这25个国家的护照最好使

不光是封面颜色和里面的页数不同，随着国家之间相互协商，一些护照的通行能力变得较强。每个国家的护照都有一套特有的规定，它们决定了护照持有人能否在海关“一扫而过”，或者轻松实现落地签。

护照指数每年发布一次，从中可以看出哪些国家的护照通行能力最强。今年的指数已于1月份出炉。不少国家的护照通行能力相当，因此要进入前25名，在该指数中至少要排到并列第六位。

以下是世界上通行能力最强的25本护照。

6.澳大利亚

澳大利亚人可以免签进入169个国家，和另外两个国家的护照同居第六位。

6.韩国

6.希腊

5.新西兰

5.加拿大

5.爱尔兰

5.马来西亚

4.日本

日本护照持有者可免签进入173个国家。

4.葡萄牙

葡萄牙护照的通行能力全球排名第四，葡萄牙人可免签进入172个国家。

4.卢森堡

4.奥地利

奥地利护照拥有世界上第四强的通行能力。

4.比利时

比利时公民可在174个国家快速通关，免签入境。

4.荷兰

荷兰人可免签进入174个国家。

4.意大利

意大利护照的通行能力全球排名并列第四。

3.美国

美国护照的通行能力在世界上仅排名第三，而且和其他七个国家并列，这也许会让很多美国人感到意外。

3.英国

2015年，英国护照是世界上通行能力最强的护照之一。此后，随着其他国家开始放宽签证限制，英国护照的通行能力滑落至第三位。

3.挪威

挪威也拥有全球通行能力第三的护照。

3.瑞士

瑞士护照持有者具有世界上第三强的通行能力。

3.西班牙

3.法国

法国人可免签进入175个国家，其护照通行能力居全球第三位。

3.芬兰

和另外七个国家一样，芬兰护照的通行能力在世界上排名第三。

3.丹麦

2.瑞典

瑞典和第一名只有一步之遥，瑞典人可以免签进入176个国家。

2.新加坡

新加坡居民持有的是全球通行能力第二强（译者注：英文为第四，应是笔误）的护照。

1.德国

德国居民拥有世界上通行能力最强的护照，他们可以免签进入177个国家。2014年以来德国护照一直占据着榜首位置。（财富中文网）

译者：Charlie

审稿：夏林

原文最初发表于TravelandLeisure.com网站。

It’s not just the color of the outside or the number of pages inside, as each country negotiates with others, some passports become more powerful. Whether citizens are able to flash their passport and breeze past customs or if it’s easy to get a visa upon arrival, every single country’s passport has its own unique set of regulations.

Passport Index, which ranks the world's passports each year to identify which are the most powerful, released their most recent rankings in January. Several countries tie each other in the global access they provide their passport holders, so to get into the top 25, a country must rank at least as the sixth most powerful.

Here are the 25 most powerful passports in the world.

6. Australia

Australians can use their passport to get into 169 countries without a visa, making it a three-way tie for sixth most powerful in the world.

6. South Korea

6. Greece

5. New Zealand

5. Canada

5. Ireland

5. Malaysia

4. Japan

The Japanese passport will get its citizens into 173 countries around the world without a visa.

4. Portugal

The Portuguese can visit 172 countries around the world without a visa, garnering them the title of fourth most powerful passport.

4. Luxembourg

4. Austria

Austrians have the fourth most powerful passport in the world.

4. Belgium

Belgian citizens can flash their passports at 174 countries and get visa-free access.

4. Netherlands

The Dutch can get into 174 countries without a visa.

4. Italy

Italians tied for fourth most powerful passport.

3. United States

What may seem surprising to many Americans is that their passport is only the third most powerful in the world—and it’s tied with seven other countries for that place.

3. United Kingdom

In 2015, the U.K. had one of the most powerful passports in the world. It has since dropped to a tied third place when other countries began relaxing their visa requirements.

3. Norway

Norway also tied for third most powerful passport in the world.

3. Switzerland

Switzerland gives its citizens the third most powerful passport in the world.

3. Spain

3. France

French citizens can go to 175 countries around the world without a visa with their third place most powerful passport.

3. Finland

Finland’s passport tied with seven other countries as the third most powerful in the world.

3. Denmark

2. Sweden

Sweden is a close-behind second. The Swedish passport gets citizens into 176 countries around the world without a visa.

2. Singapore

Singapore residents can claim their titles as owners of the fourth most powerful passports in the world.

1. Germany

German residents are owners of the most powerful passports in the world. Germans can visit 177 countries around the world without needing a visa. They have had the most powerful passport in the world since 2014.

This article originally appeared on TravelandLeisure.com