Chinese passport vs Indian passport: which is stronger?

The Chinese passport is stronger: it reaches 83 destinations without an embassy visit, 26 more than the Indian passport (57). The Chinese passport ranks 103 of 197 and the Indian passport ranks 144.

The Chinese passport: 83 (41 visa-free, 38 on arrival, 4 eTA). The Indian passport: 57 (26 visa-free, 28 on arrival, 3 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Chinese passport can enter 33 countries without an embassy visit that the Indian passport cannot, among them Albania, Georgia, Armenia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Oman. The Indian passport can enter 7 countries without an embassy visit that the Chinese passport cannot, among them Mongolia, Bhutan, El Salvador, Gambia, Marshall Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Both passports can enter 50 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.