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Malaysia

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Malaysia passport

Malaysia (MY) ranks #6 with mobility 160 / 198. 160 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#6

199

Mobility

160

/ 198

Visa free

122

Visa required

15

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Country profile

Capital

Kuala Lumpur

Population

34.2 million

Area

329,750 km²

Currency

Malaysian ringgit MYR

Languages

English, Malay

Time zone

UTC+08:00

Foreign-born

3.8 million · 2024

Migrant share

10.7%

Ethnic groups · 2023

  • Bumiputera63.8%
  • Chinese20.6%
  • non-citizens9%
  • Indian6%
  • other0.6%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 999 · Ambulance 999

Dialing code

+60

Airports

KUL · BKI · PEN · SZB

Highlights

  • Petronas Towers
  • George Town
  • Mount Kinabalu
  • Langkawi
  • Malacca

Policy · MalaysiaGuides · MalaysiaOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free122

AlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCambodiaChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalawiMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalestinePanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRwandaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSenegalSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

AOn arrival31

BahrainBangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauJordanKuwaitLebanonMadagascarMaldivesMarshall IslandsMozambiqueNepalOmanPalauQatarSaint LuciaSamoaSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSri LankaSudanSyriaTongaTuvaluYemen

TeTA7

AustraliaCôte d'IvoireNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSouth KoreaUnited Kingdom

EeVisa23

ArmeniaBhutanBoliviaBurkina FasoCameroonChadColombiaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaIndiaIsraelLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaNigeriaPakistanRussiaSão Tomé and PríncipeSouth SudanTogoUkraine

RVisa required15

AfghanistanAngolaCanadaCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGhanaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaParaguaySerbiaTurkmenistanUnited States

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IrelandItalyLuxembourgNetherlandsNorwaySweden

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Malaysia?

Visa-free 122, on arrival 31, eTA 7, eVisa 23, visa required 15.

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