Chinese passport vs Egyptian passport: which is stronger?

The Chinese passport is stronger: it reaches 83 destinations without an embassy visit, 33 more than the Egyptian passport (50). The Chinese passport ranks 103 of 197 and the Egyptian passport ranks 160.

The Chinese passport: 83 (41 visa-free, 38 on arrival, 4 eTA). The Egyptian passport: 50 (17 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 2 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Chinese passport can enter 41 countries without an embassy visit that the Egyptian passport cannot, among them Albania, Georgia, Armenia, Thailand, Myanmar and Singapore. The Egyptian passport can enter 9 countries without an embassy visit that the Chinese passport cannot, among them Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Marshall Islands and Nigeria. Both passports can enter 41 of the same countries without an embassy visit. The two home countries are left out of these counts.

We count the other 196 sovereign countries a passport can enter with visa-free entry, a visa on arrival or an eTA. An e-Visa counts as a visa. The data is the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Other indexes count differently, so their rankings can differ, and rules change often, so check the official source before you book.