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Side-by-side border openness analysis: Japan vs South Korea

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Destination B

Border Openness Breakdown

How many passports face each friction tier when entering each destination. A lower friction score means a more welcoming border.

Inbound Rule Friction Japan allows South Korea allows
Freedom of Movement 0% friction 0 passports 0 passports
Visa-Free 20% friction 68 passports 22 passports
ETA 33% friction 0 passports 39 passports
Visa on Arrival 40% friction 0 passports 0 passports
e-Visa 67% friction 0 passports 0 passports
Visa-Free Transit 93% friction 0 passports 0 passports
Visa Required 100% friction 129 passports 136 passports
Friction Score (0–100) 72 / 100 78 / 100

Verdict: Japan is more welcoming with a friction score of 72/100 vs 78/100 for South Korea. Lower friction means the average global citizen faces fewer barriers at the border.

Passport-by-Passport

Entry status for every passport holder across both destinations · 61 passports get different treatment.

61 different · 135 same · 196 total
PassportJapanSouth Korea
AfghanistanAFVisa RequiredVisa Required
AlbaniaALVisa RequiredVisa Required
AlgeriaDZVisa RequiredVisa Required
AndorraADVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
AngolaAOVisa RequiredVisa Required
Antigua and BarbudaAGVisa RequiredVisa Required
ArgentinaARVisa FreeVisa Required
ArmeniaAMVisa RequiredVisa Required
AustraliaAUVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
AustriaATVisa FreeVisa Free
AzerbaijanAZVisa RequiredVisa Required
BahamasBSVisa FreeVisa Required
BahrainBHVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
BangladeshBDVisa RequiredVisa Required
BarbadosBBVisa FreeVisa Required
BelarusBYVisa RequiredVisa Required
BelgiumBEVisa FreeVisa Free
BelizeBZVisa RequiredVisa Required
BeninBJVisa RequiredVisa Required
BhutanBTVisa RequiredVisa Required
BoliviaBOVisa RequiredVisa Required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBAVisa RequiredVisa Required
BotswanaBWVisa RequiredVisa Required
BrazilBRVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
BruneiBNVisa FreeVisa Required
BulgariaBGVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
Burkina FasoBFVisa RequiredVisa Required
BurundiBIVisa RequiredVisa Required
CambodiaKHVisa RequiredVisa Required
CameroonCMVisa RequiredVisa Required
CanadaCAVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
Cape VerdeCVVisa RequiredVisa Required
Central African RepublicCFVisa RequiredVisa Required
ChadTDVisa RequiredVisa Required
ChileCLVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
ChinaCNVisa RequiredVisa Required
ColombiaCOVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
ComorosKMVisa RequiredVisa Required
Costa RicaCRVisa FreeVisa Required
CroatiaHRVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
CubaCUVisa RequiredVisa Required
CyprusCYVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
Czech RepublicCZVisa FreeVisa Free
Democratic Republic of the CongoCDVisa RequiredVisa Required
DenmarkDKVisa FreeVisa Free
DjiboutiDJVisa RequiredVisa Required
DominicaDMVisa RequiredVisa Required
Dominican RepublicDOVisa FreeVisa Required
East TimorTLVisa RequiredVisa Required
EcuadorECVisa RequiredVisa Required
EgyptEGVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
El SalvadorSVVisa FreeVisa Required
Equatorial GuineaGQVisa RequiredVisa Required
EritreaERVisa RequiredVisa Required
EstoniaEEVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
EswatiniSZVisa RequiredVisa Required
EthiopiaETVisa RequiredVisa Required
FijiFJVisa RequiredVisa Required
FinlandFIVisa FreeVisa Free
FranceFRVisa FreeVisa Free
GabonGAVisa RequiredVisa Required
GambiaGMVisa RequiredVisa Required
GeorgiaGEVisa RequiredVisa Required
GermanyDEVisa FreeVisa Free
GhanaGHVisa RequiredVisa Required
GreeceGRVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
GrenadaGDVisa RequiredVisa Required
GuatemalaGTVisa FreeVisa Required
GuineaGNVisa RequiredVisa Required
Guinea-BissauGWVisa RequiredVisa Required
GuyanaGYVisa RequiredVisa Required
HaitiHTVisa RequiredVisa Required
HondurasHNVisa FreeVisa Required
Hong KongHKVisa RequiredVisa Free
HungaryHUVisa FreeVisa Free
IcelandISVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
IndiaINVisa RequiredVisa Required
IndonesiaIDVisa FreeVisa Required
IranIRVisa RequiredVisa Required
IraqIQVisa RequiredVisa Required
IrelandIEVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
IsraelILVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
ItalyITVisa FreeVisa Free
Ivory CoastCIVisa RequiredVisa Required
JamaicaJMVisa RequiredVisa Required
JordanJOVisa RequiredVisa Required
KazakhstanKZVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
KenyaKEVisa RequiredVisa Required
KiribatiKIVisa RequiredVisa Required
KosovoXKVisa RequiredVisa Required
KuwaitKWVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
KyrgyzstanKGVisa RequiredVisa Required
LaosLAVisa RequiredVisa Required
LatviaLVVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
LebanonLBVisa RequiredVisa Required
LesothoLSVisa RequiredVisa Required
LiberiaLRVisa RequiredVisa Required
LibyaLYVisa RequiredVisa Required
LiechtensteinLIVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
LithuaniaLTVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
LuxembourgLUVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
MacaoMOVisa RequiredVisa Free
MadagascarMGVisa RequiredVisa Required
MalawiMWVisa RequiredVisa Required
MalaysiaMYVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
MaldivesMVVisa RequiredVisa Required
MaliMLVisa RequiredVisa Required
MaltaMTVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
Marshall IslandsMHVisa RequiredVisa Required
MauritaniaMRVisa RequiredVisa Required
MauritiusMUVisa FreeVisa Required
MexicoMXVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
MicronesiaFMVisa RequiredVisa Required
MoldovaMDVisa RequiredVisa Required
MonacoMCVisa FreeVisa Required
MongoliaMNVisa RequiredVisa Required
MontenegroMEVisa RequiredVisa Required
MoroccoMAVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
MozambiqueMZVisa RequiredVisa Required
Myanmar (Burma)MMVisa RequiredVisa Required
NamibiaNAVisa RequiredVisa Required
NauruNRVisa RequiredVisa Required
NepalNPVisa RequiredVisa Required
NetherlandsNLVisa FreeVisa Free
New ZealandNZVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
NicaraguaNIVisa RequiredVisa Required
NigerNEVisa RequiredVisa Required
NigeriaNGVisa RequiredVisa Required
North KoreaKPVisa RequiredVisa Required
North MacedoniaMKVisa FreeVisa Required
NorwayNOVisa FreeVisa Free
OmanOMVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
PakistanPKVisa RequiredVisa Required
PalauPWVisa RequiredVisa Required
PalestinePSVisa RequiredVisa Required
PanamaPAVisa FreeVisa Required
Papua New GuineaPGVisa RequiredVisa Required
ParaguayPYVisa RequiredVisa Required
PeruPEVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
PhilippinesPHVisa RequiredVisa Required
PolandPLVisa FreeVisa Free
PortugalPTVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
QatarQAVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
Republic of the CongoCGVisa RequiredVisa Required
RomaniaROVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
RussiaRUVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
RwandaRWVisa RequiredVisa Required
Saint Kitts and NevisKNVisa RequiredVisa Required
Saint LuciaLCVisa RequiredVisa Required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCVisa RequiredVisa Required
SamoaWSVisa RequiredVisa Required
San MarinoSMVisa FreeVisa Required
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTVisa RequiredVisa Required
Saudi ArabiaSAVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
SenegalSNVisa RequiredVisa Required
SerbiaRSVisa FreeVisa Required
SeychellesSCVisa RequiredVisa Required
Sierra LeoneSLVisa RequiredVisa Required
SingaporeSGVisa FreeVisa Free
SlovakiaSKVisa FreeVisa Free
SloveniaSIVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
Solomon IslandsSBVisa RequiredVisa Required
SomaliaSOVisa RequiredVisa Required
South AfricaZAVisa RequiredElectronic Travel Authorization
SpainESVisa FreeVisa Free
Sri LankaLKVisa RequiredVisa Required
SudanSDVisa RequiredVisa Required
SurinameSRVisa FreeVisa Required
SwedenSEVisa FreeVisa Free
SwitzerlandCHVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
SyriaSYVisa RequiredVisa Required
TaiwanTWVisa FreeVisa Free
TajikistanTJVisa RequiredVisa Required
TanzaniaTZVisa RequiredVisa Required
ThailandTHVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
TogoTGVisa RequiredVisa Required
TongaTOVisa RequiredVisa Required
Trinidad and TobagoTTVisa RequiredVisa Required
TunisiaTNVisa FreeVisa Required
TürkiyeTRVisa FreeVisa Required
TurkmenistanTMVisa RequiredVisa Required
TuvaluTVVisa RequiredVisa Required
UgandaUGVisa RequiredVisa Required
UkraineUAVisa RequiredVisa Required
United Arab EmiratesAEVisa FreeElectronic Travel Authorization
United KingdomGBVisa FreeVisa Free
United StatesUSVisa FreeVisa Free
UruguayUYVisa FreeVisa Required
UzbekistanUZVisa RequiredVisa Required
VanuatuVUVisa RequiredVisa Required
Vatican CityVAVisa RequiredVisa Required
VenezuelaVEVisa RequiredVisa Required
VietnamVNVisa RequiredVisa Required
YemenYEVisa RequiredVisa Required
ZambiaZMVisa RequiredVisa Required
ZimbabweZWVisa RequiredVisa Required