Travel Index Travel destinations by passport

Ranking 188 destinations by passport, travel month and trip style — departing from Vietnam.

Departing from Vietnam Vietnam passport
+ Second passport
Trip style
Travel month

Best matches for you

  1. 1Malaysia 80.2/100 Visa-free25 °C · comfort 50/1009 direct routes from Vietnam
  2. 2Thailand 77.6/100 Visa-free28 °C · comfort 47/10012 direct routes from Vietnam
  3. 3Indonesia 75.7/100 Visa-free27 °C · comfort 40/1004 direct routes from Vietnam
Destination ranking for the passport of Vietnam · All year (average) · Balanced & leisure
RankDestinationEntryDestination scoreTravel score
1MalaysiaVisa-free71.780.2
2ThailandVisa-free6877.6
3IndonesiaVisa-free65.375.7
4KazakhstanVisa-free64.274.9
5BruneiVisa-free63.674.5
6CambodiaVisa-free62.573.8
7SingaporeVisa-free62.173.5
8ChileVisa-free61.773.2
9BelarusVisa-free61.673.1
10PhilippinesVisa-free61.172.8
11LaosVisa-free59.971.9
12KyrgyzstanVisa-free59.871.9
13MongoliaVisa-free58.470.9
14PanamaVisa-free56.769.7
15IranVisa-free56.469.5
16Sri LankaeTA60.369.2
17SeychelleseTA59.168.4
18DominicaVisa-free54.267.9
19Australiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)72.967.5
20MyanmarVisa-free52.867
21Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free51.966.3
22SurinameeTA5666.2
23Indiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)70.966.1
24SamoaVisa-free51.265.8
25Russiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)69.765.3
26BarbadosVisa-free49.664.7
27JordanVisa on arrival59.464.1
28KenyaeTA52.864
29MicronesiaVisa-free4863.6
30MauritiusVisa on arrival58.563.5
31JapanConsular visa82.762.4
32Turkeye-⁠Visa (apply ahead)65.562.4
33NepalVisa on arrival56.762.2
34Uzbekistane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)64.861.9
35ParaguayVisa on arrival5661.7
36TuvaluVisa-free45.261.6
37TanzaniaVisa on arrival55.461.3
38New Zealande-⁠Visa (apply ahead)63.861.2
39NamibiaVisa on arrival55.361.2
40Moroccoe-⁠Visa (apply ahead)6360.6
41BahrainVisa on arrival5460.3
42Timor-LesteVisa on arrival53.159.7
43ChinaConsular visa7859.1
44Georgiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)60.258.6
45Bhutane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)59.858.4
46RwandaVisa on arrival51.158.3
47Omane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)59.157.9
48South KoreaConsular visa76.257.8
49MaldivesVisa on arrival50.357.7
50PalauVisa on arrival50.157.6
51Albaniae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)58.357.3
52Fijie-⁠Visa (apply ahead)58.357.3
53Azerbaijane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)57.857
54Qatare-⁠Visa (apply ahead)57.656.8
55Egypte-⁠Visa (apply ahead)57.256.5
56FranceConsular visa74.256.4
57GermanyConsular visa74.256.4
58ItalyConsular visa7456.3
59Botswanae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)56.956.3
60Saint LuciaVisa on arrival48.256.2
61Armeniae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)55.655.4
62Moldovae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)55.155.1
63MalawiVisa on arrival46.354.9
64Tajikistane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)53.854.2
65Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival44.153.4
66Libyae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)52.653.3
67Antigua and Barbudae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)52.553.3
68El Salvadore-⁠Visa (apply ahead)52.153
69SpainConsular visa6952.8
70PortugalConsular visa68.152.2
71Saint Kitts and Nevise-⁠Visa (apply ahead)50.651.9
72United KingdomConsular visa67.451.7
73Eswatinie-⁠Visa (apply ahead)50.351.7
74MadagascarVisa on arrival41.651.6
75United StatesConsular visa67.151.5
76Iraqe-⁠Visa (apply ahead)5051.5
77Ethiopiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)49.951.4
78Trinidad and Tobagoe-⁠Visa (apply ahead)49.851.4
79Bahamase-⁠Visa (apply ahead)49.751.3
80Zambiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)49.651.2
81ComorosVisa on arrival40.851.1
82United Arab EmiratesConsular visa66.451
83RomaniaConsular visa66.451
84Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival40.650.9
85CzechiaConsular visa65.950.6
86GreeceConsular visa65.950.6
87BrazilConsular visa65.350.2
88Pakistane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)48.150.2
89Mauritaniae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)47.850
90SlovakiaConsular visa64.949.9
91Syriae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)47.749.9
92PeruConsular visa64.749.8
93BurundiVisa on arrival38.649.5
94Cameroone-⁠Visa (apply ahead)46.649.1
95CanadaConsular visa63.148.7
96SloveniaConsular visa6348.6
97Mozambiquee-⁠Visa (apply ahead)45.948.6
98MaltaConsular visa62.748.4
99Ugandae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)45.648.4
100DenmarkConsular visa62.548.3
101TurkmenistanConsular visa62.348.1
102PolandConsular visa62.348.1
103Ghanae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)45.148.1
104AustriaConsular visa62.248
105CroatiaConsular visa62.148
106Côte d’Ivoiree-⁠Visa (apply ahead)4548
107Sao Tome and Principee-⁠Visa (apply ahead)44.747.8
108Vanuatue-⁠Visa (apply ahead)44.747.8
109CyprusConsular visa61.747.7
110Zimbabwee-⁠Visa (apply ahead)44.547.7
111Gabone-⁠Visa (apply ahead)44.547.7
112ArgentinaConsular visa61.647.6
113ColombiaConsular visa61.547.6
114MexicoConsular visa61.447.5
115BulgariaConsular visa61.447.5
116Costa RicaConsular visa61.347.4
117Angolae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)44.247.4
118SwedenConsular visa60.947.1
119NetherlandsConsular visa60.947.1
120BelgiumConsular visa60.646.9
121SwitzerlandConsular visa60.346.7
122Benine-⁠Visa (apply ahead)43.246.7
123AlgeriaConsular visa60.146.6
124MontenegroConsular visa59.746.3
125FinlandConsular visa59.646.2
126IsraelConsular visa59.446.1
127EcuadorConsular visa59.145.9
128Equatorial Guineae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)41.545.6
129Saudi ArabiaConsular visa58.645.5
130North MacedoniaConsular visa58.345.3
131Solomon Islandse-⁠Visa (apply ahead)41.145.3
132TunisiaConsular visa58.245.2
133UruguayConsular visa58.145.2
134NorwayConsular visa5845.1
135Nigeriae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)40.845.1
136South AfricaConsular visa57.444.7
137HungaryConsular visa57.344.6
138Bosnia and HerzegovinaConsular visa57.344.6
139Papua New Guineae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)40.244.6
140SerbiaConsular visa57.144.5
141San MarinoConsular visa56.944.3
142AndorraConsular visa56.744.2
143LuxembourgConsular visa56.644.1
144LithuaniaConsular visa56.544.1
145Cape VerdeConsular visa56.444
146Dominican RepublicConsular visa56.444
147EstoniaConsular visa56.243.8
148LatviaConsular visa55.843.6
149GuatemalaConsular visa55.343.2
150Liberiae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)37.843
151IrelandConsular visa54.942.9
152UkraineConsular visa54.842.9
153Djiboutie-⁠Visa (apply ahead)37.742.9
154Togoe-⁠Visa (apply ahead)37.542.8
155Sierra Leonee-⁠Visa (apply ahead)37.342.6
156Burkina Fasoe-⁠Visa (apply ahead)3742.4
157GrenadaConsular visa53.341.8
158DR Congoe-⁠Visa (apply ahead)3641.7
159SenegalConsular visa52.741.4
160HondurasConsular visa52.641.3
161BoliviaConsular visa52.441.2
162TongaConsular visa51.740.7
163BelizeConsular visa51.640.6
164VenezuelaConsular visa51.140.3
165Guineae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)3440.3
166KuwaitConsular visa50.639.9
167IcelandConsular visa50.439.8
168PalestineConsular visa50.239.6
169JamaicaConsular visa50.139.6
170KiribatiConsular visa49.238.9
171LebanonConsular visa48.838.7
172Somaliae-⁠Visa (apply ahead)31.338.4
173GuyanaConsular visa48.138.2
174NicaraguaConsular visa47.938
175Chade-⁠Visa (apply ahead)30.537.9
176BangladeshConsular visa46.837.3
177LesothoConsular visa46.737.2
178YemenConsular visa44.135.4
179CongoConsular visa43.935.2
180AfghanistanConsular visa43.835.2
181GambiaConsular visa4334.6
182South Sudane-⁠Visa (apply ahead)24.733.8
183EritreaConsular visa41.233.3
184MaliConsular visa34.428.6
185NigerConsular visa32.227
186Central African RepublicConsular visa30.926.1
187SudanConsular visa29.625.2
188HaitiConsular visa27.723.9

