Americas

Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Nicaragua*
Peru
Suriname

Middle East

Armenia*
Iran*
Israel
Taiwan is currently not on the list of places that allow Filipinos visa-free, as Taiwan's visa-free initiative is on a 9-month trial period from November 1, 2017 until July 31, 2018.

Global Ranking

Globally, Germany has topped the list for 5 consecutive years, allowing passport holders to travel to 177 countries without visa. It is followed by Singapore with access to 176 countries.

Afghanistan is at the bottom at 104th with only 24 countries. Syria (ranked 102nd) and Iraq (ranked 103rd) have visa-free access to 28 and 27 countries respectively.

In Southeast Asia, Singapore continues to lead the region. It is followed by Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam allowing its passport holders to visit to 166 countries and 153 countries respectively without a visa. (READ: When to skimp, when to spend: Budget travel tips)

Myanmar has the least number of countries in Southeast Asia where its passport holders can travel to at 42 countries visa-free.

Meanwhile, Georgia has the biggest improvement on the Henley Passport Index this year from its previous ranking of 68th to 53rd, with access to 99 countries.

The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world's larges and most comprehensive database on travel information. 

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