The German passport has been ranked the most powerful passport in the world in the latest Passport Power Index¹ conducted by consultancy firm Henley and Partners.

著名咨询公司Henley and Partners制成的最新护照强度排行榜显示，德国护照成为全球最强护照。

The ranking index scored 218 country passports, with points accumulated² passports for each visa free country that their holders³ can visit without a visa, or they can obtain a visa on arrival.

这一排名对218个国家的护照进行打分，持有者免签出入一国或可以获得该国的落地签就增加得分。

According to the report, the world is becoming increasingly⁴ globalized and more and more people are travelling because of work and lifestyle.

根据报告显示，世界正在变得越来越全球化，越来越多的人由于工作和生活方式，选择国际旅游。

The German passport offered the most travel freedom, with 177 countries allowing hassle-free entry to their bearers. In the second spot was the Swedish passport, with free access into 176 countries. Third place was shared by the Finnish, French, Italian, Spanish and British, all having visa-free access to 175 countries.

德国护照为持有者提供的旅行自由度最高，能让其自由进入177个国家。瑞典护照位居第二，持有者可免签进入176个国家。芬兰、法国、意大利、西班牙和英国护照并列第三，持有者均可免签进入175个国家。

Croatia's passport was ranked in equal 24th place, dropping 2 positions from the 2015 and 2014 index. The passports of Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan were at the bottom of the index.

克罗地亚的护照排名位居第24位，比起2014年和2015年下滑了2位。索马里、伊拉克、巴基斯坦和阿富汗的护照则在该榜单的底部。