Passport
Benin: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Benin. 65 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 73 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 41Visa-free
- 2ETA
- 22On arrival
- 39eVisa
- 122Visa required
BeninPassport strength
A mid-level passport 73
Rank 73 of 199. 65 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 3.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 161
A prior visa is needed for 161 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Benin passport gives
rank 162 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2565 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law45score -0.31 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life22HDI 0.515
- Health and longevity2060.8 years life expectancy
- Education21education index 0.40
- Taxes30up to 30%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 41
Entry on your passport
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 90 days
Burkina FasoAfrica
Cape VerdeAfrica
Central African RepublicAfrica · 90 days
ChadAfrica
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 90 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
GambiaAfrica
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuineaAfrica
Guinea-BissauAfrica
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 14 days
KenyaAfrica · 60 days
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaliAfrica
Marshall IslandsOceania
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
NigerAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South AfricaAfrica · 30 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
SurinameAmericas
TogoAfrica
TunisiaAfricaETA 2
Electronic authorisation online
Sri LankaOn arrival 22
Visa issued at the border
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
BurundiAfrica
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
LaosAsia · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 30 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica
NepalAsia · 90 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
Republic of the CongoAfrica
SeychellesAfrica · 90 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
TanzaniaAfrica
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 39
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
BotswanaAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GeorgiaEurope
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LesothoAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
MontserratCaribbean
NicaraguaAmericas
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
St. Kitts and NevisCaribbean
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
UgandaAfrica
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VietnamAsia
ZambiaAfrica
ZimbabweAfricaVisa required 122
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
EswatiniAfrica
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FijiOceania
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEurope
JamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsia
JordanMiddle East
KiribatiOceania
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaltaEurope
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
VanuatuOceania
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +135
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +106
St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +103
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +98
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +96
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +94
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Nearby in the ranking
- 70Gambia68
- 71Azerbaijan67
- 72
Ghana66 - 72Tanzania66
- 73Benin65
- 73Philippines65
- 74Cape Verde64
- 74Tunisia64
- 75Armenia63
Frequently asked questions
Benin: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 65 of 226 countries and territories, 41 visa-free, 2 with an ETA and 22 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 73 of 199.
Benin: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Benin → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Benin → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Benin → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 135 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 106. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.