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Benin vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 99th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Cape Verde
Population
15100397
529186
Population rank 76/197 169/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Benin and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Benin and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Benin

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Benin Cape Verde
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 $142,246,815
1981 $1,291,120,188 $139,468,209
1982 $1,267,778,670 $140,630,679
1983 $1,095,348,199 $138,476,176
1984 $1,051,134,009 $132,019,039
1985 $1,045,712,789 $137,728,205
1986 $1,336,102,025 $190,651,168
1987 $1,562,412,228 $235,253,065
1988 $1,620,246,084 $264,308,140
1989 $1,502,294,416 $267,448,571
1990 $1,959,965,330 $306,890,963
1991 $1,986,437,797 $319,827,059
1992 $1,695,315,306 $357,160,985
1993 $2,274,558,083 $490,417,390
1994 $1,598,075,944 $406,580,652
1995 $2,169,627,138 $487,148,994
1996 $2,361,116,449 $501,979,270
1997 $2,268,301,646 $490,608,658
1998 $2,455,092,686 $521,910,561
1999 $3,677,393,999 $592,416,703
2000 $3,519,991,440 $539,227,278
2001 $3,666,222,635 $563,090,490
2002 $4,194,342,686 $620,507,387
2003 $5,349,258,094 $813,260,469
2004 $6,190,270,380 $924,940,012
2005 $6,567,654,954 $972,241,677
2006 $7,034,111,315 $1,107,571,458
2007 $8,169,048,383 $1,649,621,739
2008 $9,787,734,526 $1,959,620,648
2009 $9,738,626,517 $1,852,334,575
2010 $9,535,345,016 $1,824,751,468
2011 $10,693,321,364 $2,046,817,987
2012 $11,141,358,116 $1,913,081,210
2013 $12,517,845,124 $2,028,910,915
2014 $13,284,527,847 $2,041,930,125
2015 $11,388,160,997 $1,749,857,620
2016 $11,821,065,853 $1,849,789,986
2017 $12,701,655,837 $1,996,741,540
2018 $14,262,408,090 $2,205,099,507
2019 $14,391,686,313 $2,252,177,124
2020 $15,686,741,894 $1,821,565,614
2021 $17,687,623,535 $2,051,842,619
2022 $17,425,405,084 $2,247,003,344
2023 $19,673,290,996 $2,539,203,429
2024 $21,482,643,720 $2,767,599,017

Benin and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Benin Cape Verde
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 $440
1981 $320 $425
1982 $305 $423
1983 $256 $410
1984 $238.6 $385
1985 $230.4 $396
1986 $285.8 $541
1987 $324 $658
1988 $326 $729
1989 $293.3 $727
1990 $371 $817
1991 $365 $832
1992 $302 $908
1993 $387 $1,220
1994 $262.1 $991
1995 $348 $1,165
1996 $369 $1,180
1997 $345 $1,134
1998 $362 $1,187
1999 $525 $1,327
2000 $487 $1,190
2001 $492 $1,223
2002 $546 $1,329
2003 $676 $1,718
2004 $759 $1,929
2005 $779 $2,004
2006 $809 $2,257
2007 $912 $3,325
2008 $1,061 $3,909
2009 $1,024 $3,660
2010 $973 $3,579
2011 $1,059 $4,002
2012 $1,072 $3,737
2013 $1,169 $3,961
2014 $1,204 $3,986
2015 $1,002 $3,415
2016 $1,011 $3,609
2017 $1,055 $3,893
2018 $1,152 $4,295
2019 $1,131 $4,381
2020 $1,200 $3,539
2021 $1,319 $3,971
2022 $1,266 $4,323
2023 $1,394 $4,861
2024 $1,485 $5,273

