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Bahamas vs Benin statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 14.5M in Benin (ranked 76/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 43,537 sq mi for Benin (ranked 162nd vs. 99th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Benin
Population
404321
15100397
Population rank 173/197 76/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$21.5B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 125/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 162/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$4,435
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$11.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$803
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 149/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$1,059
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
43,537 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
332 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
4.56
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Bahamas and Benin: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Benin economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Benin
Year GDP
Bahamas Benin
1960 $169,736,027 $226,195,578
1961 $190,022,030 $235,668,221
1962 $212,170,034 $236,434,954
1963 $237,650,038 $253,927,697
1964 $266,560,043 $269,819,006
1965 $300,272,048 $289,908,680
1966 $346,800,000 $302,925,235
1967 $398,000,000 $306,221,953
1968 $453,800,000 $326,323,105
1969 $538,700,000 $330,748,245
1970 $539,500,000 $333,627,713
1971 $573,400,000 $335,073,028
1972 $590,900,000 $410,331,857
1973 $670,900,000 $504,376,074
1974 $632,400,000 $554,654,861
1975 $596,200,000 $676,870,140
1976 $642,100,000 $698,408,262
1977 $713,000,000 $750,049,779
1978 $832,400,000 $928,843,469
1979 $1,139,800,100 $1,186,231,020
1980 $1,335,300,000 $1,405,251,847
1981 $1,426,500,000 $1,291,120,188
1982 $1,578,300,000 $1,267,778,670
1983 $1,732,800,000 $1,095,348,199
1984 $2,041,100,000 $1,051,134,009
1985 $2,320,699,900 $1,045,712,789
1986 $2,472,500,000 $1,336,102,025
1987 $2,713,999,900 $1,562,412,228
1988 $2,817,900,000 $1,620,246,084
1989 $3,062,000,000 $1,502,294,416
1990 $3,166,000,000 $1,959,965,330
1991 $3,111,160,000 $1,986,437,797
1992 $3,109,000,000 $1,695,315,306
1993 $3,092,000,000 $2,274,558,083
1994 $3,259,000,000 $1,598,075,944
1995 $3,429,000,000 $2,169,627,138
1996 $3,609,000,000 $2,361,116,449
1997 $6,332,360,000 $2,268,301,646
1998 $6,833,220,000 $2,455,092,686
1999 $7,683,870,000 $3,677,393,999
2000 $8,076,470,000 $3,519,991,440
2001 $8,317,830,000 $3,666,222,635
2002 $8,881,160,000 $4,194,342,686
2003 $8,870,090,000 $5,349,258,094
2004 $9,055,290,000 $6,190,270,380
2005 $9,836,200,000 $6,567,654,954
2006 $10,167,250,000 $7,034,111,315
2007 $10,618,340,000 $8,169,048,383
2008 $10,526,000,000 $9,787,734,526
2009 $9,981,960,000 $9,738,626,517
2010 $10,095,760,000 $9,535,345,016
2011 $10,070,450,000 $10,693,321,364
2012 $10,720,400,000 $11,141,358,116
2013 $10,475,300,000 $12,517,845,124
2014 $11,139,100,000 $13,284,527,847
2015 $11,837,600,000 $11,388,160,997
2016 $11,880,900,000 $11,821,065,853
2017 $12,446,900,000 $12,701,655,837
2018 $12,819,200,000 $14,262,408,090
2019 $13,277,000,000 $14,391,686,313
2020 $10,363,200,000 $15,686,741,894
2021 $12,037,000,000 $17,687,623,535
2022 $13,896,800,000 $17,425,405,084
2023 $15,271,300,000 $19,673,290,996
2024 $15,832,800,000 $21,482,643,720

