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Belarus vs Benin statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 14.5M in Benin (ranked 76/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 43,537 sq mi for Benin (ranked 83rd vs. 99th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Benin
Population
9074112
15100397
Population rank 101/197 76/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$21.5B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 125/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 162/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$4,435
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$11.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$803
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 149/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$1,059
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
43,537 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
332 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
4.56
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Belarus and Benin: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Benin economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Benin
Year GDP
Belarus Benin
1960 - $226,195,578
1961 - $235,668,221
1962 - $236,434,954
1963 - $253,927,697
1964 - $269,819,006
1965 - $289,908,680
1966 - $302,925,235
1967 - $306,221,953
1968 - $326,323,105
1969 - $330,748,245
1970 - $333,627,713
1971 - $335,073,028
1972 - $410,331,857
1973 - $504,376,074
1974 - $554,654,861
1975 - $676,870,140
1976 - $698,408,262
1977 - $750,049,779
1978 - $928,843,469
1979 - $1,186,231,020
1980 - $1,405,251,847
1981 - $1,291,120,188
1982 - $1,267,778,670
1983 - $1,095,348,199
1984 - $1,051,134,009
1985 - $1,045,712,789
1986 - $1,336,102,025
1987 - $1,562,412,228
1988 - $1,620,246,084
1989 - $1,502,294,416
1990 $17,389,558,233 $1,959,965,330
1991 $18,404,907,975 $1,986,437,797
1992 $16,939,790,094 $1,695,315,306
1993 $16,275,073,527 $2,274,558,083
1994 $14,931,435,232 $1,598,075,944
1995 $13,972,683,274 $2,169,627,138
1996 $14,756,846,154 $2,361,116,449
1997 $14,130,585,516 $2,268,301,646
1998 $15,221,352,699 $2,455,092,686
1999 $12,138,243,081 $3,677,393,999
2000 $12,736,780,455 $3,519,991,440
2001 $12,354,820,144 $3,666,222,635
2002 $14,594,900,945 $4,194,342,686
2003 $17,825,444,724 $5,349,258,094
2004 $23,141,566,293 $6,190,270,380
2005 $30,210,091,837 $6,567,654,954
2006 $36,961,894,281 $7,034,111,315
2007 $45,275,711,996 $8,169,048,383
2008 $60,752,106,347 $9,787,734,526
2009 $50,873,167,326 $9,738,626,517
2010 $57,231,904,543 $9,535,345,016
2011 $61,762,382,328 $10,693,321,364
2012 $65,685,890,439 $11,141,358,116
2013 $75,527,558,966 $12,517,845,124
2014 $78,813,069,121 $13,284,527,847
2015 $56,454,769,845 $11,388,160,997
2016 $47,723,545,321 $11,821,065,853
2017 $54,725,405,751 $12,701,655,837
2018 $60,031,026,576 $14,262,408,090
2019 $64,410,170,653 $14,391,686,313
2020 $61,371,673,345 $15,686,741,894
2021 $69,673,747,132 $17,687,623,535
2022 $73,775,179,925 $17,425,405,084
2023 $72,478,760,370 $19,673,290,996
2024 $75,961,865,472 $21,482,643,720

Belarus and Benin economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Benin
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Benin
1960 - $89.9
1961 - $92.1
1962 - $90.8
1963 - $95.7
1964 - $99.8
1965 - $105.1
1966 - $107.6
1967 - $106.6
1968 - $111.2
1969 - $110.3
1970 - $108.8
1971 - $106.9
1972 - $127.9
1973 - $153.6
1974 - $164.9
1975 - $196.5
1976 - $197.7
1977 - $207
1978 - $249.8
1979 - $311
1980 - $358
1981 - $320
1982 - $305
1983 - $256
1984 - $238.6
1985 - $230.4
1986 - $285.8
1987 - $324
1988 - $326
1989 - $293.3
1990 $1,707 $371
1991 $1,805 $365
1992 $1,658 $302
1993 $1,590 $387
1994 $1,460 $262.1
1995 $1,371 $348
1996 $1,453 $369
1997 $1,397 $345
1998 $1,511 $362
1999 $1,211 $525
2000 $1,276 $487
2001 $1,244 $492
2002 $1,479 $546
2003 $1,820 $676
2004 $2,378 $759
2005 $3,126 $779
2006 $3,848 $809
2007 $4,735 $912
2008 $6,376 $1,061
2009 $5,352 $1,024
2010 $6,035 $973
2011 $6,528 $1,059
2012 $6,953 $1,072
2013 $7,998 $1,169
2014 $8,341 $1,204
2015 $5,967 $1,002
2016 $5,040 $1,011
2017 $5,786 $1,055
2018 $6,360 $1,152
2019 $6,838 $1,131
2020 $6,543 $1,200
2021 $7,490 $1,319
2022 $7,995 $1,266
2023 $7,897 $1,394
2024 $8,317 $1,485

Belarus vs. Benin life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Benin
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Benin
1950 58.6 35.4
1951 59.4 35.7
1952 60.5 36
1953 61.5 36.3
1954 62.5 36.7
1955 63.5 37
1956 64.5 37.3
1957 65.4 37.6
1958 66.6 38
1959 68 38.4
1960 69.3 38.8
1961 70 39.2
1962 70.5 39.6
1963 70.8 40.1
1964 71.3 40.5
1965 71.6 41
1966 71.8 41.3
1967 71.9 41.8
1968 71.9 42.2
1969 71.7 42.6
1970 71.7 43
1971 71.6 43.4
1972 71.8 43.9
1973 71.7 44.4
1974 71.7 44.9
1975 71.4 45.4
1976 71.2 46
1977 71.1 46.5
1978 70.9 46.9
1979 70.8 47.4
1980 70.7 47.7
1981 70.8 48.1
1982 70.8 48.5
1983 70.7 48.8
1984 70.8 49.4
1985 71.2 50
1986 71.7 50.6
1987 71.9 51.3
1988 71.7 52
1989 71.5 52.5
1990 71.1 53
1991 70.7 53.4
1992 70.1 54.1
1993 69.5 54.6
1994 69 55
1995 68.8 55.4
1996 68.6 55.6
1997 68.5 56
1998 68.3 56.2
1999 68.4 56.3
2000 68.5 56.6
2001 68.4 56.7
2002 68.3 56.9
2003 68.4 57.1
2004 68.7 57.3
2005 69 57.7
2006 69.4 58
2007 70 58.2
2008 70.3 58.1
2009 70.4 58.3
2010 70.5 58.4
2011 71.1 58.5
2012 71.8 58.6
2013 72.7 58.9
2014 73.2 59
2015 73.8 59.1
2016 74.2 59.3
2017 74.4 59.5
2018 74.3 59.7
2019 74.3 59.9
2020 72.3 60.2
2021 72.2 59.6
2022 74.4 60.5
2023 74.4 60.8
2024 74.6 61
2025 74.8 61.1

Belarus and Benin population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Benin
Year Population
Belarus Benin
1960 8,198,000 2,517,286
1961 8,271,216 2,559,223
1962 8,351,928 2,604,659
1963 8,437,232 2,652,908
1964 8,524,224 2,704,003
1965 8,610,000 2,757,936
1966 8,696,496 2,814,317
1967 8,785,648 2,872,997
1968 8,874,552 2,934,257
1969 8,960,304 2,998,222
1970 9,040,000 3,065,057
1971 9,115,576 3,134,767
1972 9,188,968 3,207,543
1973 9,257,272 3,283,496
1974 9,317,584 3,362,633
1975 9,367,000 3,445,407
1976 9,411,000 3,532,196
1977 9,463,000 3,623,202
1978 9,525,000 3,718,305
1979 9,584,000 3,818,528
1980 9,643,000 3,925,251
1981 9,710,000 4,038,307
1982 9,776,000 4,156,596
1983 9,843,000 4,278,978
1984 9,910,000 4,405,895
1985 9,975,000 4,538,012
1986 10,043,000 4,675,420
1987 10,111,000 4,818,486
1988 10,140,000 4,967,341
1989 10,170,000 5,121,657
1990 10,189,348 5,281,479
1991 10,194,050 5,446,932
1992 10,216,470 5,617,844
1993 10,239,050 5,872,706
1994 10,226,955 6,096,506
1995 10,193,831 6,226,773
1996 10,159,569 6,391,858
1997 10,117,433 6,583,365
1998 10,071,963 6,789,489
1999 10,026,738 7,002,818
2000 9,979,610 7,221,619
2001 9,928,549 7,445,596
2002 9,865,548 7,675,426
2003 9,796,749 7,913,070
2004 9,730,146 8,159,094
2005 9,663,915 8,426,144
2006 9,604,924 8,693,242
2007 9,560,953 8,953,969
2008 9,527,985 9,228,466
2009 9,504,583 9,509,423
2010 9,483,836 9,797,484
2011 9,461,643 10,093,623
2012 9,446,836 10,397,657
2013 9,443,211 10,708,834
2014 9,448,515 11,030,004
2015 9,461,076 11,360,681
2016 9,469,379 11,697,842
2017 9,458,989 12,039,780
2018 9,438,785 12,383,347
2019 9,419,758 12,726,755
2020 9,379,952 13,070,169
2021 9,302,585 13,413,417
2022 9,228,071 13,759,501
2023 9,178,298 14,111,034
2024 9,133,712 14,462,724

