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Benin vs Cayman Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 74.5K in The Cayman Islands (ranked 187/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 92.7 sq mi for The Cayman Islands (ranked 99th vs. 190th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Cayman Islands
Population
15100397
76930
Population rank 76/197 187/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$7.14B
2023
GDP rank 125/197 159/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$97,750
2023
GDP per capita rank 162/197 6/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$86,689
2023
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$803
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 149/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$82,674
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
92.7 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
804 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
39.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.7 years
2025

Benin and Cayman Islands: Comparison Charts

Benin and Cayman Islands economies compared

GDP
Benin

Cayman Islands
Year GDP
Benin Cayman Islands
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 -
1991 $1,986,437,797 -
1992 $1,695,315,306 -
1993 $2,274,558,083 -
1994 $1,598,075,944 -
1995 $2,169,627,138 -
1996 $2,361,116,449 -
1997 $2,268,301,646 -
1998 $2,455,092,686 -
1999 $3,677,393,999 -
2000 $3,519,991,440 -
2001 $3,666,222,635 -
2002 $4,194,342,686 -
2003 $5,349,258,094 -
2004 $6,190,270,380 -
2005 $6,567,654,954 -
2006 $7,034,111,315 $4,200,288,241
2007 $8,169,048,383 $4,466,278,065
2008 $9,787,734,526 $4,585,949,024
2009 $9,738,626,517 $4,281,714,567
2010 $9,535,345,016 $4,156,841,107
2011 $10,693,321,364 $4,186,073,104
2012 $11,141,358,116 $4,291,004,524
2013 $12,517,845,124 $4,405,796,023
2014 $13,284,527,847 $4,562,853,611
2015 $11,388,160,997 $4,708,167,233
2016 $11,821,065,853 $4,909,322,237
2017 $12,701,655,837 $5,166,281,305
2018 $14,262,408,090 $5,530,178,441
2019 $14,391,686,313 $5,941,896,608
2020 $15,686,741,894 $5,655,358,021
2021 $17,687,623,535 $6,060,026,520
2022 $17,425,405,084 $6,600,843,963
2023 $19,673,290,996 $7,139,428,558
2024 $21,482,643,720 -

Benin and Cayman Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Cayman Islands
Year GDP per capita
Benin Cayman Islands
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 -
1991 $365 -
1992 $302 -
1993 $387 -
1994 $262.1 -
1995 $348 -
1996 $369 -
1997 $345 -
1998 $362 -
1999 $525 -
2000 $487 -
2001 $492 -
2002 $546 -
2003 $676 -
2004 $759 -
2005 $779 -
2006 $809 $87,085
2007 $912 $89,888
2008 $1,061 $89,655
2009 $1,024 $81,374
2010 $973 $76,838
2011 $1,059 $75,281
2012 $1,072 $75,102
2013 $1,169 $75,114
2014 $1,204 $75,845
2015 $1,002 $76,379
2016 $1,011 $77,802
2017 $1,055 $80,054
2018 $1,152 $83,866
2019 $1,131 $88,254
2020 $1,200 $82,339
2021 $1,319 $86,438
2022 $1,266 $92,202
2023 $1,394 $97,750
2024 $1,485 -

