Asia passport ranking 2026

The strongest passport in Asia on the PassRank index is the United Arab Emirates passport, scoring 169 and ranking 1st worldwide. PassRank ranks 50 Asian passports in total, down to Afghanistan (22). The score counts destinations reachable with no visa in advance — visa-free, visa on arrival or eTA.

Source: Passport Index dataset. Data as of June 2026.

Asia: all passports ranked

World rank	Passport	PassRank	Visa-free	On arrival	eTA
#1	United Arab Emirates	169	127	34	8
#2	Singapore	163	129	26	8
#2	South Korea	163	114	38	11
#4	Japan	162	114	37	11
#6	Malaysia	160	122	31	7
#41	Hong Kong	153	116	28	9
#50	Israel	140	105	28	7
#51	Brunei	139	103	27	9
#62	Macao	129	93	28	8
#72	Georgia	119	79	36	4
#83	Taiwan	113	74	28	11
#86	Turkey	111	71	34	6
#93	Qatar	105	69	27	9
#96	Kuwait	96	57	33	6
#99	Bahrain	86	50	30	6
#99	Maldives	86	54	27	5
#99	Saudi Arabia	86	53	27	6
#102	Timor-Leste	85	55	27	3
#105	Oman	82	48	29	5
#111	Thailand	79	41	33	5
#112	Kazakhstan	78	40	33	5
#113	China	77	42	32	3
#113	Indonesia	77	43	28	6
#118	Azerbaijan	71	35	33	3
#125	Armenia	67	33	31	3
#132	Mongolia	64	34	26	4
#135	Philippines	62	34	25	3
#139	Kyrgyzstan	61	26	32	3
#140	Uzbekistan	60	28	29	3
#150	India	55	26	25	4
#150	Tajikistan	55	22	30	3
#159	Vietnam	52	24	23	5
#162	Cambodia	50	20	26	4
#165	Bhutan	49	17	29	3
#165	Jordan	49	20	25	4
#173	Turkmenistan	46	13	30	3
#176	Laos	45	20	21	4
#179	Lebanon	43	16	24	3
#181	Myanmar	41	13	24	4
#186	Iran	39	13	23	3
#186	Sri Lanka	39	18	18	3
#189	North Korea	37	8	26	3
#190	Nepal	36	12	22	2
#192	Palestine	35	10	22	3
#193	Bangladesh	33	16	14	3
#193	Yemen	33	9	21	3
#196	Iraq	29	8	18	3
#196	Pakistan	29	10	17	2
#198	Syria	26	7	17	2
#199	Afghanistan	22	4	16	2

Source: Passport Index dataset (imorte/passport-index-data). Data as of June 2026.

Rank shown is the worldwide rank among all 199 passports. Snapshot 17 February 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the most powerful passport in Asia?

The strongest Asian passport on the PassRank index is United Arab Emirates, with a score of 169 (ranked 1st worldwide). PassRank counts destinations reachable visa-free, on arrival or via eTA. Snapshot 17 February 2026.

How many Asian passports does PassRank rank?

PassRank ranks 50 passports of Asia, from United Arab Emirates (score 169) down to Afghanistan (score 22), as part of the full 199-passport index.

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Last updated: 2026-06-21