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Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 3.16M in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ranked 134/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 19,768 sq mi for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ranked 99th vs. 125th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Bosnia
Population
15100397
3140094
Population rank 76/197 135/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$28.3B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 111/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$8,957
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 90/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$21,971
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$9.28B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
33.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$2,934
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 102/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$8,350
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
19,768 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
46.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
78.2 years
2025

Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Comparison Charts

Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina economies compared

GDP
Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year GDP
Benin Bosnia
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 $1,959,965,330 $7,753,478,261
1991 $1,986,437,797 $6,122,959,184
1992 $1,695,315,306 $4,735,044,707
1993 $2,274,558,083 $3,630,668,950
1994 $1,598,075,944 $1,255,802,469
1995 $2,169,627,138 $1,866,572,954
1996 $2,361,116,449 $2,786,045,322
1997 $2,268,301,646 $3,671,909,673
1998 $2,455,092,686 $4,116,774,301
1999 $3,677,393,999 $4,686,256,363
2000 $3,519,991,440 $5,567,772,769
2001 $3,666,222,635 $5,800,615,466
2002 $4,194,342,686 $6,728,220,887
2003 $5,349,258,094 $8,498,894,359
2004 $6,190,270,380 $10,156,541,538
2005 $6,567,654,954 $11,222,796,337
2006 $7,034,111,315 $12,864,841,906
2007 $8,169,048,383 $15,778,734,264
2008 $9,787,734,526 $19,112,796,623
2009 $9,738,626,517 $17,613,949,091
2010 $9,535,345,016 $17,176,315,804
2011 $10,693,321,364 $18,644,233,537
2012 $11,141,358,116 $17,226,735,996
2013 $12,517,845,124 $18,179,108,531
2014 $13,284,527,847 $18,558,733,564
2015 $11,388,160,997 $16,404,348,871
2016 $11,821,065,853 $17,116,926,328
2017 $12,701,655,837 $18,326,373,366
2018 $14,262,408,090 $20,484,053,869
2019 $14,391,686,313 $20,482,608,755
2020 $15,686,741,894 $20,226,036,564
2021 $17,687,623,535 $23,672,712,242
2022 $17,425,405,084 $24,534,663,636
2023 $19,673,290,996 $27,592,361,388
2024 $21,482,643,720 $28,343,394,203

Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year GDP per capita
Benin Bosnia
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 $371 $1,743
1991 $365 $1,373
1992 $302 $1,118
1993 $387 $930
1994 $262.1 $337
1995 $348 $502
1996 $369 $719
1997 $345 $914
1998 $362 $1,007
1999 $525 $1,135
2000 $487 $1,338
2001 $492 $1,388
2002 $546 $1,607
2003 $676 $2,034
2004 $759 $2,453
2005 $779 $2,740
2006 $809 $3,166
2007 $912 $3,931
2008 $1,061 $4,842
2009 $1,024 $4,540
2010 $973 $4,506
2011 $1,059 $4,983
2012 $1,072 $4,694
2013 $1,169 $5,035
2014 $1,204 $5,206
2015 $1,002 $4,662
2016 $1,011 $4,929
2017 $1,055 $5,345
2018 $1,152 $6,048
2019 $1,131 $6,122
2020 $1,200 $6,130
2021 $1,319 $7,295
2022 $1,266 $7,656
2023 $1,394 $8,663
2024 $1,485 $8,957