Benin vs. Cayman Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Cayman Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Cayman Islands
1950 35.4 54
1951 35.7 54.5
1952 36 55
1953 36.3 55.4
1954 36.7 55.9
1955 37 56.4
1956 37.3 56.8
1957 37.6 57.3
1958 38 57.7
1959 38.4 58.2
1960 38.8 58.8
1961 39.2 59.4
1962 39.6 60.1
1963 40.1 60.8
1964 40.5 61.4
1965 41 62.2
1966 41.3 62.8
1967 41.8 63.2
1968 42.2 63.6
1969 42.6 64
1970 43 64.4
1971 43.4 64.8
1972 43.9 65.4
1973 44.4 65.9
1974 44.9 66.5
1975 45.4 67
1976 46 67.5
1977 46.5 68.1
1978 46.9 68.5
1979 47.4 69
1980 47.7 69.5
1981 48.1 70
1982 48.5 70.4
1983 48.8 70.8
1984 49.4 71.2
1985 50 71.6
1986 50.6 71.9
1987 51.3 72.1
1988 52 72.4
1989 52.5 72.5
1990 53 72.7
1991 53.4 72.9
1992 54.1 73.1
1993 54.6 73.2
1994 55 73.4
1995 55.4 73.6
1996 55.6 73.7
1997 56 73.9
1998 56.2 74.1
1999 56.3 74.2
2000 56.6 74.4
2001 56.7 74.5
2002 56.9 74.6
2003 57.1 74.6
2004 57.3 74.6
2005 57.7 74.9
2006 58 75
2007 58.2 75.2
2008 58.1 75.4
2009 58.3 75.7
2010 58.4 76.1
2011 58.5 76.6
2012 58.6 77.1
2013 58.9 77.7
2014 59 77.9
2015 59.1 78.1
2016 59.3 78.4
2017 59.5 78.6
2018 59.7 78.8
2019 59.9 79.1
2020 60.2 79.2
2021 59.6 79.3
2022 60.5 80
2023 60.8 80.4
2024 61 80.5
2025 61.1 80.7

Benin and Cayman Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Cayman Islands
Year Population
Benin Cayman Islands
1960 2,517,286 8,428
1961 2,559,223 8,601
1962 2,604,659 8,781
1963 2,652,908 8,970
1964 2,704,003 9,166
1965 2,757,936 9,361
1966 2,814,317 9,560
1967 2,872,997 9,769
1968 2,934,257 9,971
1969 2,998,222 10,165
1970 3,065,057 10,517
1971 3,134,767 11,098
1972 3,207,543 11,764
1973 3,283,496 12,438
1974 3,362,633 13,114
1975 3,445,407 13,788
1976 3,532,196 14,454
1977 3,623,202 15,105
1978 3,718,305 15,727
1979 3,818,528 16,351
1980 3,925,251 17,079
1981 4,038,307 17,905
1982 4,156,596 18,750
1983 4,278,978 19,598
1984 4,405,895 20,454
1985 4,538,012 21,324
1986 4,675,420 22,197
1987 4,818,486 23,073
1988 4,967,341 23,951
1989 5,121,657 24,874
1990 5,281,479 25,999
1991 5,446,932 27,294
1992 5,617,844 28,621
1993 5,872,706 29,976
1994 6,096,506 31,352
1995 6,226,773 32,743
1996 6,391,858 34,143
1997 6,583,365 35,543
1998 6,789,489 36,922
1999 7,002,818 38,284
2000 7,221,619 39,674
2001 7,445,596 41,089
2002 7,675,426 42,514
2003 7,913,070 43,934
2004 8,159,094 45,352
2005 8,426,144 46,788
2006 8,693,242 48,232
2007 8,953,969 49,687
2008 9,228,466 51,151
2009 9,509,423 52,618
2010 9,797,484 54,099
2011 10,093,623 55,606
2012 10,397,657 57,136
2013 10,708,834 58,655
2014 11,030,004 60,160
2015 11,360,681 61,642
2016 11,697,842 63,100
2017 12,039,780 64,535
2018 12,383,347 65,941
2019 12,726,755 67,327
2020 13,070,169 68,684
2021 13,413,417 70,108
2022 13,759,501 71,591
2023 14,111,034 73,038
2024 14,462,724 74,457