Bahamas and Benin economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Benin
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Benin
1960 $1,459 $89.9
1961 $1,555 $92.1
1962 $1,651 $90.8
1963 $1,759 $95.7
1964 $1,883 $99.8
1965 $2,030 $105.1
1966 $2,239 $107.6
1967 $2,453 $106.6
1968 $2,668 $111.2
1969 $3,027 $110.3
1970 $2,916 $108.8
1971 $3,004 $106.9
1972 $3,014 $127.9
1973 $3,341 $153.6
1974 $3,080 $164.9
1975 $2,841 $196.5
1976 $2,993 $197.7
1977 $3,253 $207
1978 $3,720 $249.8
1979 $4,994 $311
1980 $5,743 $358
1981 $6,029 $320
1982 $6,559 $305
1983 $7,081 $256
1984 $8,202 $238.6
1985 $9,167 $230.4
1986 $9,601 $285.8
1987 $10,361 $324
1988 $10,576 $326
1989 $11,291 $293.3
1990 $11,473 $371
1991 $11,082 $365
1992 $10,873 $302
1993 $10,613 $387
1994 $10,991 $262.1
1995 $11,375 $348
1996 $11,784 $369
1997 $20,368 $345
1998 $21,667 $362
1999 $24,041 $525
2000 $24,940 $487
2001 $25,372 $492
2002 $26,782 $546
2003 $26,429 $676
2004 $26,650 $759
2005 $28,602 $779
2006 $29,185 $809
2007 $30,052 $912
2008 $29,392 $1,061
2009 $27,513 $1,024
2010 $27,473 $973
2011 $27,091 $1,059
2012 $28,552 $1,072
2013 $27,643 $1,169
2014 $29,137 $1,204
2015 $30,719 $1,002
2016 $30,617 $1,011
2017 $31,875 $1,055
2018 $32,642 $1,152
2019 $33,640 $1,131
2020 $26,179 $1,200
2021 $30,368 $1,319
2022 $34,957 $1,266
2023 $38,232 $1,394
2024 $39,455 $1,485

Bahamas vs. Benin life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Benin
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Benin
1950 58.9 35.4
1951 59.2 35.7
1952 59.6 36
1953 60 36.3
1954 60.3 36.7
1955 60.7 37
1956 61 37.3
1957 61.4 37.6
1958 61.7 38
1959 62.1 38.4
1960 62.5 38.8
1961 62.8 39.2
1962 63.2 39.6
1963 63.5 40.1
1964 63.9 40.5
1965 64.3 41
1966 64.6 41.3
1967 65 41.8
1968 65.4 42.2
1969 65.8 42.6
1970 66.2 43
1971 66.5 43.4
1972 66.8 43.9
1973 67.1 44.4
1974 67.6 44.9
1975 68.1 45.4
1976 68.5 46
1977 68.8 46.5
1978 68.9 46.9
1979 69 47.4
1980 69.1 47.7
1981 69.4 48.1
1982 69.7 48.5
1983 70 48.8
1984 70.2 49.4
1985 70.3 50
1986 70.3 50.6
1987 70.4 51.3
1988 70.5 52
1989 70.7 52.5
1990 70.9 53
1991 71.2 53.4
1992 71.3 54.1
1993 71.4 54.6
1994 71.4 55
1995 71.4 55.4
1996 71.5 55.6
1997 71.6 56
1998 71.8 56.2
1999 72.1 56.3
2000 72.5 56.6
2001 72.8 56.7
2002 73 56.9
2003 73.2 57.1
2004 73.2 57.3
2005 73.4 57.7
2006 73.5 58
2007 73.5 58.2
2008 73.4 58.1
2009 73.5 58.3
2010 73.4 58.4
2011 73.6 58.5
2012 73.7 58.6
2013 73.9 58.9
2014 74 59
2015 73.8 59.1
2016 74 59.3
2017 74 59.5
2018 74.1 59.7
2019 71.4 59.9
2020 73 60.2
2021 70.8 59.6
2022 74.5 60.5
2023 74.6 60.8
2024 74.7 61
2025 74.9 61.1

Bahamas and Benin population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Benin
Year Population
Bahamas Benin
1960 116,317 2,517,286
1961 122,197 2,559,223
1962 128,493 2,604,659
1963 135,087 2,652,908
1964 141,528 2,704,003
1965 147,952 2,757,936
1966 154,874 2,814,317
1967 162,267 2,872,997
1968 170,089 2,934,257
1969 177,981 2,998,222
1970 184,982 3,065,057
1971 190,857 3,134,767
1972 196,055 3,207,543
1973 200,791 3,283,496
1974 205,342 3,362,633
1975 209,886 3,445,407
1976 214,501 3,532,196
1977 219,157 3,623,202
1978 223,761 3,718,305
1979 228,230 3,818,528
1980 232,526 3,925,251
1981 236,614 4,038,307
1982 240,614 4,156,596
1983 244,698 4,278,978
1984 248,863 4,405,895
1985 253,154 4,538,012
1986 257,536 4,675,420
1987 261,935 4,818,486
1988 266,448 4,967,341
1989 271,178 5,121,657
1990 275,945 5,281,479
1991 280,731 5,446,932
1992 285,927 5,617,844
1993 291,339 5,872,706
1994 296,509 6,096,506
1995 301,461 6,226,773
1996 306,268 6,391,858
1997 310,904 6,583,365
1998 315,368 6,789,489
1999 319,614 7,002,818
2000 323,835 7,221,619
2001 327,836 7,445,596
2002 331,614 7,675,426
2003 335,618 7,913,070
2004 339,782 8,159,094
2005 343,894 8,426,144
2006 348,375 8,693,242
2007 353,334 8,953,969
2008 358,120 9,228,466
2009 362,810 9,509,423
2010 367,478 9,797,484
2011 371,729 10,093,623
2012 375,469 10,397,657
2013 378,953 10,708,834
2014 382,298 11,030,004
2015 385,346 11,360,681
2016 388,055 11,697,842
2017 390,485 12,039,780
2018 392,717 12,383,347
2019 394,675 12,726,755
2020 395,863 13,070,169
2021 396,373 13,413,417
2022 397,538 13,759,501
2023 399,440 14,111,034
2024 401,283 14,462,724