Benin vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Cape Verde
1950 35.4 44.9
1951 35.7 45.6
1952 36 46.2
1953 36.3 46.4
1954 36.7 46.6
1955 37 46.9
1956 37.3 47.1
1957 37.6 47.4
1958 38 47.7
1959 38.4 48.2
1960 38.8 48.7
1961 39.2 49.4
1962 39.6 50.2
1963 40.1 51.1
1964 40.5 52.1
1965 41 53
1966 41.3 53.9
1967 41.8 54.7
1968 42.2 55.4
1969 42.6 56
1970 43 56.6
1971 43.4 57
1972 43.9 57.5
1973 44.4 58
1974 44.9 58.4
1975 45.4 59
1976 46 59.4
1977 46.5 60
1978 46.9 60.4
1979 47.4 60.7
1980 47.7 61
1981 48.1 61.3
1982 48.5 61.5
1983 48.8 61.8
1984 49.4 61.8
1985 50 62.3
1986 50.6 62.6
1987 51.3 62.9
1988 52 63.2
1989 52.5 63.6
1990 53 63.9
1991 53.4 64.1
1992 54.1 64.3
1993 54.6 64.5
1994 55 64.6
1995 55.4 63.7
1996 55.6 65.5
1997 56 66.1
1998 56.2 66.7
1999 56.3 67.4
2000 56.6 68.1
2001 56.7 68.7
2002 56.9 69.4
2003 57.1 70
2004 57.3 70.5
2005 57.7 70.9
2006 58 71.3
2007 58.2 71.5
2008 58.1 71.9
2009 58.3 72.1
2010 58.4 72.5
2011 58.5 72.9
2012 58.6 73.3
2013 58.9 73.5
2014 59 73.8
2015 59.1 74.1
2016 59.3 74.4
2017 59.5 74.7
2018 59.7 74.8
2019 59.9 75.4
2020 60.2 73.8
2021 59.6 74.4
2022 60.5 75.9
2023 60.8 76.1
2024 61 76.2
2025 61.1 76.4

Benin and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Cape Verde
Year Population
Benin Cape Verde
1960 2,517,286 210,024
1961 2,559,223 215,087
1962 2,604,659 221,919
1963 2,652,908 229,373
1964 2,704,003 237,006
1965 2,757,936 244,856
1966 2,814,317 252,976
1967 2,872,997 261,404
1968 2,934,257 270,164
1969 2,998,222 279,248
1970 3,065,057 287,885
1971 3,134,767 294,046
1972 3,207,543 297,386
1973 3,283,496 299,881
1974 3,362,633 302,570
1975 3,445,407 305,847
1976 3,532,196 309,455
1977 3,623,202 312,834
1978 3,718,305 316,147
1979 3,818,528 319,480
1980 3,925,251 323,301
1981 4,038,307 327,846
1982 4,156,596 332,724
1983 4,278,978 337,654
1984 4,405,895 342,505
1985 4,538,012 347,365
1986 4,675,420 352,312
1987 4,818,486 357,302
1988 4,967,341 362,329
1989 5,121,657 367,803
1990 5,281,479 375,428
1991 5,446,932 384,586
1992 5,617,844 393,415
1993 5,872,706 401,965
1994 6,096,506 410,228
1995 6,226,773 418,104
1996 6,391,858 425,581
1997 6,583,365 432,798
1998 6,789,489 439,784
1999 7,002,818 446,519
2000 7,221,619 453,317
2001 7,445,596 460,293
2002 7,675,426 467,046
2003 7,913,070 473,383
2004 8,159,094 479,370
2005 8,426,144 485,115
2006 8,693,242 490,728
2007 8,953,969 496,190
2008 9,228,466 501,355
2009 9,509,423 506,141
2010 9,797,484 509,784
2011 10,093,623 511,447
2012 10,397,657 511,955
2013 10,708,834 512,225
2014 11,030,004 512,326
2015 11,360,681 512,394
2016 11,697,842 512,554
2017 12,039,780 512,893
2018 12,383,347 513,415
2019 12,726,755 514,104
2020 13,070,169 514,679
2021 13,413,417 516,649
2022 13,759,501 519,741
2023 14,111,034 522,331
2024 14,462,724 524,877

