Name: 為什麼有些護照能暢行無阻，有些卻寸步難行？🌍🔑 (Why Some Passports Open Doors — And Others Don’t)
Uploaded: 2026-02-20T18:20:48.000Z
Duration: 6 min 36 s

So I am here in Singapore, which once again has the world's most powerful passport.

所以我現在在新加坡，它再次擁有世界上最強大的護照。

In the Hinley Passport Index, that means Singaporeans can travel to more places than anybody else.

在恆理護照指數中，這代表新加坡人可以比任何人去更多地方。

不過拉遠來看，情況就不同了。

On the Artan Passport Index, Singapore drops to second place behind the uae.

在阿爾丹護照指數中，新加坡落後於阿聯酋，排名第二。

And on the Nomad Passport Index, Singapore comes in much lower at 20th.

而在遊牧護照指數中，新加坡的排名則大幅下降至第20名。

So what's driving the gap and what does passport power really mean?

那麼，是什麼造成了這種差距，護照的威力到底是什麼意思呢？

It's less about travel and more about a stamp of approval from other countries of your political stability, diplomacy and border integrity.

這與旅行的關係較小，更多的是其他國家對你的政治穩定性、外交和邊境完整性的認可。

These differences come down to what each ranking measures.

這些差異取決於每個排名所衡量的內容。

We use real data from the International Air Transport Authority and ultimately visa free access is a very superficial way to rank countries.

我們使用國際航空運輸協會的真實數據，而免簽證入境最終是一種非常表面的國家排名方式。

There's much more depth that we go into on our Quality of Nationality Index, which ranks not just visa free access, but

在我們的國籍品質指數中，我們深入探討了更多內容，它不僅僅是排名免簽證入境，

Human Development Index, peace and stability, settlement, freedom as well as economic strength.

人類發展指數、和平與穩定、定居、自由以及經濟實力。

Artan tracks access to but weighs it differently and updates in real time.

阿爾丹指數追蹤免簽證入境，但衡量方式不同且即時更新。

And the Nomad Index takes a broader view, weighing taxation, global perception, dual citizenship policies and personal freedom.

遊牧指數則採取更廣泛的視角，權衡稅收、全球觀感、雙重國籍政策和個人自由。

By those measures, countries that dominate visa free rankings, including Singapore and the UAE, fall outside of the top 10.

根據這些標準，包括新加坡和阿聯酋在內的免簽證入境排名領先的國家，都未能進入前十名。

Over the past two decades on the Henley Passport Index, some countries have seen dramatic gains while others have quietly slipped.

在過去二十年間，恆理護照指數顯示，有些國家取得了顯著進步，而有些國家則悄悄滑落。

The standout climber is the United Arab Emirates.

表現最突出的攀升者是阿拉伯聯合大公國。

Since 2006, the UAE has added 151 visa free destinations and climbed 57 places in the rankings.

自2006年以來，阿聯酋增加了151個免簽證入境目的地，排名上升了57位。

The UAE has shot up the rankings, very much so, and it's not by accident.

阿聯酋的排名大幅躍升，確實如此，這並非偶然。

It's obviously been a very considered move by the UAE authorities as part of their wider strategy to establish the UAE as a hub for business within the region.

這顯然是阿聯酋當局經過深思熟慮的舉措，是他們將阿聯酋打造成該區域商業中心更廣泛戰略的一部分。

And there's obviously a direct link between passport power, the number of business meetings that that would then Dr.

護照的威力與隨之而來的商務會議數量之間顯然有直接聯繫，Dr.

And then the economic growth that would come through.

This shift is visible even among long established powers.

這種轉變即使在老牌強權之間也顯而易見。

The United States and the United Kingdom, who once held the top spot jointly in 2014, now sit at number 10 and 7 respectively.

美國和英國，這兩個國家曾在2014年並列第一，現在分別排在第10名和第7名。

But in real terms, dozens of countries now rank equally or above them.

但實際上，現在有數十個國家排名與牠們相同或更高。

Over the past year alone, both recorded their steepest annual drops in visa free access.

光是過去一年，兩國的免簽證入境權就創下了年度最大跌幅。

So Singapore by contrast, has been consistently near the top for years.

相較之下，新加坡多年來一直穩居前段班。

This good ranking is actually a multitude of many fundamental factors.

這個好排名其實是許多基本因素的總和。

Many countries will allow citizens from Singapore to go in because there's a certain track record of diplomatic neutrality.