Fertility rates in Benin and Cayman Islands

Fertility rate
Benin

Cayman Islands
Year Fertility rate
Benin Cayman Islands
1960 6.28 4.71
1961 6.4 4.78
1962 6.46 4.79
1963 6.51 4.69
1964 6.57 4.41
1965 6.61 4.16
1966 6.63 4.08
1967 6.64 4.05
1968 6.67 3.99
1969 6.71 3.52
1970 6.74 4.66
1971 6.77 3.47
1972 6.8 4.89
1973 6.81 3.56
1974 6.82 2.96
1975 6.83 2.72
1976 6.83 2.53
1977 6.83 2.41
1978 6.82 2.37
1979 6.91 2.37
1980 6.99 2.4
1981 7.06 2.38
1982 7.06 2.01
1983 7.05 1.83
1984 7.03 1.79
1985 7 1.75
1986 6.96 1.69
1987 6.92 1.58
1988 6.87 1.63
1989 6.82 1.76
1990 6.74 1.78
1991 6.67 1.85
1992 6.59 1.73
1993 6.51 1.67
1994 6.42 1.66
1995 6.33 1.67
1996 6.28 1.69
1997 6.23 1.7
1998 6.14 1.7
1999 6.03 1.71
2000 5.94 1.71
2001 5.85 1.7
2002 5.79 1.68
2003 5.76 1.67
2004 5.72 1.67
2005 5.69 1.67
2006 5.67 1.67
2007 5.63 1.68
2008 5.55 1.7
2009 5.49 1.72
2010 5.45 1.69
2011 5.44 1.64
2012 5.43 1.53
2013 5.41 1.45
2014 5.37 1.33
2015 5.32 1.27
2016 5.25 1.23
2017 5.16 1.22
2018 5.03 1.28
2019 4.9 1.51
2020 4.8 1.55
2021 4.71 1.55
2022 4.63 1.54
2023 4.56 1.53

Benin and Cayman Islands demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Cayman Islands
Year Median age, years
Benin Cayman Islands
1960 20.8 23.5
1961 20.6 23.3
1962 20.3 22.9
1963 20.1 22.6
1964 19.9 22.3
1965 19.7 22.1
1966 19.5 21.8
1967 19.3 21.6
1968 19 21.3
1969 18.8 21.2
1970 18.6 21.2
1971 18.4 21.4
1972 18.3 21.8
1973 18.1 22.2
1974 17.9 22.6
1975 17.8 23.1
1976 17.7 23.7
1977 17.6 24.3
1978 17.5 25
1979 17.4 25.7
1980 17.3 26
1981 17.3 26.1
1982 17.2 26.2
1983 17.1 26.4
1984 17.1 26.8
1985 17 27.2
1986 17 27.6
1987 16.9 28.1
1988 16.9 28.6
1989 16.9 29.1
1990 16.9 29.5
1991 16.9 29.6
1992 16.9 29.9
1993 17.1 30.1
1994 17.2 30.5
1995 17 30.8
1996 16.9 31.3
1997 17 31.8
1998 17 32.3
1999 17.1 32.9
2000 17.1 33.2
2001 17.2 33.3
2002 17.3 33.4
2003 17.4 33.5
2004 17.4 33.7
2005 17.5 33.9
2006 17.6 34.2
2007 17.6 34.5
2008 17.7 34.8
2009 17.8 35.1
2010 17.8 35.4
2011 17.9 35.7
2012 18 35.8
2013 18 35.9
2014 18.1 36.1
2015 18.1 36.3
2016 18.2 36.5
2017 18.3 36.8
2018 18.3 37.1
2019 18.4 37.4
2020 18.5 37.8
2021 18.6 38.1
2022 18.7 38.5
2023 18.8 38.9
2024 19 39.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Cayman Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$4.42B
2022
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
14%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
1.57%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
4.24%
2015
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
85.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
8.19%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
4
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$644M
2020
Total reserves including gold n/a
$234M
2023
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$10.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
660,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
22.9%
2019
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Cayman Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
0.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
4.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
0%
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
2.94%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Cayman Islands
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.0009%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+896
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
76
2025
Higher education index
37
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
4.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
14
2025
Visa free countries
69
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
99%
2017
English speaking
1%
2025
76.6%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
81.1%
2017

Health

Benin Cayman Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.94
1997
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
78
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Benin Cayman Islands
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,245 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
10.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
48.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
488 mi
2007

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