Laos
Passport Power Analysis
Diplomatic Relationship Breakdown
🤝Reciprocal Relationships (11)
Both countries offer visa-free access to each other. These represent balanced, mutually beneficial diplomatic relationships.
✈️Asymmetric Advantages (20)
Countries where passport holders can travel visa-free, but those countries' citizens cannot visit reciprocally.
🚫Asymmetric Penalties (6)
Countries whose citizens can travel to this country visa-free, but passport holders cannot visit them without restrictions.
🔒Mutual Visa Required (169)
Countries where both sides require visas for entry. These relationships have no easy access in either direction.
TFI Score Calculation
Travel Freedom Index (TFI) uses weighted multipliers based on entry requirement types:
RATFI Score Calculation
Reciprocity-Adjusted TFI (RATFI) uses PageRank algorithm with reciprocity weighting:
PageRank Algorithm: Score iteratively adjusts based on network connectivity and diplomatic importance of partner countries.
Reciprocity Analysis
Laos's passport ranks #115 in the Reciprocity-Adjusted Travel Freedom Index (RATFI), performing better than its TFI ranking.
High Network Value: This country's visa-free relationships are with strategically important and well-connected nations, resulting in a higher RATFI score. The quality and diplomatic network effects of these relationships outweigh raw destination counts.
With a TFI score of 28.8, travelers with this passport enjoy global mobility. The RATFI score of 94 reflects the strategic value and network connectivity of these diplomatic relationships.