TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan’s passport was listed as the 69th strongest in the world by the VisaGuide.World Passport Index, reports said Friday (June 14).
Singapore featured at the top of the list, while Japan was the only other Asian country in the top 20, ranked at No. 13. The 18 other countries were all European, the Liberty Times reported.
Taiwan climbed one place from the previous ranking last December, with the passport providing visa-free entry to 100 countries. Taiwan passport holders could obtain an electronic travel authority for nine nations, an electronic visa for 40 countries, and a visa on arrival for 29 countries. A visa was required for 47 countries.
Georgia was the only country to refuse entry to Taiwanese passport holders. The country switched to a fully electronic visa application system in September 2019, but Taiwan was not mentioned on the list of nationalities.
The VisaGuide index ranked China as No. 117, with passport holders needing a visa to travel to 116 countries. Somalia's passport was ranked at the bottom of the list at No. 199.