Benin vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Bosnia
1950 35.4 47.3
1951 35.7 48.4
1952 36 49.4
1953 36.3 51.1
1954 36.7 51.9
1955 37 53
1956 37.3 53.9
1957 37.6 55.1
1958 38 56.2
1959 38.4 57.6
1960 38.8 58.5
1961 39.2 59.3
1962 39.6 60.1
1963 40.1 60.5
1964 40.5 61.5
1965 41 62.2
1966 41.3 63.1
1967 41.8 63.7
1968 42.2 64
1969 42.6 64.4
1970 43 64.8
1971 43.4 65.2
1972 43.9 65.7
1973 44.4 66.6
1974 44.9 67.6
1975 45.4 68.3
1976 46 68.6
1977 46.5 68.8
1978 46.9 68.8
1979 47.4 69.1
1980 47.7 69.6
1981 48.1 70.1
1982 48.5 70.1
1983 48.8 70.1
1984 49.4 70.2
1985 50 70.6
1986 50.6 70.8
1987 51.3 70.9
1988 52 71
1989 52.5 71.4
1990 53 71.5
1991 53.4 71.8
1992 54.1 52
1993 54.6 50.9
1994 55 66.6
1995 55.4 70.2
1996 55.6 73.5
1997 56 73.9
1998 56.2 74.5
1999 56.3 74.9
2000 56.6 75.3
2001 56.7 75.6
2002 56.9 76
2003 57.1 76.4
2004 57.3 76.5
2005 57.7 76.4
2006 58 76
2007 58.2 76.2
2008 58.1 76.3
2009 58.3 76.7
2010 58.4 76.8
2011 58.5 77
2012 58.6 77
2013 58.9 77.1
2014 59 77.1
2015 59.1 77.1
2016 59.3 77.1
2017 59.5 77.4
2018 59.7 77.9
2019 59.9 77.4
2020 60.2 76
2021 59.6 74.6
2022 60.5 76.8
2023 60.8 77.9
2024 61 78
2025 61.1 78.2

Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Population
Benin Bosnia
1960 2,517,286 3,281,381
1961 2,559,223 3,348,035
1962 2,604,659 3,407,532
1963 2,652,908 3,461,942
1964 2,704,003 3,513,441
1965 2,757,936 3,562,834
1966 2,814,317 3,610,562
1967 2,872,997 3,656,223
1968 2,934,257 3,698,794
1969 2,998,222 3,737,765
1970 3,065,057 3,773,247
1971 3,134,767 3,809,376
1972 3,207,543 3,848,271
1973 3,283,496 3,887,376
1974 3,362,633 3,926,472
1975 3,445,407 3,965,743
1976 3,532,196 4,004,552
1977 3,623,202 4,042,124
1978 3,718,305 4,078,240
1979 3,818,528 4,113,300
1980 3,925,251 4,148,426
1981 4,038,307 4,184,217
1982 4,156,596 4,221,100
1983 4,278,978 4,258,728
1984 4,405,895 4,295,536
1985 4,538,012 4,330,364
1986 4,675,420 4,362,115
1987 4,818,486 4,390,246
1988 4,967,341 4,414,404
1989 5,121,657 4,433,983
1990 5,281,479 4,448,652
1991 5,446,932 4,458,343
1992 5,617,844 4,234,616
1993 5,872,706 3,904,482
1994 6,096,506 3,725,412
1995 6,226,773 3,715,564
1996 6,391,858 3,875,246
1997 6,583,365 4,018,227
1998 6,789,489 4,089,356
1999 7,002,818 4,130,305
2000 7,221,619 4,159,771
2001 7,445,596 4,179,438
2002 7,675,426 4,188,002
2003 7,913,070 4,178,523
2004 8,159,094 4,140,987
2005 8,426,144 4,096,493
2006 8,693,242 4,063,272
2007 8,953,969 4,013,424
2008 9,228,466 3,947,544
2009 9,509,423 3,879,794
2010 9,797,484 3,811,472
2011 10,093,623 3,741,798
2012 10,397,657 3,670,113
2013 10,708,834 3,610,859
2014 11,030,004 3,564,829
2015 11,360,681 3,518,541
2016 11,697,842 3,473,003
2017 12,039,780 3,428,682
2018 12,383,347 3,387,000
2019 12,726,755 3,345,533
2020 13,070,169 3,299,349
2021 13,413,417 3,244,907
2022 13,759,501 3,204,802
2023 14,111,034 3,185,073
2024 14,462,724 3,164,253

