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Benin vs Bhutan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 792K in Bhutan (ranked 163/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 14,726 sq mi for Bhutan (ranked 99th vs. 132nd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Bhutan
Population
15100397
801123
Population rank 76/197 163/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$3.02B
2023
GDP rank 125/197 169/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$3,839
2023
GDP per capita rank 162/197 132/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$16,254
2023
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$3.49B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
102.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$4,432
2023
Government debt per person rank 149/185 87/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$6,460
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
14,726 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Benin and Bhutan: Comparison Charts

Benin and Bhutan economies compared

GDP
Benin

Bhutan
Year GDP
Benin Bhutan
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 $61,812,113
1971 $335,073,028 $66,289,450
1972 $410,331,857 $70,139,867
1973 $504,376,074 $78,900,289
1974 $554,654,861 $92,901,784
1975 $676,870,140 $86,820,762
1976 $698,408,262 $88,461,263
1977 $750,049,779 $97,884,434
1978 $928,843,469 $94,086,228
1979 $1,186,231,020 $105,377,995
1980 $1,405,251,847 $128,669,201
1981 $1,291,120,188 $139,174,178
1982 $1,267,778,670 $141,439,317
1983 $1,095,348,199 $156,704,290
1984 $1,051,134,009 $160,423,494
1985 $1,045,712,789 $163,288,815
1986 $1,336,102,025 $191,218,115
1987 $1,562,412,228 $242,742,766
1988 $1,620,246,084 $272,298,067
1989 $1,502,294,416 $264,798,626
1990 $1,959,965,330 $287,765,007
1991 $1,986,437,797 $240,294,286
1992 $1,695,315,306 $240,233,531
1993 $2,274,558,083 $225,973,693
1994 $1,598,075,944 $258,954,708
1995 $2,169,627,138 $290,490,984
1996 $2,361,116,449 $303,408,346
1997 $2,268,301,646 $352,229,077
1998 $2,455,092,686 $363,458,381
1999 $3,677,393,999 $399,311,200
2000 $3,519,991,440 $460,733,418
2001 $3,666,222,635 $496,110,226
2002 $4,194,342,686 $559,345,264
2003 $5,349,258,094 $651,935,430
2004 $6,190,270,380 $735,348,490
2005 $6,567,654,954 $860,391,000
2006 $7,034,111,315 $942,879,879
2007 $8,169,048,383 $1,255,767,964
2008 $9,787,734,526 $1,317,517,835
2009 $9,738,626,517 $1,331,343,798
2010 $9,535,345,016 $1,708,880,730
2011 $10,693,321,364 $1,977,728,659
2012 $11,141,358,116 $1,973,387,228
2013 $12,517,845,124 $1,943,696,952
2014 $13,284,527,847 $2,089,079,571
2015 $11,388,160,997 $2,187,815,803
2016 $11,821,065,853 $2,357,504,761
2017 $12,701,655,837 $2,591,358,009
2018 $14,262,408,090 $2,583,335,722
2019 $14,391,686,313 $2,735,683,570
2020 $15,686,741,894 $2,457,604,334
2021 $17,687,623,535 $2,768,802,960
2022 $17,425,405,084 $2,898,227,744
2023 $19,673,290,996 $3,019,253,885
2024 $21,482,643,720 -

Benin and Bhutan economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Bhutan
Year GDP per capita
Benin Bhutan
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 $200.3
1971 $106.9 $207.7
1972 $127.9 $212.4
1973 $153.6 $230.9
1974 $164.9 $262.8
1975 $196.5 $237.4
1976 $197.7 $233.7
1977 $207 $249.9
1978 $249.8 $232.2
1979 $311 $251.4
1980 $358 $296.9
1981 $320 $311
1982 $305 $306
1983 $256 $328
1984 $238.6 $326
1985 $230.4 $321
1986 $285.8 $365
1987 $324 $449
1988 $326 $489
1989 $293.3 $462
1990 $371 $488
1991 $365 $401
1992 $302 $416
1993 $387 $407
1994 $262.1 $467
1995 $348 $530
1996 $369 $553
1997 $345 $630
1998 $362 $638
1999 $525 $685
2000 $487 $772
2001 $492 $812
2002 $546 $896
2003 $676 $1,022
2004 $759 $1,130
2005 $779 $1,300
2006 $809 $1,406
2007 $912 $1,850
2008 $1,061 $1,920
2009 $1,024 $1,918
2010 $973 $2,436
2011 $1,059 $2,788
2012 $1,072 $2,751
2013 $1,169 $2,680
2014 $1,204 $2,849
2015 $1,002 $2,954
2016 $1,011 $3,152
2017 $1,055 $3,435
2018 $1,152 $3,400
2019 $1,131 $3,577
2020 $1,200 $3,192
2021 $1,319 $3,571
2022 $1,266 $3,711
2023 $1,394 $3,839
2024 $1,485 -

