The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Malaysia passport: rank 76 of 199
The Malaysia passport scores 58.5 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 159 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 162.2, rank 3).
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Investor Score
How the Malaysia passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 22.3 / 30 | 159 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 74% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 1.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship not allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 6.2 / 10 | Political stability 72/100 · rule of law 65/100 · embassies or consulates in 81 countries. |
| Investor Score | 58.5 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Malaysia passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free127
- Albania · 90 days
- Algeria · 90 days
- Andorra · 90 days
- Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
- Argentina · 30 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize · 180 days
- Benin · 30 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Brunei · 30 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Chile · 30 days
- China · 30 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- El Salvador
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 60 days
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran · 14 days
- Iraq · 30 days
- Ireland
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 180 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kenya · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Lesotho · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 90 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco · 90 days
- Mongolia · 30 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Myanmar · 14 days
- Namibia
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 30 days
- Norway
- Oman · 14 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 30 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia · 30 days
- South Africa · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 30 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Taiwan · 30 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Tanzania
- Thailand · 60 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- Uruguay · 30 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City · 90 days
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Vietnam · 30 days
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation8
- Australia
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- New Zealand
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival24
- Azerbaijan · 30 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Comoros · 45 days
- Djibouti · 90 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
- Yemen
E-visa28
Visa required9
Entry refused or restricted2
Right to live and work
Where Malaysia citizens can live and work
Malaysia citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Malaysia citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship not allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 72/100 · rule of law 65/100 · embassies or consulates in 81 countries.
Malaysia passport: common questions
How many countries can Malaysia passport holders visit without a visa? +
159 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 127 visa-free, 8 with an electronic travel authorisation and 24 with a visa on arrival. A further 28 offer an e-visa, and 11 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Malaysia citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Malaysia passport good for investors? +
It ranks 76 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 58.5 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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