Benin vs Congo statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 6.33M in The Congo (ranked 112/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 131,854 sq mi for The Congo (ranked 99th vs. 64th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482).

Benin and Congo: Comparison Charts

Benin and Congo economies compared

GDP

Benin

Congo

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Congo
1960	$226,195,578	$131,731,863
1961	$235,668,221	$151,675,739
1962	$236,434,954	$166,521,240
1963	$253,927,697	$172,233,431
1964	$269,819,006	$185,693,725
1965	$289,908,680	$198,318,064
1966	$302,925,235	$220,613,582
1967	$306,221,953	$237,397,428
1968	$326,323,105	$251,247,458
1969	$330,748,245	$265,040,036
1970	$333,627,713	$274,960,700
1971	$335,073,028	$322,128,019
1972	$410,331,857	$410,669,264
1973	$504,376,074	$541,973,363
1974	$554,654,861	$585,364,634
1975	$676,870,140	$767,102,680
1976	$698,408,262	$754,549,601
1977	$750,049,779	$765,224,029
1978	$928,843,469	$878,771,772
1979	$1,186,231,020	$1,198,749,667
1980	$1,405,251,847	$1,705,796,853
1981	$1,291,120,188	$1,993,512,323
1982	$1,267,778,670	$2,160,640,565
1983	$1,095,348,199	$2,097,274,290
1984	$1,051,134,009	$2,193,581,365
1985	$1,045,712,789	$2,160,872,540
1986	$1,336,102,025	$1,849,268,212
1987	$1,562,412,228	$2,297,753,652
1988	$1,620,246,084	$2,212,536,312
1989	$1,502,294,416	$2,389,593,026
1990	$1,959,965,330	$2,798,746,050
1991	$1,986,437,797	$2,724,853,506
1992	$1,695,315,306	$2,933,222,703
1993	$2,274,558,083	$2,684,323,623
1994	$1,598,075,944	$1,769,365,438
1995	$2,169,627,138	$2,116,003,868
1996	$2,361,116,449	$2,540,697,539
1997	$2,268,301,646	$2,322,719,103
1998	$2,455,092,686	$1,949,481,379
1999	$3,677,393,999	$2,354,772,960
2000	$3,519,991,440	$3,227,927,698
2001	$3,666,222,635	$2,796,704,604
2002	$4,194,342,686	$3,034,250,924
2003	$5,349,258,094	$3,503,723,088
2004	$6,190,270,380	$4,656,974,940
2005	$6,567,654,954	$6,650,001,680
2006	$7,034,111,315	$8,072,305,029
2007	$8,169,048,383	$8,782,703,437
2008	$9,787,734,526	$11,649,857,673
2009	$9,738,626,517	$9,723,299,915
2010	$9,535,345,016	$13,148,396,212
2011	$10,693,321,364	$15,655,383,577
2012	$11,141,358,116	$17,692,911,296
2013	$12,517,845,124	$17,958,720,699
2014	$13,284,527,847	$17,919,321,078
2015	$11,388,160,997	$12,434,793,867
2016	$11,821,065,853	$10,931,328,151
2017	$12,701,655,837	$11,834,473,039
2018	$14,262,408,090	$14,773,900,289
2019	$14,391,686,313	$13,976,637,780
2020	$15,686,741,894	$11,468,687,464
2021	$17,687,623,535	$14,825,690,211
2022	$17,425,405,084	$15,817,030,157
2023	$19,673,290,996	$15,321,055,818
2024	$21,482,643,720	$15,719,985,776

Benin and Congo economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Congo

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Congo
1960	$89.9	$124.7
1961	$92.1	$139.9
1962	$90.8	$149.6
1963	$95.7	$150.7
1964	$99.8	$158.1
1965	$105.1	$164.2
1966	$107.6	$177.6
1967	$106.6	$185.7
1968	$111.2	$190.8
1969	$110.3	$195.4
1970	$108.8	$196.7
1971	$106.9	$223.5
1972	$127.9	$276.3
1973	$153.6	$353
1974	$164.9	$370
1975	$196.5	$471
1976	$197.7	$453
1977	$207	$448
1978	$249.8	$503
1979	$311	$670
1980	$358	$933
1981	$320	$1,066
1982	$305	$1,131
1983	$256	$1,075
1984	$238.6	$1,097
1985	$230.4	$1,049
1986	$285.8	$872
1987	$324	$1,052
1988	$326	$984
1989	$293.3	$1,033
1990	$371	$1,176
1991	$365	$1,113
1992	$302	$1,164
1993	$387	$1,034
1994	$262.1	$662
1995	$348	$770
1996	$369	$899
1997	$345	$804
1998	$362	$660
1999	$525	$776
2000	$487	$1,024
2001	$492	$855
2002	$546	$906
2003	$676	$1,017
2004	$759	$1,306
2005	$779	$1,799
2006	$809	$2,104
2007	$912	$2,206
2008	$1,061	$2,832
2009	$1,024	$2,271
2010	$973	$2,947
2011	$1,059	$3,396
2012	$1,072	$3,732
2013	$1,169	$3,697
2014	$1,204	$3,601
2015	$1,002	$2,439
2016	$1,011	$2,093
2017	$1,055	$2,212
2018	$1,152	$2,694
2019	$1,131	$2,488
2020	$1,200	$1,994
2021	$1,319	$2,516
2022	$1,266	$2,621
2023	$1,394	$2,478
2024	$1,485	$2,482

