Thailand passport ranking slides, 5th in Asean
Holders of the Thai passport can travel to 77 destinations with no visa requirement, less than half of their Singapore peers, who can freely enter 192 destinations. The Thai document was placed fifth among passport holders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations members. Malaysia was ranked second, Brunei ranked third and East Timor ranked fourth in the Asean region.
- ▪Holders of the Thai passport can travel to 77 destinations with no visa requirement, less than half of their Singapore peers, who can freely enter 192 destinations.
- ▪The Thai document was placed fifth among passport holders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations members.
- ▪Malaysia was ranked second, Brunei ranked third and East Timor ranked fourth in the Asean region.
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Thailand General Thailand passport ranking slides, 5th in Asean PUBLISHED : 24 Jul 2026 at 12:01 WRITER: Online Reporters Small Medium Large Passports from Thailand are the fifth best among the Asean peers. (Photo: Bangkok Post) The Thai passport went slightly down in the global ranking this year, as Singapore still underlined its most powerful travel document in the ratings.Passports from Thailand were rated 63rd in the recently released Henley Passport Index for 2006, dropping two notches from last year. Holders of the Thai passport can travel to 77 destinations with no visa requirement, less than half of their Singapore peers, who can freely enter 192 destinations. The Thai document was placed fifth among passport holders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations members.
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