How many countries can Benin passport holders visit visa-free?

Benin passport holders can enter 104 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 34 fully visa-free, plus 70 with visa on arrival, eVisa, or eTA, out of 198 destinations in our dataset.

How many countries require a visa for Benin passport holders?

94 destinations require Benin passport holders to arrange a visa before travelling. They are shown in red on the map above.

What is the Benin passport ranking?

The Benin passport ranks #57 in the world by the number of destinations reachable without a prior visa, according to passportindex.org data.

Is this visa information up to date?

The data is from passportindex.org and was last updated 2026-02-18. Entry rules can change at short notice, so always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before booking.

Which popular destinations can Benin passport holders visit visa-free?

Popular visa-free trips for Benin passport holders include Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa and Kenya.

Benin Passport Visa Requirements

With a Benin passport you can visit 104 of 198 destinations without getting a visa first. That puts it at #57 in the world.

34visa-free

70on arrival / eVisa

94visa required

Visa-free
Visa on arrival / eVisa
Visa required
Not admitted

All destinations for Benin passport holders

Africa53

AlgeriaVisa required
AngolaVisa required
BotswanaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Burkina FasoVisa-free
BurundiVisa on arrival / eVisa
CameroonVisa on arrival / eVisa
Cape VerdeVisa-free
Central African RepublicVisa-free
ChadVisa-free
ComorosVisa on arrival / eVisa
CongoVisa on arrival / eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival / eVisa
DR CongoVisa on arrival / eVisa
EgyptVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
EritreaVisa required
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
GabonVisa on arrival / eVisa
GambiaVisa-free
GhanaVisa-free
GuineaVisa-free
Guinea-BissauVisa-free
Ivory CoastVisa-free
KenyaVisa-free
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa-free
LibyaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MadagascarVisa on arrival / eVisa
MalawiVisa on arrival / eVisa
MaliVisa-free
MauritaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MauritiusVisa-free
MoroccoVisa on arrival / eVisa
MozambiqueVisa on arrival / eVisa
NamibiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
NigerVisa-free
NigeriaVisa-free
RwandaVisa-free
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival / eVisa
SenegalVisa-free
SeychellesVisa-free
Sierra LeoneVisa-free
SomaliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
South AfricaVisa-free
South SudanVisa on arrival / eVisa
SudanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
TogoVisa-free
TunisiaVisa-free
UgandaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ZambiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ZimbabweVisa on arrival / eVisa

Asia49

AfghanistanVisa required
ArmeniaVisa required
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahrainVisa on arrival / eVisa
BangladeshVisa on arrival / eVisa
BhutanVisa on arrival / eVisa
BruneiVisa required
CambodiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ChinaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Hong KongVisa-free
IndiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
IndonesiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
IranVisa on arrival / eVisa
IraqVisa on arrival / eVisa
IsraelVisa on arrival / eVisa
JapanVisa required
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa on arrival / eVisa
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival / eVisa
LaosVisa on arrival / eVisa
LebanonVisa required
MacaoVisa on arrival / eVisa
MalaysiaVisa-free
MaldivesVisa on arrival / eVisa
MongoliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MyanmarVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival / eVisa
North KoreaVisa required
OmanVisa on arrival / eVisa
PakistanVisa on arrival / eVisa
PalestineVisa required
PhilippinesVisa-free
QatarVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SingaporeVisa-free
South KoreaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Sri LankaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SyriaVisa on arrival / eVisa
TaiwanVisa required
TajikistanVisa on arrival / eVisa
ThailandVisa on arrival / eVisa
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival / eVisa
TurkmenistanVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival / eVisa
UzbekistanVisa required
VietnamVisa on arrival / eVisa
YemenVisa required

Europe47

AlbaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
AndorraVisa required
AustriaVisa required
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BulgariaVisa required
CroatiaVisa required
CyprusVisa required
Czech RepublicVisa required
DenmarkVisa required
EstoniaVisa required
FinlandVisa required
FranceVisa required
GermanyVisa required
GreeceVisa required
HungaryVisa required
IcelandVisa required
IrelandVisa required
ItalyVisa required
KosovoVisa required
LatviaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa required
LithuaniaVisa required
LuxembourgVisa required
MaltaVisa required
MoldovaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MonacoVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
NetherlandsVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa required
PolandVisa required
PortugalVisa required
RomaniaVisa required
RussiaVisa required
San MarinoVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SlovakiaVisa required
SloveniaVisa required
SpainVisa required
SwedenVisa required
SwitzerlandVisa required
TurkeyVisa required
UkraineVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
VaticanVisa required

North America23

Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival / eVisa
BahamasVisa-free
BarbadosVisa-free
BelizeVisa required
CanadaVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
CubaVisa-free
DominicaVisa-free
Dominican RepublicVisa required
El SalvadorVisa on arrival / eVisa
GrenadaVisa required
GuatemalaVisa required
HaitiVisa-free
HondurasVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
MexicoVisa required
NicaraguaVisa on arrival / eVisa
PanamaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
United StatesVisa required

Oceania14

AustraliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
FijiVisa required
KiribatiVisa required
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MicronesiaVisa-free
NauruVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival / eVisa
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Solomon IslandsVisa required
TongaVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival / eVisa
VanuatuVisa on arrival / eVisa

South America12

ArgentinaVisa required
BoliviaVisa on arrival / eVisa
BrazilVisa required
ChileVisa required
ColombiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
EcuadorVisa-free
GuyanaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
SurinameVisa on arrival / eVisa
UruguayVisa required
VenezuelaVisa required

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