The Maldivian passport has been declared on the 62nd position in the ranking of the most secure passports in the world. It is also the most secure passport in the SAARC region.

While the Maldives secured no. 62 on the Henley Passport Index, the top position is taken by Japan and Singapore. The Henley Index is based on the passports that have the free on-arrival visa to highest number of countries.

Henley Index state that the Maldivian passport has free on-arrival to 84 countries. Among the neighboring countries, India in on no. 86 with 58 free visa destinations and Sri Lanka on no. 99 with free visa to 42 destinations.

The countries on the lower spectrum of the Henley Index include the neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan at the positions 101, 102 and 106 respectively.