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Visa requirements · updated Jul 2026

Benin Passport Ranking 2026

The Benin passport ranks #146 of 199 in the 2026 passport index, with a mobility score of 82 — stronger than 53 passports. Below: where it can travel and how.

32Visa-free

27Visa on arrival

40e-Visa / ETA

99Visa required

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Benin

Passport strength

#146in the world

How strong is the Benin passport

The Benin passport ranks #146 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 82. It is stronger than 53 passports — visa-free to 32 countries and easy access to 99.

stronger ↑

Cambodia

#145

21 visa-free · score 82.1

this passport

Benin

#146

32 visa-free · score 82

weaker ↓

Zimbabwe

#147

37 visa-free · score 81.8

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Where the Benin passport can travel

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Visa-free · 32

Bahamas 90 days → Barbados 90 days → Burkina Faso 90 days → Cape Verde 90 days → Central African Republic 90 days → Cuba 90 days → Dominica 21 days → Ecuador 90 days → Gambia 90 days → Ghana 90 days → Guinea 90 days → Guinea-Bissau 90 days → Haiti 90 days → Hong Kong 14 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Liberia 90 days → Malaysia 30 days → Mali 90 days → Mauritius 90 days → Micronesia 30 days → Niger 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Philippines 30 days → Rwanda 90 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Senegal 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Sierra Leone 90 days → Singapore 30 days → South Africa 30 days → Togo 90 days → Tunisia 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 27

Bangladesh 30 days → Bolivia 30 days → Burundi 30 days → Cambodia 30 days → Chad 30 days → Comoros 30 days → Congo 30 days → Djibouti 30 days → Ethiopia 30 days → Iran 30 days → Laos 30 days → Macao 30 days → Madagascar 30 days → Malawi 30 days → Maldives 30 days → Mauritania 30 days → Mozambique 30 days → Namibia 30 days → Nepal 30 days → Nicaragua 30 days → Palau 30 days → Saint Lucia 30 days → Samoa 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Tanzania 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 40

Albania 90 days → Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Australia 90 days → Bahrain 90 days → Bhutan 90 days → Botswana 90 days → Cameroon 90 days → Colombia 90 days → DR Congo 90 days → El Salvador 90 days → Equatorial Guinea 90 days → Gabon 90 days → Georgia 90 days → India 90 days → Indonesia 90 days → Iraq 90 days → Kazakhstan 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Libya 90 days → Moldova 90 days → Mongolia 90 days → Oman 90 days → Pakistan 90 days → Papua New Guinea 90 days → Qatar 90 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Sao Tome and Principe 90 days → Somalia 90 days → South Korea 90 days → South Sudan 90 days → Suriname 90 days → Syria 90 days → Tajikistan 90 days → Uganda 90 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Vietnam 90 days → Zambia 90 days → Zimbabwe 90 days →

Visa required · 99

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Angola — → Argentina — → Armenia — → Austria — → Azerbaijan — → Belarus — → Belgium — → Belize — → Bosnia and Herzegovina — → Brazil — → Brunei — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Chile — → China — → Costa Rica — → Croatia — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Dominican Republic — → Egypt — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Fiji — → Finland — → France — → Germany — → Greece — → Grenada — → Guatemala — → Guyana — → Honduras — → Hungary — → Iceland — → Ireland — → Israel — → Italy — → Jamaica — → Japan — → Jordan — → Kiribati — → Kosovo — → Kuwait — → Latvia — → Lebanon — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Malta — → Marshall Islands — → Mexico — → Monaco — → Montenegro — → Morocco — → Myanmar — → Nauru — → Netherlands — → New Zealand — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Palestine — → Panama — → Paraguay — → Peru — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → Russia — → San Marino — → Saudi Arabia — → Serbia — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → Solomon Islands — → Spain — → Sudan — → Swaziland — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Taiwan — → Thailand — → Tonga — → Trinidad and Tobago — → Turkey — → Turkmenistan — → Ukraine — → United Kingdom — → United States — → Uruguay — → Uzbekistan — → Vanuatu — → Vatican — → Venezuela — → Yemen — →

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Popular destinations for the Benin passport

Whether Benin citizens need a visa for popular countries — tap for details.

→ Benin → United StatesVisa required → → Benin → United KingdomVisa required → → Benin → JapanVisa required → → Benin → United Arab Emiratese-Visa / ETA → → Benin → ThailandVisa required → → Benin → TurkeyVisa required →

Frequently asked

How strong is the Benin passport?

The Benin passport ranks #146 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 82). It gives visa-free access to 32 countries and easy access to 99 — stronger than 53 passports.

How many countries can Benin visit visa-free?

32 countries are visa-free, plus more on arrival or with an eTA. See the full list on the "visa-free countries for Benin" page.

Why does the Benin passport rank where it does?

The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Benin passport sits in the lower tier of the 2026 ranking. Positions shift as visa agreements change.

How is the passport ranking calculated?

We sum visa-free, visa-on-arrival and eTA destinations into a mobility score that sets the rank. Same idea as Henley and Arton Capital, on our own 2026 data.

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