China passport

Rank, score and destinations reachable with the China passport — Passport Index ranking and visa verdict breakdown on Atlas.

The China passport ranks 104 worldwide, giving access to 86 destinations without a prior visa.

China ranks 141 in the worldwide openness ranking, and can be entered without a prior visa by 80 passports.

Passport rank
104 / 199
Visa-free travel to
86 destinations
Openness rank
141 / 199
Visa-free entry for
80 passports

Visa-free — 43

Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Fiji, Georgia, Grenada, Haiti, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia

Visa on arrival — 38

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

Electronic authorisation (ETA) — 5

Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Suriname

E-visa — 28

Australia, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam

Visa required — 84

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Yemen