Fertility rates in Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fertility rate
Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Fertility rate
Benin Bosnia
1960 6.28 3.96
1961 6.4 3.89
1962 6.46 3.81
1963 6.51 3.7
1964 6.57 3.6
1965 6.61 3.53
1966 6.63 3.39
1967 6.64 3.22
1968 6.67 3.08
1969 6.71 2.95
1970 6.74 2.79
1971 6.77 2.75
1972 6.8 2.67
1973 6.81 2.54
1974 6.82 2.45
1975 6.83 2.39
1976 6.83 2.31
1977 6.83 2.2
1978 6.82 2.08
1979 6.91 1.99
1980 6.99 1.98
1981 7.06 2.02
1982 7.06 2.05
1983 7.05 2.05
1984 7.03 2.02
1985 7 1.96
1986 6.96 1.91
1987 6.92 1.88
1988 6.87 1.85
1989 6.82 1.79
1990 6.74 1.79
1991 6.67 1.78
1992 6.59 1.76
1993 6.51 1.73
1994 6.42 1.7
1995 6.33 1.67
1996 6.28 1.65
1997 6.23 1.69
1998 6.14 1.56
1999 6.03 1.37
2000 5.94 1.28
2001 5.85 1.23
2002 5.79 1.23
2003 5.76 1.22
2004 5.72 1.22
2005 5.69 1.2
2006 5.67 1.18
2007 5.63 1.19
2008 5.55 1.21
2009 5.49 1.27
2010 5.45 1.26
2011 5.44 1.21
2012 5.43 1.25
2013 5.41 1.28
2014 5.37 1.26
2015 5.32 1.32
2016 5.25 1.36
2017 5.16 1.42
2018 5.03 1.5
2019 4.9 1.51
2020 4.8 1.52
2021 4.71 1.49
2022 4.63 1.48
2023 4.56 1.49

Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Median age, years
Benin Bosnia
1960 20.8 21.5
1961 20.6 21.6
1962 20.3 21.6
1963 20.1 21.7
1964 19.9 21.7
1965 19.7 21.8
1966 19.5 21.9
1967 19.3 22
1968 19 22.1
1969 18.8 22.2
1970 18.6 22.4
1971 18.4 22.6
1972 18.3 22.9
1973 18.1 23.2
1974 17.9 23.6
1975 17.8 23.9
1976 17.7 24.2
1977 17.6 24.6
1978 17.5 25
1979 17.4 25.4
1980 17.3 25.8
1981 17.3 26.2
1982 17.2 26.5
1983 17.1 26.9
1984 17.1 27.3
1985 17 27.6
1986 17 28
1987 16.9 28.4
1988 16.9 28.8
1989 16.9 29.2
1990 16.9 29.7
1991 16.9 30.2
1992 16.9 30.9
1993 17.1 31.8
1994 17.2 32.6
1995 17 33
1996 16.9 32.9
1997 17 32.8
1998 17 33
1999 17.1 33.3
2000 17.1 33.6
2001 17.2 34
2002 17.3 34.4
2003 17.4 34.9
2004 17.4 35.4
2005 17.5 35.9
2006 17.6 36.5
2007 17.6 37.1
2008 17.7 37.8
2009 17.8 38.5
2010 17.8 39.1
2011 17.9 39.8
2012 18 40.5
2013 18 41.2
2014 18.1 41.8
2015 18.1 42.3
2016 18.2 42.8
2017 18.3 43.3
2018 18.3 43.8
2019 18.4 44.3
2020 18.5 44.8
2021 18.6 45.2
2022 18.7 45.6
2023 18.8 46
2024 19 46.3

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Finance

Benin Bosnia
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$27.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
44.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.25%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-2.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
10.7%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
58%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
22%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
63.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
25.1%
2011
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.9%
2011
Total reserves including gold n/a
$9.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$3.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
197,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
6.24%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
77.5%
2024

Energy

Benin Bosnia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
2,171 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$10.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
6.91 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
78.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
36.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
9.15%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
24.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
3,677 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
39.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
39.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Bosnia
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-4,497
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
50.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.99 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
54.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
1.22
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
124
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
98.3%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
86.1%
2024

Health

Benin Bosnia
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$667
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$206.1
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
78.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
2.91%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.32
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
28 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
36.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
5.87 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Bosnia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
6,247 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
4,297 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
8,448 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
14,246 mi
2010

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