Benin vs. Bhutan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Bhutan
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Bhutan
1950 35.4 35.3
1951 35.7 35.3
1952 36 35.4
1953 36.3 35.4
1954 36.7 35.4
1955 37 35.5
1956 37.3 35.6
1957 37.6 35.7
1958 38 35.9
1959 38.4 36.1
1960 38.8 36.4
1961 39.2 36.7
1962 39.6 37
1963 40.1 37.4
1964 40.5 37.8
1965 41 38.3
1966 41.3 38.8
1967 41.8 39.4
1968 42.2 40
1969 42.6 40.6
1970 43 41.2
1971 43.4 41.8
1972 43.9 42.5
1973 44.4 43.1
1974 44.9 43.8
1975 45.4 44.5
1976 46 45.2
1977 46.5 46
1978 46.9 46.7
1979 47.4 47.4
1980 47.7 48.2
1981 48.1 49
1982 48.5 49.8
1983 48.8 50.6
1984 49.4 51.3
1985 50 52
1986 50.6 52.8
1987 51.3 53.6
1988 52 54.4
1989 52.5 55.1
1990 53 55.8
1991 53.4 56.5
1992 54.1 57.2
1993 54.6 57.9
1994 55 58.4
1995 55.4 59.3
1996 55.6 60
1997 56 60.6
1998 56.2 61.3
1999 56.3 62
2000 56.6 61.8
2001 56.7 63.3
2002 56.9 64
2003 57.1 64.7
2004 57.3 65.3
2005 57.7 65.9
2006 58 66.5
2007 58.2 67.2
2008 58.1 67.7
2009 58.3 68.2
2010 58.4 68.8
2011 58.5 69.3
2012 58.6 69.8
2013 58.9 70.2
2014 59 70.5
2015 59.1 70.8
2016 59.3 71.1
2017 59.5 71.4
2018 59.7 71.7
2019 59.9 72
2020 60.2 72.3
2021 59.6 72.4
2022 60.5 72.8
2023 60.8 73
2024 61 73.3
2025 61.1 73.5

Benin and Bhutan population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Bhutan
Year Population
Benin Bhutan
1960 2,517,286 224,084
1961 2,559,223 230,602
1962 2,604,659 237,636
1963 2,652,908 245,156
1964 2,704,003 252,987
1965 2,757,936 261,200
1966 2,814,317 269,820
1967 2,872,997 278,852
1968 2,934,257 288,311
1969 2,998,222 298,214
1970 3,065,057 308,528
1971 3,134,767 319,211
1972 3,207,543 330,264
1973 3,283,496 341,705
1974 3,362,633 353,538
1975 3,445,407 365,791
1976 3,532,196 378,490
1977 3,623,202 391,639
1978 3,718,305 405,243
1979 3,818,528 419,200
1980 3,925,251 433,404
1981 4,038,307 447,836
1982 4,156,596 462,485
1983 4,278,978 477,460
1984 4,405,895 492,784
1985 4,538,012 508,392
1986 4,675,420 524,324
1987 4,818,486 540,557
1988 4,967,341 556,986
1989 5,121,657 573,586
1990 5,281,479 589,287
1991 5,446,932 599,784
1992 5,617,844 577,774
1993 5,872,706 554,673
1994 6,096,506 554,497
1995 6,226,773 547,989
1996 6,391,858 548,784
1997 6,583,365 558,697
1998 6,789,489 569,435
1999 7,002,818 582,579
2000 7,221,619 596,863
2001 7,445,596 610,794
2002 7,675,426 624,409
2003 7,913,070 637,663
2004 8,159,094 650,544
2005 8,426,144 661,865
2006 8,693,242 670,799
2007 8,953,969 678,641
2008 9,228,466 686,351
2009 9,509,423 693,988
2010 9,797,484 701,632
2011 10,093,623 709,377
2012 10,397,657 717,279
2013 10,708,834 725,273
2014 11,030,004 733,139
2015 11,360,681 740,618
2016 11,697,842 747,866
2017 12,039,780 754,335
2018 12,383,347 759,759
2019 12,726,755 764,824
2020 13,070,169 770,006
2021 13,413,417 775,442
2022 13,759,501 780,914
2023 14,111,034 786,385
2024 14,462,724 791,524

Fertility rates in Benin and Bhutan

Fertility rate
Benin

Bhutan
Year Fertility rate
Benin Bhutan
1960 6.28 6.7
1961 6.4 6.7
1962 6.46 6.69
1963 6.51 6.69
1964 6.57 6.68
1965 6.61 6.68
1966 6.63 6.67
1967 6.64 6.67
1968 6.67 6.66
1969 6.71 6.66
1970 6.74 6.65
1971 6.77 6.64
1972 6.8 6.64
1973 6.81 6.63
1974 6.82 6.62
1975 6.83 6.62
1976 6.83 6.62
1977 6.83 6.61
1978 6.82 6.58
1979 6.91 6.55
1980 6.99 6.51
1981 7.06 6.46
1982 7.06 6.4
1983 7.05 6.34
1984 7.03 6.26
1985 7 6.18
1986 6.96 6.1
1987 6.92 6
1988 6.87 5.88
1989 6.82 5.76
1990 6.74 5.6
1991 6.67 5.45
1992 6.59 5.27
1993 6.51 5.07
1994 6.42 4.87
1995 6.33 4.62
1996 6.28 4.37
1997 6.23 4.09
1998 6.14 3.85
1999 6.03 3.61
2000 5.94 3.38
2001 5.85 3.19
2002 5.79 3.01
2003 5.76 2.87
2004 5.72 2.78
2005 5.69 2.73
2006 5.67 2.66
2007 5.63 2.59
2008 5.55 2.48
2009 5.49 2.36
2010 5.45 2.25
2011 5.44 2.15
2012 5.43 2.07
2013 5.41 2
2014 5.37 1.92
2015 5.32 1.84
2016 5.25 1.74
2017 5.16 1.62
2018 5.03 1.52
2019 4.9 1.45
2020 4.8 1.5
2021 4.71 1.49
2022 4.63 1.48
2023 4.56 1.46

Benin and Bhutan demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Bhutan
Year Median age, years
Benin Bhutan
1960 20.8 18.8
1961 20.6 18.9
1962 20.3 18.9
1963 20.1 19
1964 19.9 19.1
1965 19.7 19.1
1966 19.5 19.2
1967 19.3 19.3
1968 19 19.3
1969 18.8 19.3
1970 18.6 19.3
1971 18.4 19.3
1972 18.3 19.3
1973 18.1 19.2
1974 17.9 19.2
1975 17.8 19.1
1976 17.7 19.1
1977 17.6 19
1978 17.5 19
1979 17.4 18.9
1980 17.3 18.9
1981 17.3 18.8
1982 17.2 18.7
1983 17.1 18.7
1984 17.1 18.6
1985 17 18.6
1986 17 18.5
1987 16.9 18.5
1988 16.9 18.5
1989 16.9 18.5
1990 16.9 18.6
1991 16.9 18.6
1992 16.9 18.6
1993 17.1 18.7
1994 17.2 18.8
1995 17 18.9
1996 16.9 19.1
1997 17 19.3
1998 17 19.5
1999 17.1 19.8
2000 17.1 20
2001 17.2 20.4
2002 17.3 20.8
2003 17.4 21.3
2004 17.4 21.8
2005 17.5 22.2
2006 17.6 22.6
2007 17.6 22.9
2008 17.7 23.3
2009 17.8 23.7
2010 17.8 24
2011 17.9 24.4
2012 18 24.7
2013 18 25.1
2014 18.1 25.6
2015 18.1 26
2016 18.2 26.4
2017 18.3 26.9
2018 18.3 27.5
2019 18.4 28
2020 18.5 28.6
2021 18.6 29.2
2022 18.7 29.8
2023 18.8 30.4
2024 19 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Bhutan
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$2.94B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
5.85%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
6,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-2.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
3.28%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
52.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
29.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
57.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
22.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.6%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$941M
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$110M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
29,799
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
10.7%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
33.7%
2014

Energy

Benin Bhutan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
360 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
1.99 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
2.53 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
82.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
100%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
100%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Bhutan
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-277
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
45%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
2.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
16.2
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
67
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
64.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
75%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
88.4%
2023

Health

Benin Bhutan
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$154.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$53.4
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
15%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
47
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
23.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
12.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0.18 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Bhutan
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
18,605 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
10,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
7,584 mi
2017

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