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Japan vs China

Side-by-side passport comparison for 2026 — rank, mobility score and visa access across 7 metrics.

Japan passport
Elite

Japan

Asia · #4 · Score 173

Total access

173

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China passport
Developing

China

Asia · #52 · Score 93

Total access

93

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Metric by metric

Greener bar = better on that metric.

  • Global rankLower is better
    4th
    52nd
  • Mobility score
    173
    93
  • Visa-free
    125
    48
  • Visa on arrival
    48
    45
  • ETA
    0
    0
  • eVisa
    0
    0
  • Visa requiredLower is better
    25
    105

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