Benin vs. Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Congo

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Congo
1950	35.4	39.6
1951	35.7	40.3
1952	36	41.1
1953	36.3	41.9
1954	36.7	42.6
1955	37	43.4
1956	37.3	44.3
1957	37.6	45.1
1958	38	46
1959	38.4	46.8
1960	38.8	47.6
1961	39.2	48.4
1962	39.6	49
1963	40.1	49.7
1964	40.5	50.4
1965	41	51
1966	41.3	51.6
1967	41.8	51.9
1968	42.2	52.6
1969	42.6	53.1
1970	43	53.6
1971	43.4	54
1972	43.9	54.4
1973	44.4	54.7
1974	44.9	55.1
1975	45.4	55.4
1976	46	55.7
1977	46.5	56
1978	46.9	56.2
1979	47.4	56.5
1980	47.7	56.8
1981	48.1	57.1
1982	48.5	57.2
1983	48.8	57.4
1984	49.4	57.5
1985	50	57.6
1986	50.6	57.6
1987	51.3	57.6
1988	52	57.5
1989	52.5	57.3
1990	53	57.1
1991	53.4	56.8
1992	54.1	56.5
1993	54.6	56
1994	55	55.6
1995	55.4	55.5
1996	55.6	55.2
1997	56	48.6
1998	56.2	52.6
1999	56.3	54.4
2000	56.6	55.4
2001	56.7	55.9
2002	56.9	56.4
2003	57.1	57.1
2004	57.3	58
2005	57.7	58.7
2006	58	59.5
2007	58.2	60.1
2008	58.1	60.8
2009	58.3	61.2
2010	58.4	61.7
2011	58.5	62.3
2012	58.6	62.7
2013	58.9	63
2014	59	63.3
2015	59.1	63.7
2016	59.3	63.9
2017	59.5	64.2
2018	59.7	64.5
2019	59.9	63.2
2020	60.2	64.4
2021	59.6	64.2
2022	60.5	65
2023	60.8	65.8
2024	61	66
2025	61.1	66.2

Benin and Congo population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Congo

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Congo
1960	2,517,286	1,056,732
1961	2,559,223	1,084,389
1962	2,604,659	1,113,175
1963	2,652,908	1,143,263
1964	2,704,003	1,174,816
1965	2,757,936	1,207,880
1966	2,814,317	1,242,534
1967	2,872,997	1,278,691
1968	2,934,257	1,316,519
1969	2,998,222	1,356,182
1970	3,065,057	1,397,638
1971	3,134,767	1,441,039
1972	3,207,543	1,486,468
1973	3,283,496	1,533,680
1974	3,362,633	1,582,301
1975	3,445,407	1,627,032
1976	3,532,196	1,667,225
1977	3,623,202	1,707,568
1978	3,718,305	1,748,089
1979	3,818,528	1,788,524
1980	3,925,251	1,828,985
1981	4,038,307	1,869,759
1982	4,156,596	1,910,430
1983	4,278,978	1,950,321
1984	4,405,895	1,999,528
1985	4,538,012	2,059,311
1986	4,675,420	2,120,602
1987	4,818,486	2,183,473
1988	4,967,341	2,247,653
1989	5,121,657	2,313,558
1990	5,281,479	2,380,560
1991	5,446,932	2,449,229
1992	5,617,844	2,519,465
1993	5,872,706	2,595,124
1994	6,096,506	2,673,144
1995	6,226,773	2,749,461
1996	6,391,858	2,826,785
1997	6,583,365	2,887,862
1998	6,789,489	2,952,061
1999	7,002,818	3,032,874
2000	7,221,619	3,151,345
2001	7,445,596	3,272,537
2002	7,675,426	3,350,771
2003	7,913,070	3,445,753
2004	8,159,094	3,565,554
2005	8,426,144	3,696,393
2006	8,693,242	3,837,409
2007	8,953,969	3,980,430
2008	9,228,466	4,113,517
2009	9,509,423	4,281,219
2010	9,797,484	4,462,290
2011	10,093,623	4,609,724
2012	10,397,657	4,740,450
2013	10,708,834	4,857,099
2014	11,030,004	4,975,880
2015	11,360,681	5,097,581
2016	11,697,842	5,222,536
2017	12,039,780	5,351,011
2018	12,383,347	5,483,118
2019	12,726,755	5,616,661
2020	13,070,169	5,752,791
2021	13,413,417	5,892,183
2022	13,759,501	6,035,104
2023	14,111,034	6,182,885
2024	14,462,724	6,332,961