How the score works

30%EntryHow easy entry is with your passport
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70%DestinationWeighted mean of 11 pillars by trip style
=
0–⁠100Travel scoreHigher means easier and more worthwhile

Safety, Affordability, Weather required · data for ≥ 70% of weight — else not ranked

Entry points by visa type

  • Visa-free100
  • eTA90
  • On arrival75
  • e-⁠Visa55
  • Consular visa15
Weights by trip style11 pillars × 3 trip styles
PillarBalanced & leisureAdventure, expeditionCulture & discovery
Safety181216
Affordability141212
Weather141012
Experience121030
Direct flights11610
Health744
Infrastructure626
Environment584
Digital523
Adventure4300
Malaria443
Each column sums to 100.
Data sources for the 11 pillarsSources for 11 pillars: NASA, World Bank, WHO, Wikidata…
Entry30% · all trip styles

Entry conditions for the selected passport (and the second passport, if any).

Source: Passport Index visa matrix, checked against each country’s immigration authority

Safety18 / 12 / 16

Global Safety Index score: violent crime, stability, rule enforcement, road safety, absence of armed conflict.

Source: UNODC, World Bank, WHO, UCDP

Affordability14 / 12 / 12

Cost of Living Index score (Affordability mode): 70% consumer price level, cheaper is higher, plus 30% price stability, lower inflation is higher.

Measures national consumer prices, not hotel or attraction prices.

Source: World Bank ICP (price level), World Bank WDI (inflation)

Weather14 / 10 / 12

Monthly comfort, 0–⁠100. A day-and-night mean of 17–⁠24 °C scores 100; below 17 °C loses 6 points per degree, above 24 °C loses 10 points per degree. Rain above 2.5 mm/day loses 5 points per mm, up to 45. Above 22 °C with humidity over 70%, a further 0.8 points per % of humidity. “All year” averages the 12 months.

Measured at the capital; for large countries such as the US, Russia, Australia or China the capital does not represent the whole country.

Source: NASA POWER, 2001–⁠2020 climate normals

Experience12 / 10 / 30

Richness of the trip: cultural heritage 30 · intangible heritage 20 · natural heritage 15 · cities over 1 million 15 · coastline 10 · mountains 10. Counts use a log scale: 40 cultural sites, 20 intangible elements, 15 natural sites or 10 cities reach 100; mountains follow the highest point, 4,000 m is 100.

Food and beach-island leisure are not yet measured, so places like the Maldives score low.

Source: UNESCO lists and geographic facts via Wikidata

Direct flights11 / 6 / 10

International direct routes from 11 Vietnamese airports, counted per airport pair. Year-round routes count 1, seasonal or charter routes 0.5. Score = 35 + 65 × ln(1 + weighted routes) ÷ ln 31: one year-round route is about 48 points, 30 weighted routes or more is 100.

No direct route scores 0. Routes with a stop and cargo routes are excluded; new routes count from their launch date, ending routes until their last day.

Source: Airline-and-destination tables of airport pages on Wikipedia; countries via Wikidata

Health7 / 4 / 4

Healthcare Index score: health outcomes, coverage and health resources.

Source: World Bank, WHO

Infrastructure6 / 2 / 6

Infrastructure Index score: access to electricity 30 · clean water 26 · sanitation 22 · logistics 22.

Source: World Bank WDI, Logistics Performance Index

Environment5 / 8 / 4

Air quality and protected nature: the average of two pillars of the Environment Index.

Source: World Bank, UN SDG

Digital5 / 2 / 3

Digital Index score: internet and mobile access.

Source: ITU via World Bank

Adventure4 / 30 / 0

How wild: protected areas 25 · sparse population 25 · terrain 20 · natural heritage 20 · forest 10. Protected areas covering 40% of land score 100; 1 person/km² scores 100 and 100 people/km² scores 50; a 5,000 m peak scores 100; 15 natural sites score 100; 70% forest cover scores 100.

Does not use conflict, insecurity or lack of infrastructure: danger sits in the Safety pillar, infrastructure in the Infrastructure pillar.

Source: World Bank, Wikidata

Malaria4 / 4 / 3

Malaria cases per 1,000 people at risk; score = 100 − 40 × log10(1 + cases).

Countries never in the WHO series for 2000–⁠2024 are treated as non-endemic (100); countries in the series without data since 2015 are treated as missing.

Source: WHO via World Bank

  • Missing data: a destination must have Safety, Affordability and Weather data, and data for at least 70% of the trip style’s weight to be ranked; missing pillars have their weight shared among the rest. Within Adventure and Experience, at least 60% of component weight is required.
  • Adventure and Experience are stretched to 0–⁠100 across destinations that have the three core pillars, Safety, Affordability and Weather (lowest is 0, highest is 100) so that switching trip style visibly changes the ranking; raw scores are kept for audit.
  • Second passport: each destination takes the easier entry of the two. This is illustrative and does not imply every dual-citizenship pair is legal; Vietnam restricts dual nationality.
  • Entry rules change often. This is an independent reference index, not travel advice; check the destination’s official requirements before you go.

What the index measures

  • 188 destinations, departing from Vietnam
  • Travel score = entry 30% + destination score 70%
  • Three trip styles and month-by-month weather

Data sources

  • Passport Index, PI indices, NASA POWER, Wikidata, World Bank
  • Dataset 15/10/2026 · visa matrix 15/10/2026
  • A reference index, not travel advice — check the destination’s rules before you go.
See the data sources

Method

  • How the 11 destination pillars are weighted by trip style
  • The limits of the data and the observation year of each indicator
See the methodology