The Chinese passport can enter 83 of the 194 destinations we track for it without arranging a visa in advance; the Japanese passport 157 of 194. That puts Japan ahead by 74 destinations.
| ENTRY ROUTE | China | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Visa Not Required | 51 | 110 |
| Visa On Arrival | 28 | 36 |
| Electronic Travel Authorization | 5 | 12 |
| E-Visa | 58 | 49 |
| Embassy Visa | 70 | 14 |
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 | CHINA | JAPAN |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Cambodia | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Maldives | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Samoa | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Senegal | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Seychelles | Visa Not Required | Electronic Travel Authorization |
| Solomon Islands | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| South Africa | Electronic Travel Authorization | Visa Not Required |
| Tonga | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
Where Chinese citizens travel without a prior visa and Japanese citizens do not.
Where Japanese citizens travel without a prior visa and Chinese citizens do not.
A passport's reach counts the destinations it can enter without arranging a visa before travel — visa-free entry, visa on arrival, or an electronic travel authorisation — across the destinations in our dataset for that passport. Published indices count their own datasets, so their totals can differ from ours by a few destinations. Both passports here are measured by the same rule against the same data, which is what makes the comparison fair. Full lists: visa requirements for Chinese citizens · visa requirements for Japanese citizens.