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Benin

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Benin
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Benin
1960 5.09 6.28
1961 5.16 6.4
1962 5.13 6.46
1963 5.06 6.51
1964 4.97 6.57
1965 4.88 6.61
1966 4.79 6.63
1967 4.69 6.64
1968 4.56 6.67
1969 4.38 6.71
1970 4.21 6.74
1971 4.06 6.77
1972 3.89 6.8
1973 3.73 6.81
1974 3.57 6.82
1975 3.42 6.83
1976 3.3 6.83
1977 3.17 6.83
1978 3.05 6.82
1979 2.94 6.91
1980 2.84 6.99
1981 2.77 7.06
1982 2.71 7.06
1983 2.65 7.05
1984 2.59 7.03
1985 2.55 7
1986 2.53 6.96
1987 2.52 6.92
1988 2.52 6.87
1989 2.52 6.82
1990 2.52 6.74
1991 2.51 6.67
1992 2.71 6.59
1993 2.61 6.51
1994 2.47 6.42
1995 2.42 6.33
1996 2.35 6.28
1997 2.29 6.23
1998 2.23 6.14
1999 2.13 6.03
2000 2.06 5.94
2001 2.02 5.85
2002 1.98 5.79
2003 1.97 5.76
2004 1.98 5.72
2005 2.01 5.69
2006 2.02 5.67
2007 2.04 5.63
2008 2 5.55
2009 2.01 5.49
2010 1.84 5.45
2011 1.79 5.44
2012 1.76 5.43
2013 1.74 5.41
2014 1.69 5.37
2015 1.57 5.32
2016 1.5 5.25
2017 1.42 5.16
2018 1.4 5.03
2019 1.4 4.9
2020 1.39 4.8
2021 1.38 4.71
2022 1.38 4.63
2023 1.37 4.56

Bahamas and Benin demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Benin
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Benin
1960 19.5 20.8
1961 19.6 20.6
1962 19.6 20.3
1963 19.7 20.1
1964 19.8 19.9
1965 19.9 19.7
1966 20.1 19.5
1967 20.2 19.3
1968 20.3 19
1969 20.5 18.8
1970 20.6 18.6
1971 20.6 18.4
1972 20.7 18.3
1973 20.7 18.1
1974 20.8 17.9
1975 20.9 17.8
1976 21.1 17.7
1977 21.3 17.6
1978 21.6 17.5
1979 21.8 17.4
1980 22.1 17.3
1981 22.4 17.3
1982 22.7 17.2
1983 23 17.1
1984 23.4 17.1
1985 23.7 17
1986 24 17
1987 24.3 16.9
1988 24.7 16.9
1989 25 16.9
1990 25.4 16.9
1991 25.7 16.9
1992 26 16.9
1993 26.3 17.1
1994 26.6 17.2
1995 26.9 17
1996 27.2 16.9
1997 27.5 17
1998 27.9 17
1999 28.2 17.1
2000 28.5 17.1
2001 28.9 17.2
2002 29.3 17.3
2003 29.6 17.4
2004 30 17.4
2005 30.3 17.5
2006 30.6 17.6
2007 30.8 17.6
2008 31 17.7
2009 31.3 17.8
2010 31.5 17.8
2011 31.8 17.9
2012 32.1 18
2013 32.4 18
2014 32.6 18.1
2015 33 18.1
2016 33.3 18.2
2017 33.6 18.3
2018 33.9 18.3
2019 34.3 18.4
2020 34.6 18.5
2021 34.9 18.6
2022 35.2 18.7
2023 35.6 18.8
2024 36 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Benin
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$20.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
3.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-2.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
1.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
48.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
17.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$236M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
337,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
6.72%
2019
Banked people share n/a
51.8%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Benin
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
376 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
6.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.46 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
54.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
40.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
105.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
0.26%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.006%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57%
2023

Society

Bahamas Benin
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
50.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
20.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
37
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
1.1
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
51.4%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
32.2%
2023

Health

Bahamas Benin
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$33.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$14.4
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
32%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
518
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
77.9
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
6.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
8.83 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Benin
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
3,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
18,211 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
11,526 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
9,942 mi
2006

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