Africa
Benin
Capital Porto-Novo · 11M people · Franc
- Top cities
- 2.6MCotonou
- 815KPorto-Novo
- 393KParakou
- 158KDjougou
- 279KBohicon
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- ClimateWarm23–40°
Top cities
- Cotonou2.6M residents
- Porto-Novo815K residents
- Parakou393K residents
- Djougou158K residents
- Bohicon279K residents
Source: GeoNames
Airports in Benin
Cadjehoun Airport is Benin's busiest gateway.
1 major airport. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Benin
Benin's passport ranks #69 worldwide — 63 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #6963 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1504.6% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #110215 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Benin
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Benin live, it's typically 23° to 40° feels-like across the year; sun is plentiful, up to ~313 days a year in Malanville.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Benin
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Benin.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →