Hong Kong administers applications for Chinese nationality. Its passport listing does not represent a separate Hong Kong citizenship law.
Asia passport
Hong Kong (SAR China) passport rank
Global rank#20
Mobility score172
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Hong Kong (SAR China) passport
The Hong Kong (SAR China) passport is grouped with Asia in this index. It ranks #20 globally and #5 among 32 Asia passports, with a mobility score of 172.
Its current access profile includes 130 visa-free destinations,28 visas on arrival, and 14 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Hong Kong applies distinct salaries, profits and property tax rules. Non-residence or receiving money overseas does not by itself settle liability.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBeninVisa-freeBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa-freeCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa requiredComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa-freeEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa requiredEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaeVisaGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaETALesothoVisa-freeLiberiaeVisaLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa-freeMaliVisa-freeMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa-freeNigerVisa-freeNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa requiredTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaVisa-freeZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa-free
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa on arrivalBrazilVisa-freeCanadaETAChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa requiredEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa requiredGuyanaVisa-freeHondurasVisa requiredMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa requiredPeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaeVisaArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoVisa requiredSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa-freeSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsVisa required
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladesheVisaBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa-freeChinaVisa requiredHong Kong (SAR China)CitizenshipIndiaVisa requiredIndonesiaVisa-freeJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)UnknownMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa on arrivalNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanVisa requiredPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaVisa-freeSri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)ETATajikistaneVisaThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijanVisa-freeBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa-freeSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineVisa-freeUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaETACook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamETAKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa requiredMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsETAPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandseVisaTongaVisa requiredTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.9550–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Hong Kong, China (SAR) · Hong Kong SAR statistical economy, not mainland China
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
85.4years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Hong Kong SAR, China · Hong Kong SAR statistical economy, not mainland China
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms