTE:
Information on this page may change without prior notice. Please check with the respective embassy, consulate, or foreign mission for latest info.
