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Benin vs Brunei statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 99th vs. 165th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Brunei
Population
15100397
469088
Population rank 76/197 170/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$15.5B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 142/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$33,418
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 35/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$90,007
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$354M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
2.21%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$765
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 151/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$22,191
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.75
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
33.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
75.7 years
2025

Benin and Brunei: Comparison Charts

Benin and Brunei economies compared

GDP
Benin

Brunei
Year GDP
Benin Brunei
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 -
1963 $253,927,697 -
1964 $269,819,006 -
1965 $289,908,680 $114,039,501
1966 $302,925,235 $132,757,528
1967 $306,221,953 $139,029,537
1968 $326,323,105 $160,818,236
1969 $330,748,245 $161,210,236
1970 $333,627,713 $179,078,929
1971 $335,073,028 $197,525,768
1972 $410,331,857 $270,822,782
1973 $504,376,074 $433,095,527
1974 $554,654,861 $2,319,576,214
1975 $676,870,140 $2,496,420,258
1976 $698,408,262 $3,054,765,590
1977 $750,049,779 $3,681,242,528
1978 $928,843,469 $4,100,423,674
1979 $1,186,231,020 $6,044,367,628
1980 $1,405,251,847 $10,795,432,294
1981 $1,291,120,188 $9,367,218,664
1982 $1,267,778,670 $8,932,198,186
1983 $1,095,348,199 $7,927,590,750
1984 $1,051,134,009 $7,632,788,075
1985 $1,045,712,789 $6,967,623,884
1986 $1,336,102,025 $4,190,280,003
1987 $1,562,412,228 $4,918,010,080
1988 $1,620,246,084 $4,535,130,305
1989 $1,502,294,416 $4,983,622,881
1990 $1,959,965,330 $6,039,881,087
1991 $1,986,437,797 $6,284,497,300
1992 $1,695,315,306 $6,327,966,445
1993 $2,274,558,083 $6,203,339,925
1994 $1,598,075,944 $6,467,782,521
1995 $2,169,627,138 $7,700,144,057
1996 $2,361,116,449 $7,663,377,277
1997 $2,268,301,646 $7,793,034,390
1998 $2,455,092,686 $5,550,846,025
1999 $3,677,393,999 $6,309,070,375
2000 $3,519,991,440 $6,570,999,060
2001 $3,666,222,635 $6,096,155,748
2002 $4,194,342,686 $6,333,082,879
2003 $5,349,258,094 $7,167,725,265
2004 $6,190,270,380 $8,619,178,799
2005 $6,567,654,954 $10,547,202,612
2006 $7,034,111,315 $12,644,616,446
2007 $8,169,048,383 $13,432,029,496
2008 $9,787,734,526 $15,926,456,492
2009 $9,738,626,517 $11,912,904,529
2010 $9,535,345,016 $13,707,121,031
2011 $10,693,321,364 $18,524,791,071
2012 $11,141,358,116 $19,048,443,340
2013 $12,517,845,124 $18,094,148,099
2014 $13,284,527,847 $17,097,797,372
2015 $11,388,160,997 $12,930,296,852
2016 $11,821,065,853 $11,400,266,055
2017 $12,701,655,837 $12,128,168,047
2018 $14,262,408,090 $13,566,908,401
2019 $14,391,686,313 $13,469,235,348
2020 $15,686,741,894 $12,005,799,664
2021 $17,687,623,535 $14,006,496,614
2022 $17,425,405,084 $16,681,536,443
2023 $19,673,290,996 $15,095,084,686
2024 $21,482,643,720 $15,463,134,387

Benin and Brunei economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Brunei
Year GDP per capita
Benin Brunei
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 -
1963 $95.7 -
1964 $99.8 -
1965 $105.1 $1,029
1966 $107.6 $1,146
1967 $106.6 $1,149
1968 $111.2 $1,274
1969 $110.3 $1,226
1970 $108.8 $1,325
1971 $106.9 $1,432
1972 $127.9 $1,905
1973 $153.6 $2,939
1974 $164.9 $15,195
1975 $196.5 $15,793
1976 $197.7 $18,671
1977 $207 $21,747
1978 $249.8 $23,447
1979 $311 $33,501
1980 $358 $58,005
1981 $320 $48,793
1982 $305 $45,075
1983 $256 $38,720
1984 $238.6 $36,061
1985 $230.4 $31,827
1986 $285.8 $18,501
1987 $324 $21,030
1988 $326 $18,825
1989 $293.3 $20,090
1990 $371 $23,659
1991 $365 $23,932
1992 $302 $23,451
1993 $387 $22,397
1994 $262.1 $22,767
1995 $348 $26,443
1996 $369 $25,692
1997 $345 $25,522
1998 $362 $17,769
1999 $525 $19,752
2000 $487 $20,130
2001 $492 $18,288
2002 $546 $18,621
2003 $676 $20,678
2004 $759 $24,423
2005 $779 $29,386
2006 $809 $34,675
2007 $912 $36,217
2008 $1,061 $42,157
2009 $1,024 $30,946
2010 $973 $34,938
2011 $1,059 $46,383
2012 $1,072 $46,969
2013 $1,169 $44,003
2014 $1,204 $41,027
2015 $1,002 $30,625
2016 $1,011 $26,663
2017 $1,055 $28,024
2018 $1,152 $30,988
2019 $1,131 $30,427
2020 $1,200 $26,834
2021 $1,319 $31,007
2022 $1,266 $36,633
2023 $1,394 $32,891
2024 $1,485 $33,418

