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The Henley
Passport Index ranks all the world’s passports based on the number of
destinations accessed by the respective country’s passport holders without a
prior visa. The list is published every year.
A citizen
holding a Malaysian passport is allowed to travel to 178 countries visa-free. Malaysia is a
developed country having strong bilateral relations with many regional and
international bodies. Malaysia ’s
strong global standing has made its passport prestigious.
Among other
highly ranked Muslim countries include UAE (18th) and Brunei (23rd).
The UAE has attained a significant boost climbing a remarkable 47 places over
the past 10 years. The Gulf nation has a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 171
now.
However,
most Muslim passports appeared at the bottom of the list with Afghanistan
ranked last in 107th place. It has only 26 visa free destinations. Other Muslim
countries that ranked 100th or lower were Sudan ,
Palestine , Libya ,
Yemen , Somalia , Pakistan ,
Syria and Iraq .