Malawian

Passport

Lucky Nomads Passport Index

Malawian passport

The Malawian passport scores 30.7 out of 100 and ranks 127 of 200 on the Lucky Nomads Passport Index, our livability-weighted measure of where a passport lets you live, work and settle.

LN Passport score

30.7 / 100

Global rank

#127of 2001

Pure mobility

25.99

Mobility rank #123, shown for reference at 0% weight

Reality gap

-4

Travels better than it lets you live

Explore Malawi as a destinationPassport power map

Score breakdown

Access weighted by livability

17.23

Access weighted by how livable each reachable destination is, with livability counted squared and longer stays counting for more.

Residence rights

0

The freedom to live and work somewhere permanently, with diminishing returns as the free-movement list grows.

Tax friendliness

80.6

How the home country taxes its citizens, including worldwide taxation of citizens abroad.

Optionality and freedom

51.25

Governance, rule of law and openness of the home country.

Free-movement destinations: 0. Visa-free or no-prior-visa destinations: 62.

Where this passport can go

Visa-free (44)

Visa on arrival (14)

Electronic travel authorization (4)

eVisa (48)

Visa required (122)

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Lucky Maillard, Founder of Lucky Nomads

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Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.