Benin vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Brunei
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Brunei
1950 35.4 50.6
1951 35.7 51.5
1952 36 52.4
1953 36.3 53.3
1954 36.7 54.2
1955 37 55
1956 37.3 55.7
1957 37.6 56.5
1958 38 57.3
1959 38.4 58
1960 38.8 58.7
1961 39.2 59.4
1962 39.6 58.8
1963 40.1 60.6
1964 40.5 61.3
1965 41 61.7
1966 41.3 62.4
1967 41.8 62.9
1968 42.2 63.5
1969 42.6 64
1970 43 64.5
1971 43.4 65
1972 43.9 65.4
1973 44.4 66
1974 44.9 66.4
1975 45.4 67
1976 46 67.4
1977 46.5 67.8
1978 46.9 68.3
1979 47.4 68.6
1980 47.7 69
1981 48.1 69.3
1982 48.5 69.7
1983 48.8 70
1984 49.4 70.2
1985 50 70.5
1986 50.6 70.8
1987 51.3 71
1988 52 71.2
1989 52.5 71.4
1990 53 71.6
1991 53.4 71.9
1992 54.1 72.1
1993 54.6 72.3
1994 55 72.6
1995 55.4 72.8
1996 55.6 73.1
1997 56 73.3
1998 56.2 73.6
1999 56.3 73.8
2000 56.6 74
2001 56.7 74.2
2002 56.9 74.4
2003 57.1 74.5
2004 57.3 74.6
2005 57.7 74.7
2006 58 74.8
2007 58.2 74.8
2008 58.1 74.8
2009 58.3 74.8
2010 58.4 74.8
2011 58.5 74.8
2012 58.6 74.8
2013 58.9 74.9
2014 59 74.9
2015 59.1 74.9
2016 59.3 74.9
2017 59.5 74.9
2018 59.7 75
2019 59.9 75
2020 60.2 75.1
2021 59.6 74.9
2022 60.5 72.9
2023 60.8 75.3
2024 61 75.5
2025 61.1 75.7

Benin and Brunei population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Brunei
Year Population
Benin Brunei
1960 2,517,286 88,347
1961 2,559,223 92,517
1962 2,604,659 96,719
1963 2,652,908 101,159
1964 2,704,003 105,922
1965 2,757,936 110,838
1966 2,814,317 115,874
1967 2,872,997 121,017
1968 2,934,257 126,222
1969 2,998,222 131,446
1970 3,065,057 135,138
1971 3,134,767 137,921
1972 3,207,543 142,189
1973 3,283,496 147,369
1974 3,362,633 152,656
1975 3,445,407 158,070
1976 3,532,196 163,607
1977 3,623,202 169,277
1978 3,718,305 174,884
1979 3,818,528 180,422
1980 3,925,251 186,111
1981 4,038,307 191,977
1982 4,156,596 198,165
1983 4,278,978 204,741
1984 4,405,895 211,661
1985 4,538,012 218,919
1986 4,675,420 226,495
1987 4,818,486 233,860
1988 4,967,341 240,913
1989 5,121,657 248,064
1990 5,281,479 255,292
1991 5,446,932 262,596
1992 5,617,844 269,839
1993 5,872,706 276,971
1994 6,096,506 284,091
1995 6,226,773 291,195
1996 6,391,858 298,276
1997 6,583,365 305,341
1998 6,789,489 312,385
1999 7,002,818 319,411
2000 7,221,619 326,424
2001 7,445,596 333,345
2002 7,675,426 340,099
2003 7,913,070 346,637
2004 8,159,094 352,911
2005 8,426,144 358,916
2006 8,693,242 364,663
2007 8,953,969 370,873
2008 9,228,466 377,793
2009 9,509,423 384,952
2010 9,797,484 392,332
2011 10,093,623 399,389
2012 10,397,657 405,557
2013 10,708,834 411,202
2014 11,030,004 416,750
2015 11,360,681 422,212
2016 11,697,842 427,564
2017 12,039,780 432,772
2018 12,383,347 437,810
2019 12,726,755 442,680
2020 13,070,169 447,404
2021 13,413,417 451,721
2022 13,759,501 455,370
2023 14,111,034 458,949
2024 14,462,724 462,721