許多國家會允許新加坡公民入境，因為新加坡有著一定的外交中立紀錄。

And more importantly, I think passport is more than just visitors.

更重要的是，我認為護照不只代表訪客。

It's actually a symbol of mobility, the movement of human, the movement of financial, the movement of innovation.

它其實是流動性的象徵，是人才的流動，是財務的流動，是創新的流動。

Singapore in itself is a brand based on good reputation, based on consistency of the record.

新加坡本身就是一個品牌，建立在良好的聲譽和一貫的紀錄之上。

Singapore, of course, is small, but maybe precisely it is able to punch above its weight.

新加坡當然不大，但或許正因為如此，它才能超越自身的體量。

The advantage of being small is many countries don't feel threatened by you.

小國的優勢在於，許多國家不會覺得你具有威脅。

In practice, traveling with a weak passport often means lengthy visa waits, high rejection rates, uncertain travel plans, and

實際上，持有弱勢護照旅行，經常意味著漫長的簽證等待、高拒簽率、不確定的行程，以及

This is where the passport index shifts from travel to economics.

這就是護照指數從旅遊轉向經濟的關鍵。

The friction really is delaying business, because a lot of the time, particularly with urgent moves, they needed to have happened yesterday because that's what created the urgency for the move in the first place.

延誤的商業活動，因為很多時候，特別是緊急的搬遷，它們本來應該昨天就完成，因為這才是引發搬遷緊急性的原因。

And what we're seeing with our index is the gap between, between the haves and the have nots is getting larger.

我們在指數中看到的現象是，擁有者和沒有擁有者之間的差距正在擴大。

So Singapore allows you to enter 192 countries without applying for a visa, where Afghanistan is just 24.

所以新加坡讓你免簽證入境192個國家，而阿富汗只有24個。

So this gap has grown significantly in the 20 years that we've been publishing this data.

所以這個差距在我們發布這些數據的20年裡顯著擴大了。

這有助於解釋一個悄悄興起的趨勢。

Wealthy individuals often pursue second passports even when they already hold strong ones.

富裕人士即使已經持有強大的護照，也經常尋求第二本護照。

In this age of volatility, geopolitically, it is creating anxiety for individuals around what that may mean for them, particularly if they're citizens of certain countries.

在這個地緣政治動盪的時代，這讓個人對這可能意味著什麼感到焦慮，特別是如果他們是某些國家的公民。

And therefore the acquiring a second citizenship or a second passport gives them some flexibility, gives them some optionality.

是以，獲得第二個公民身份或第二本護照讓他們獲得了一些靈活性，獲得了一些選擇性。

It used to be more individuals from developing countries that are looking to have a Plan B, but

過去，尋求B計畫的人大多來自開發中國家，但

now we see strong Western countries also looking to obtain a Plan B.

現在我們看到強大的西方國家也在尋求獲得B計畫。

Case in point, the United States in 2018 would have made up about 5% of Henley's business.

舉例來說，美國在2018年佔了恆理業務的約5%。

This has grown an unbelievable amount in 2025, making up 40% of our business.

這在2025年增長了令人難以置信的幅度，佔我們業務的40%。

So even though the United States has a very strong passport, people there are looking at the political instability and they're also wanting to ensure that they have optionality for their families for the future.

所以，即使美國的護照非常強大，那裡的人們也在關注政治不穩定，他們也希望確保為家人未來的選擇性。

然而，即使是這條路也正在縮小。

Several countries have tightened rules around citizenship by descent and investment programs.

一些國家已經收緊了關於血統公民身份和投資計畫的規定。

As borders harden for trade, technology and capital, they're also hardening for people.

隨著貿易、技術和資本的邊界日益嚴格，人員的流動性也日益嚴格。

Passport rankings capture that shift in a single number.

護照排名以一個數字捕捉了這種轉變。

But the real story is about who still has access and who increasingly faces friction.

但真正的故事是關於誰仍然擁有權限，以及誰越來越面臨阻礙。

When we are looking at countries that are considered to have strong passports, that's clearly extremely intentional on their part.

當我們看到被認為擁有強大護照的國家時，這顯然是他們極其故意的行為。

In other areas, we're seeing countries that did have stronger passports are falling down that list.

在其他領域，我們看到一些曾經擁有強大護照的國家正在這個排名上Falling down。

That's as a direct result in many cases, of stricter immigration policies.

在許多情況下，這是嚴格移民政策的直接結果。

And increasingly, those changes could be far more rapid than what we've seen before.

而且，這些變化可能會比我們以前看到的要快得多。