Africa passport

Benin

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Global rank#80

Mobility score62

Destinations tracked227

Compare this passport Place in rankingChecked August 24, 2026

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About the Benin passport

The Benin passport is grouped with Africa in this index. It ranks #80 globally and #21 among 54 Africa passports, with a mobility score of 62.

Its current access profile includes 35 visa-free destinations,23 visas on arrival, and 4 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.

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Africa

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AlgeriaVisa required AngolaVisa required BeninCitizenship BotswanaeVisa Burkina FasoeVisa BurundiVisa on arrival CamerooneVisa Cape Verde IslandsVisa-free Central African RepublicVisa-free ChadVisa-free Comoro IslandsVisa on arrival Congo (Dem. Rep.)eVisa Congo (Rep.)Visa on arrival Côte d'IvoireVisa-free DjiboutiVisa on arrival EgyptVisa required Equatorial GuineaeVisa EritreaVisa required eSwatiniVisa required EthiopiaVisa on arrival GabonVisa on arrival GhanaVisa-free GuineaVisa-free Guinea-BissauVisa-free KenyaVisa-free LesothoVisa required LiberiaVisa-free LibyaVisa-free MadagascarVisa on arrival MalawiVisa-free MaliVisa-free MauritaniaeVisa MauritiusVisa-free MayotteVisa required MoroccoeVisa MozambiqueeVisa NamibiaVisa on arrival NigerVisa-free NigeriaVisa-free ReunionVisa required RwandaVisa on arrival São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free SenegalVisa-free SeychellesETA Sierra LeoneVisa-free SomaliaETA South AfricaVisa-free South SudaneVisa St. HelenaeVisa SudanVisa required TanzaniaVisa on arrival The GambiaVisa-free TogoVisa-free TunisiaVisa-free UgandaeVisa ZambiaeVisa ZimbabweeVisa

Asia

32

AfghanistanVisa required BangladeshVisa on arrival BhutaneVisa BruneiVisa required CambodiaVisa on arrival ChinaVisa required Hong Kong (SAR China)Visa-free IndiaeVisa IndonesiaeVisa JapanVisa required KazakhstaneVisa KyrgyzstaneVisa LaoseVisa Macao (SAR China)Visa on arrival MalaysiaVisa-free MaldivesVisa on arrival MongoliaeVisa MyanmarVisa required NepalVisa on arrival North KoreaVisa required PakistaneVisa PhilippinesVisa-free SingaporeVisa-free South KoreaVisa required Sri LankaETA Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa required TajikistaneVisa ThailandeVisa Timor-LesteVisa on arrival TurkmenistanVisa required UzbekistanVisa required VietnameVisa

Europe

52

AlbaniaeVisa AndorraVisa required AustriaVisa required AzerbaijanVisa required BelarusVisa required BelgiumVisa required Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required BulgariaVisa required CroatiaVisa required CyprusVisa required CzechiaVisa required DenmarkVisa required EstoniaVisa required Faroe IslandsVisa required FinlandVisa required FranceVisa required GeorgiaeVisa GermanyVisa required GibraltarVisa required GreeceVisa required GreenlandVisa required HungaryVisa required IcelandVisa required IrelandVisa required ItalyVisa required KosovoVisa required LatviaVisa required LiechtensteinVisa required LithuaniaVisa required LuxembourgVisa required MaltaVisa required MoldovaeVisa MonacoVisa required MontenegroVisa required NetherlandsVisa required North MacedoniaVisa required NorwayVisa required PolandVisa required PortugalVisa required RomaniaVisa required Russian FederationVisa required San MarinoVisa required SerbiaVisa required SlovakiaVisa required SloveniaVisa required SpainVisa required SwedenVisa required SwitzerlandVisa required TürkiyeVisa required UkraineVisa required United KingdomVisa required Vatican CityVisa required

Middle East

15

ArmeniaVisa required BahraineVisa IranVisa on arrival IraqVisa required IsraelVisa required JordanVisa required KuwaitVisa required LebanonVisa required OmaneVisa Palestinian TerritoryVisa required QatareVisa Saudi ArabiaVisa required SyriaeVisa United Arab EmirateseVisa YemenVisa required