Fertility rates in Benin and Brunei

Fertility rate
Benin

Brunei
Year Fertility rate
Benin Brunei
1960 6.28 7.32
1961 6.4 7.19
1962 6.46 7.03
1963 6.51 6.89
1964 6.57 6.77
1965 6.61 6.65
1966 6.63 6.51
1967 6.64 6.37
1968 6.67 6.2
1969 6.71 6.01
1970 6.74 5.8
1971 6.77 5.62
1972 6.8 5.5
1973 6.81 5.36
1974 6.82 5.18
1975 6.83 4.99
1976 6.83 4.78
1977 6.83 4.58
1978 6.82 4.39
1979 6.91 4.22
1980 6.99 4.07
1981 7.06 3.94
1982 7.06 3.84
1983 7.05 3.75
1984 7.03 3.68
1985 7 3.61
1986 6.96 3.55
1987 6.92 3.49
1988 6.87 3.44
1989 6.82 3.36
1990 6.74 3.29
1991 6.67 3.21
1992 6.59 3.11
1993 6.51 3.01
1994 6.42 2.9
1995 6.33 2.79
1996 6.28 2.68
1997 6.23 2.6
1998 6.14 2.53
1999 6.03 2.46
2000 5.94 2.4
2001 5.85 2.34
2002 5.79 2.26
2003 5.76 2.19
2004 5.72 2.1
2005 5.69 2.02
2006 5.67 1.97
2007 5.63 1.93
2008 5.55 1.92
2009 5.49 1.92
2010 5.45 1.94
2011 5.44 1.96
2012 5.43 1.97
2013 5.41 1.98
2014 5.37 1.97
2015 5.32 1.95
2016 5.25 1.92
2017 5.16 1.88
2018 5.03 1.85
2019 4.9 1.82
2020 4.8 1.8
2021 4.71 1.78
2022 4.63 1.76
2023 4.56 1.75

Benin and Brunei demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Brunei
Year Median age, years
Benin Brunei
1960 20.8 18.8
1961 20.6 18.1
1962 20.3 17.5
1963 20.1 17.1
1964 19.9 17
1965 19.7 17
1966 19.5 17.2
1967 19.3 17.3
1968 19 17.5
1969 18.8 17.7
1970 18.6 17.8
1971 18.4 17.9
1972 18.3 18
1973 18.1 18.2
1974 17.9 18.3
1975 17.8 18.6
1976 17.7 18.8
1977 17.6 19.1
1978 17.5 19.4
1979 17.4 19.6
1980 17.3 20
1981 17.3 20.3
1982 17.2 20.6
1983 17.1 21
1984 17.1 21.3
1985 17 21.7
1986 17 22
1987 16.9 22.3
1988 16.9 22.6
1989 16.9 22.8
1990 16.9 23.1
1991 16.9 23.4
1992 16.9 23.6
1993 17.1 23.8
1994 17.2 24.1
1995 17 24.4
1996 16.9 24.7
1997 17 24.9
1998 17 25.2
1999 17.1 25.5
2000 17.1 25.8
2001 17.2 26.1
2002 17.3 26.4
2003 17.4 26.8
2004 17.4 27.1
2005 17.5 27.5
2006 17.6 27.9
2007 17.6 28.1
2008 17.7 28
2009 17.8 28
2010 17.8 28
2011 17.9 28.1
2012 18 28.4
2013 18 28.8
2014 18.1 29.1
2015 18.1 29.5
2016 18.2 29.8
2017 18.3 30.2
2018 18.3 30.6
2019 18.4 31
2020 18.5 31.4
2021 18.6 31.8
2022 18.7 32.3
2023 18.8 32.8
2024 19 33.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Brunei
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$16.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
30%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
4.43%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
2.97%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-10.3%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
5.3%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
38.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
61.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$4.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$1M
2023
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
1,071,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
2.7%
2018
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Brunei
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
9,537 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$8.58
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
9.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
21.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-172.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
11,197 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Brunei
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+0
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
79.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
72.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
60
2020
Higher education index
37
2025
53
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.49
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
97.6%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
37.8%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Benin Brunei
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$666
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$51
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
75.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
13.7%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Brunei
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
4,397 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
51.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
1,467 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
1,849 mi
2014

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