Brunei’s passport. Photo by Shutterstock
Brunei’s passport ranked 19th in the 2026 Henley Passport Index, down one place from last year but remained the third most powerful in Southeast Asia.
Passport holders from Brunei can travel to 162 destinations visa-free out of the 227 countries and territories tracked by the index created by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners
In Southeast Asia, the Brunei passport is ranked only after Singapore’s (193 destinations) and Malaysia’s (180 destinations).
Singapore continues holding the title of the world’s most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 192 destinations, followed by Japan and South Korea that shared the second position.
The Malaysian passport climbed one place to rank 9th, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 180 destinations worldwide.
Timor-Leste’s passport ranked 51st with visa-free access to 94 destinations.
Thailand’s passport was at 60th with visa-free access to 79 destinations, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines that shared the 64th place (73 destinations).
Cambodia’s passport ranked 85th, above Vietnam’s passport at 86th, Laos (87th) and Myanmar (89th).
The five weakest passports in the world belong to Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
The Henley Passport Index tracks global travel freedom across 227 countries and territories, using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
It ranks 199 passports based on the number of destinations their holders can enter without obtaining a visa in advance. Updated regularly throughout the year to reflect changes in visa policies, the index is widely regarded as a key measure of global mobility.
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