The Africa Visa Openness Index measures the extent to which each country in Africa is open to visitors from other African countries.

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Algeria
0.094
50
Angola
0.340
29
Benin
0.906
4
Botswana
0.340
29
Burkina Faso
0.358
28
Burundi
0.823
9
Cabo Verde
0.864
6
Cameroon
0.113
47
Central African Republic
0.245
39
Chad
0.283
35
Comoros
0.800
12
Côte d’Ivoire
0.415
22
Djibouti
0.800
12
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.140
46
Egypt
0.109
49
Equatorial Guinea
0.113
47
Eritrea
0.808
11
Eswatini
0.321
32
Ethiopia
0.732
16
Gabon
0.170
42
Ghana
0.868
5
Guinea
0.377
25
Guinea-Bissau
0.264
37
Kenya
0.962
3
Lesotho
0.302
34
Liberia
0.264
37
Libya
0.038
52
Madagascar
0.785
15
Malawi
0.472
20
Mali
0.411
23
Mauritania
0.170
42
Mauritius
0.826
8
Morocco
0.151
44
Mozambique
0.842
7
Namibia
0.653
18
Niger
0.340
29
Nigeria
0.321
32
Republic of the Congo
0.215
40
Rwanda
1.000
1
São Tomé and Príncipe
0.151
44
Senegal
0.792
14
Seychelles
0.000
54
Sierra Leone
0.811
10
Somalia
0.185
41
South Africa
0.377
25
South Sudan
0.087
51
Sudan
0.030
53
Tanzania
0.709
17
The Gambia
1.000
1
Togo
0.283
35
Tunisia
0.377
25
Uganda
0.396
24
Zambia
0.483
19
Zimbabwe
0.472
20

Key facts about visa openness in Africa in 2025

All Africans

The Gambia and Rwanda offer visa-free access to all Africans.

28%

In 28% of country‑to-country travel scenarios within Africa, African citizens do not need a visa to cross the border, a marked improvement over 20% in 2016.

31

In 2025, 31 African countries — 57% of the continent — offered an e-Visa for Africans, up from nine African countries — 17% of the continent — in 2016.

11

11 countries improved their score since last year: one is in the top 10, another is in the top 20.

39

39 countries have improved their score since 2016. Of the 10 that have most progressed, five are in West Africa, three are in East Africa, and two are in Southern Africa.

9

Nine top-20 ranked performers are lower-income countries; four of them are landlocked. Another ten top-20 ranked performers are lower-middle-income countries. Lower-income countries continue to make progress.