The Japanese passport can enter 157 of the 194 destinations we track for it without arranging a visa in advance; the Singaporean passport 160 of 194. That puts Singapore ahead by 3 destinations.
| ENTRY ROUTE | Japan | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Visa Not Required | 111 | 129 |
| Visa On Arrival | 36 | 22 |
| Electronic Travel Authorization | 12 | 9 |
| E-Visa | 49 | 36 |
| Embassy Visa | 18 | 15 |
A destination offering several routes is counted under each, so columns can sum past the totals above — the headline figure counts each destination once, by its easiest route.
Destinations both passports can head to without a visa arranged in advance — but not through the same door. Each entry links to the full requirements for that passport.
| DESTINATION | JAPAN | SINGAPORE |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Cabo Verde | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Cambodia | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Djibouti | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Indonesia | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorization | Visa Not Required |
| Korea, Republic of | Electronic Travel Authorization | Visa Not Required |
| Malawi | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Myanmar | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Namibia | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Rwanda | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Solomon Islands | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Sri Lanka | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Timor-Leste | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Zimbabwe | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
Where Japanese citizens travel without a prior visa and Singaporean citizens do not.
Where Singaporean citizens travel without a prior visa and Japanese citizens do not.
Reach counts the sovereign countries a passport enters without arranging a visa before travel — visa-free entry, visa on arrival, or an electronic travel authorisation. Both passports are scored over the same 194 countries: the sovereign destinations we hold data on for both of them. Overseas territories are excluded from the score on purpose — a country's own territories never appear in its own visa rules (Gibraltar is not "abroad" for a British citizen), so counting them would hand one side destinations the other could never have. That shared set is what makes this comparison fair; published indices count their own universes, so their totals differ from ours. Full lists: visa requirements for Japanese citizens · visa requirements for Singaporean citizens.