Fertility rates in Benin and Congo

Fertility rate

Benin

Congo

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Congo
1960	6.28	6.09
1961	6.4	6.09
1962	6.46	6.1
1963	6.51	6.15
1964	6.57	6.18
1965	6.61	6.23
1966	6.63	6.27
1967	6.64	6.29
1968	6.67	6.33
1969	6.71	6.35
1970	6.74	6.38
1971	6.77	6.42
1972	6.8	6.44
1973	6.81	6.42
1974	6.82	6.39
1975	6.83	6.36
1976	6.83	6.32
1977	6.83	6.27
1978	6.82	6.21
1979	6.91	6.14
1980	6.99	6.07
1981	7.06	5.98
1982	7.06	5.85
1983	7.05	5.76
1984	7.03	5.66
1985	7	5.59
1986	6.96	5.51
1987	6.92	5.46
1988	6.87	5.39
1989	6.82	5.33
1990	6.74	5.27
1991	6.67	5.22
1992	6.59	5.18
1993	6.51	5.13
1994	6.42	5.1
1995	6.33	5.07
1996	6.28	5.03
1997	6.23	5
1998	6.14	4.91
1999	6.03	4.81
2000	5.94	4.72
2001	5.85	4.67
2002	5.79	4.7
2003	5.76	4.7
2004	5.72	4.69
2005	5.69	4.67
2006	5.67	4.65
2007	5.63	4.65
2008	5.55	4.73
2009	5.49	4.81
2010	5.45	4.85
2011	5.44	4.83
2012	5.43	4.79
2013	5.41	4.73
2014	5.37	4.67
2015	5.32	4.61
2016	5.25	4.55
2017	5.16	4.5
2018	5.03	4.44
2019	4.9	4.38
2020	4.8	4.33
2021	4.71	4.28
2022	4.63	4.22
2023	4.56	4.16

Benin and Congo demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Congo

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Congo
1960	20.8	18.8
1961	20.6	18.7
1962	20.3	18.6
1963	20.1	18.4
1964	19.9	18.3
1965	19.7	18.2
1966	19.5	18.1
1967	19.3	17.9
1968	19	17.8
1969	18.8	17.7
1970	18.6	17.6
1971	18.4	17.5
1972	18.3	17.4
1973	18.1	17.4
1974	17.9	17.3
1975	17.8	17.2
1976	17.7	17.1
1977	17.6	17
1978	17.5	17
1979	17.4	17
1980	17.3	17
1981	17.3	17
1982	17.2	17.1
1983	17.1	17.2
1984	17.1	17.2
1985	17	17.3
1986	17	17.4
1987	16.9	17.4
1988	16.9	17.5
1989	16.9	17.6
1990	16.9	17.7
1991	16.9	17.7
1992	16.9	17.8
1993	17.1	17.9
1994	17.2	18
1995	17	18.1
1996	16.9	18.1
1997	17	18.1
1998	17	18.1
1999	17.1	18.2
2000	17.1	18.5
2001	17.2	18.8
2002	17.3	18.8
2003	17.4	18.9
2004	17.4	19
2005	17.5	19.2
2006	17.6	19.3
2007	17.6	19.5
2008	17.7	19.5
2009	17.8	19.7
2010	17.8	19.8
2011	17.9	19.7
2012	18	19.6
2013	18	19.5
2014	18.1	19.4
2015	18.1	19.3
2016	18.2	19.2
2017	18.3	19.2
2018	18.3	19.1
2019	18.4	19.1
2020	18.5	19.2
2021	18.6	19.2
2022	18.7	19.3
2023	18.8	19.4
2024	19	19.5

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