Fertility rates in Belarus and Benin

Fertility rate
Belarus

Benin
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Benin
1960 2.67 6.28
1961 2.59 6.4
1962 2.5 6.46
1963 2.4 6.51
1964 2.31 6.57
1965 2.27 6.61
1966 2.29 6.63
1967 2.26 6.64
1968 2.22 6.67
1969 2.26 6.71
1970 2.31 6.74
1971 2.31 6.77
1972 2.28 6.8
1973 2.25 6.81
1974 2.21 6.82
1975 2.17 6.83
1976 2.12 6.83
1977 2.08 6.83
1978 2.06 6.82
1979 2.05 6.91
1980 2.03 6.99
1981 2.02 7.06
1982 2.05 7.06
1983 2.11 7.05
1984 2.11 7.03
1985 2.09 7
1986 2.09 6.96
1987 2.03 6.92
1988 2.03 6.87
1989 2.03 6.82
1990 1.91 6.74
1991 1.81 6.67
1992 1.76 6.59
1993 1.62 6.51
1994 1.53 6.42
1995 1.41 6.33
1996 1.34 6.28
1997 1.25 6.23
1998 1.3 6.14
1999 1.31 6.03
2000 1.32 5.94
2001 1.29 5.85
2002 1.24 5.79
2003 1.23 5.76
2004 1.23 5.72
2005 1.25 5.69
2006 1.34 5.67
2007 1.43 5.63
2008 1.49 5.55
2009 1.51 5.49
2010 1.49 5.45
2011 1.52 5.44
2012 1.62 5.43
2013 1.67 5.41
2014 1.7 5.37
2015 1.72 5.32
2016 1.73 5.25
2017 1.54 5.16
2018 1.45 5.03
2019 1.38 4.9
2020 1.37 4.8
2021 1.37 4.71
2022 1.33 4.63
2023 1.21 4.56

Belarus and Benin demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Benin
Year Median age, years
Belarus Benin
1960 26.6 20.8
1961 26.9 20.6
1962 27.3 20.3
1963 27.6 20.1
1964 27.9 19.9
1965 28.2 19.7
1966 28.6 19.5
1967 28.9 19.3
1968 29.3 19
1969 29.7 18.8
1970 30.1 18.6
1971 30.4 18.4
1972 30.5 18.3
1973 30.5 18.1
1974 30.5 17.9
1975 30.4 17.8
1976 30.4 17.7
1977 30.6 17.6
1978 30.9 17.5
1979 31.1 17.4
1980 31.2 17.3
1981 31.2 17.3
1982 31.4 17.2
1983 31.5 17.1
1984 31.7 17.1
1985 31.9 17
1986 32.1 17
1987 32.4 16.9
1988 32.6 16.9
1989 32.8 16.9
1990 33 16.9
1991 33.3 16.9
1992 33.6 16.9
1993 33.9 17.1
1994 34.2 17.2
1995 34.6 17
1996 35 16.9
1997 35.4 17
1998 35.8 17
1999 36.1 17.1
2000 36.5 17.1
2001 36.8 17.2
2002 37.1 17.3
2003 37.4 17.4
2004 37.7 17.4
2005 38 17.5
2006 38.3 17.6
2007 38.5 17.6
2008 38.7 17.7
2009 38.8 17.8
2010 38.9 17.8
2011 39.1 17.9
2012 39.2 18
2013 39.3 18
2014 39.4 18.1
2015 39.5 18.1
2016 39.7 18.2
2017 39.8 18.3
2018 40 18.3
2019 40.3 18.4
2020 40.6 18.5
2021 40.9 18.6
2022 41.2 18.7
2023 41.6 18.8
2024 42 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Benin
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
3.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
0.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-2.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
1.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
48.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
17.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
27.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$236M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
337,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
6.72%
2019
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
51.8%
2024

Energy

Belarus Benin
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
376 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
6.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.46 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
39.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
54.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
40.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
105.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
0.26%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
0.006%
2021
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57%
2023

Society

Belarus Benin
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
50.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
20.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
37
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
1.1
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
51.4%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
32.2%
2023

Health

Belarus Benin
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$33.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$14.4
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
32%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
518
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
77.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
6.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
8.83 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Benin
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
3,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
18,211 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
11,526 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,942 mi
2006

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