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Benin passport

Benin (BJ) ranks #141 with mobility 59 / 198. 59 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#141

199

Mobility

59

/ 198

Visa free

34

Visa required

94

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Country profile

Capital

Porto-Novo

Population

13.2 million

Area

112,620 km²

Currency

West African CFA franc XOF

Languages

French

Time zone

UTC+01:00

Foreign-born

418,202 · 2024

Migrant share

2.9%

Ethnic groups · 2013

  • Fon and related38.4%
  • Adja and related15.1%
  • Yoruba and related12%
  • Bariba and related9.6%
  • Fulani and related8.6%
  • Ottamari and related6.1%
  • Other10%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+229

Airports

COO

Highlights

  • Royal Palaces of Abomey
  • Ganvié
  • Ouidah Slave Route

Policy · BeninOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free34

BahamasBarbadosBurkina FasoCabo VerdeCentral African RepublicChadCôte d'IvoireCubaDominicaEcuadorGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHong KongKenyaLiberiaMalaysiaMaliMauritiusMicronesiaNigerNigeriaPhilippinesRwandaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSouth AfricaTogoTunisia

AOn arrival24

BangladeshBurundiCambodiaComorosCongoDjiboutiEthiopiaIranLaosMacaoMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaPalauSaint LuciaSamoaSri LankaTanzaniaTimor-LesteTuvalu

TeTA1

Suriname

EeVisa45

AlbaniaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahrainBhutanBoliviaBotswanaCameroonColombiaDR CongoEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaGabonGeorgiaGuyanaIndiaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLibyaMauritaniaMoldovaMongoliaMoroccoOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSaint Kitts and NevisSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSyriaTajikistanThailandUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatuVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

RVisa required94

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican Republic

+70

Nearby in the ranking

ZambiaKyrgyzstanUzbekistanSierra LeoneSão Tomé and PríncipeZimbabwe

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Benin?

Visa-free 34, on arrival 24, eTA 1, eVisa 45, visa required 94.

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