Fertility rates in Benin and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Benin

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Benin Cape Verde
1960 6.28 6.89
1961 6.4 6.92
1962 6.46 6.95
1963 6.51 6.98
1964 6.57 6.99
1965 6.61 6.99
1966 6.63 6.99
1967 6.64 6.98
1968 6.67 6.97
1969 6.71 6.95
1970 6.74 6.94
1971 6.77 6.91
1972 6.8 6.89
1973 6.81 6.86
1974 6.82 6.82
1975 6.83 6.77
1976 6.83 6.71
1977 6.83 6.65
1978 6.82 6.56
1979 6.91 6.47
1980 6.99 6.38
1981 7.06 6.27
1982 7.06 6.17
1983 7.05 6.07
1984 7.03 5.97
1985 7 5.92
1986 6.96 5.81
1987 6.92 5.68
1988 6.87 5.55
1989 6.82 5.45
1990 6.74 5.36
1991 6.67 5.26
1992 6.59 5.12
1993 6.51 4.95
1994 6.42 4.72
1995 6.33 4.49
1996 6.28 4.26
1997 6.23 4.05
1998 6.14 3.9
1999 6.03 3.73
2000 5.94 3.55
2001 5.85 3.37
2002 5.79 3.19
2003 5.76 3.03
2004 5.72 2.9
2005 5.69 2.73
2006 5.67 2.56
2007 5.63 2.41
2008 5.55 2.3
2009 5.49 2.25
2010 5.45 2.33
2011 5.44 2.33
2012 5.43 2.15
2013 5.41 2.07
2014 5.37 2.03
2015 5.32 1.97
2016 5.25 1.97
2017 5.16 1.93
2018 5.03 1.8
2019 4.9 1.7
2020 4.8 1.59
2021 4.71 1.55
2022 4.63 1.53
2023 4.56 1.52

Benin and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Benin Cape Verde
1960 20.8 19
1961 20.6 18.6
1962 20.3 18.1
1963 20.1 17.7
1964 19.9 17.4
1965 19.7 17.2
1966 19.5 17.1
1967 19.3 17
1968 19 17
1969 18.8 17.1
1970 18.6 17.2
1971 18.4 17.2
1972 18.3 17.2
1973 18.1 17.2
1974 17.9 17.2
1975 17.8 17
1976 17.7 16.8
1977 17.6 16.6
1978 17.5 16.4
1979 17.4 16.2
1980 17.3 16.1
1981 17.3 16.1
1982 17.2 16.3
1983 17.1 16.4
1984 17.1 16.5
1985 17 16.6
1986 17 16.7
1987 16.9 16.8
1988 16.9 16.8
1989 16.9 16.9
1990 16.9 17
1991 16.9 17
1992 16.9 17.1
1993 17.1 17.2
1994 17.2 17.4
1995 17 17.5
1996 16.9 17.7
1997 17 17.9
1998 17 18.1
1999 17.1 18.3
2000 17.1 18.6
2001 17.2 18.9
2002 17.3 19.2
2003 17.4 19.6
2004 17.4 19.9
2005 17.5 20.4
2006 17.6 20.8
2007 17.6 21.3
2008 17.7 21.7
2009 17.8 22.1
2010 17.8 22.6
2011 17.9 23.1
2012 18 23.6
2013 18 24.2
2014 18.1 24.7
2015 18.1 25.2
2016 18.2 25.7
2017 18.3 26.2
2018 18.3 26.6
2019 18.4 27
2020 18.5 27.3
2021 18.6 27.8
2022 18.7 28.3
2023 18.8 28.8
2024 19 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.2%
2015
Total reserves including gold n/a
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
21.8%
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
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Benin Cape Verde
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
88.5%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Benin Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.79
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Cape Verde
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
839 mi
2013

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