Polish passport one of the most powerful in the world

Poland ranked 10th in this year's edition of the Passport Index, which ranks passports around the world, based on how many countries their holders can visit without obtaining a visa. The citizens of Poland can go to 137 countries without needing a visa. Among CEE countries, the Czech Republic and Hungary ranked 9th, Slovakia took the 10th spot, Latvia and Estonia came in 13th and Lithuania was 14th. US and UK passports are the most powerful, each allowing their holders to enter a total of 147 countries without a visa. The second place went to French, German and South Korean passports, with 145 countries each. The citizens of South Sudan, Solomon Islands, Palestinian territories, Sao Tome and Principe as well as Myanmar are holders of the least powerful passports, as they can visit only 28 countries without a visa.