🇨🇳 China vs 🇰🇷 South Korea: which passport is stronger?
Updated 2026-07-23 · destinations reachable without a pre-arranged visa, of 198
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South Korea wins by 86 destinations (163 vs 77)
Counting visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA access worldwide.
Score
🇨🇳 China77/198
🇰🇷 South Korea163/198
42China visa-free
114South Korea visa-free
113China world rank
2South Korea world rank
Where South Korea goes — China can't (top-100)
🇫🇷 France🇪🇸 Spain🇺🇸 United States🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇷 Turkey🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇵 Japan🇬🇷 Greece+52 more
Where China strikes back
Head to head
🇨🇳→🇰🇷 China citizens to South Korea
e-Visa required
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🇰🇷→🇨🇳 South Korea citizens to China
Visa-free · 30d
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Open in the interactive comparator → China profile South Korea profile