Benin vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 99th vs. 126th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Benin and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Benin and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP

Benin

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Costa Rica
1960	$226,195,578	$507,513,830
1961	$235,668,221	$490,325,182
1962	$236,434,954	$479,180,824
1963	$253,927,697	$511,902,137
1964	$269,819,006	$542,578,367
1965	$289,908,680	$592,981,162
1966	$302,925,235	$647,305,630
1967	$306,221,953	$699,456,619
1968	$326,323,105	$773,841,494
1969	$330,748,245	$853,630,204
1970	$333,627,713	$984,830,158
1971	$335,073,028	$1,077,147,538
1972	$410,331,857	$1,238,251,696
1973	$504,376,074	$1,528,925,846
1974	$554,654,861	$1,666,544,754
1975	$676,870,140	$1,960,863,466
1976	$698,408,262	$2,412,555,426
1977	$750,049,779	$3,072,427,013
1978	$928,843,469	$3,523,208,810
1979	$1,186,231,020	$4,035,519,323
1980	$1,405,251,847	$4,831,447,001
1981	$1,291,120,188	$2,623,803,096
1982	$1,267,778,670	$2,606,623,555
1983	$1,095,348,199	$3,146,772,631
1984	$1,051,134,009	$3,660,477,856
1985	$1,045,712,789	$3,919,203,960
1986	$1,336,102,025	$4,418,983,871
1987	$1,562,412,228	$4,532,952,047
1988	$1,620,246,084	$4,614,629,898
1989	$1,502,294,416	$5,251,025,767
1990	$1,959,965,330	$5,711,687,787
1991	$1,986,437,797	$7,215,725,487
1992	$1,695,315,306	$8,579,754,758
1993	$2,274,558,083	$9,564,815,975
1994	$1,598,075,944	$10,489,903,725
1995	$2,169,627,138	$11,578,594,260
1996	$2,361,116,449	$11,678,424,507
1997	$2,268,301,646	$12,614,602,382
1998	$2,455,092,686	$13,684,255,947
1999	$3,677,393,999	$14,254,866,285
2000	$3,519,991,440	$15,013,629,662
2001	$3,666,222,635	$15,976,174,337
2002	$4,194,342,686	$16,578,820,687
2003	$5,349,258,094	$17,271,760,507
2004	$6,190,270,380	$18,610,594,846
2005	$6,567,654,954	$20,040,642,477
2006	$7,034,111,315	$22,715,540,324
2007	$8,169,048,383	$26,884,700,709
2008	$9,787,734,526	$30,801,745,700
2009	$9,738,626,517	$30,745,714,313
2010	$9,535,345,016	$37,658,616,952
2011	$10,693,321,364	$42,762,613,699
2012	$11,141,358,116	$47,231,655,432
2013	$12,517,845,124	$50,949,668,842
2014	$13,284,527,847	$52,016,408,854
2015	$11,388,160,997	$56,441,920,821
2016	$11,821,065,853	$58,847,019,610
2017	$12,701,655,837	$60,516,044,657
2018	$14,262,408,090	$62,420,164,992
2019	$14,391,686,313	$64,417,670,521
2020	$15,686,741,894	$62,395,610,760
2021	$17,687,623,535	$64,960,725,734
2022	$17,425,405,084	$69,243,626,029
2023	$19,673,290,996	$86,497,941,439
2024	$21,482,643,720	$95,350,423,177

Benin and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Costa Rica
1960	$89.9	$382
1961	$92.1	$356
1962	$90.8	$335
1963	$95.7	$346
1964	$99.8	$354
1965	$105.1	$374
1966	$107.6	$395
1967	$106.6	$414
1968	$111.2	$445
1969	$110.3	$477
1970	$108.8	$536
1971	$106.9	$570
1972	$127.9	$639
1973	$153.6	$769
1974	$164.9	$817
1975	$196.5	$937
1976	$197.7	$1,123
1977	$207	$1,393
1978	$249.8	$1,556
1979	$311	$1,735
1980	$358	$2,021
1981	$320	$1,068
1982	$305	$1,032
1983	$256	$1,213
1984	$238.6	$1,372
1985	$230.4	$1,429
1986	$285.8	$1,569
1987	$324	$1,567
1988	$326	$1,555
1989	$293.3	$1,725
1990	$371	$1,830
1991	$365	$2,253
1992	$302	$2,612
1993	$387	$2,840
1994	$262.1	$3,040
1995	$348	$3,275
1996	$369	$3,227
1997	$345	$3,408
1998	$362	$3,617
1999	$525	$3,691
2000	$487	$3,813
2001	$492	$3,985
2002	$546	$4,068
2003	$676	$4,173
2004	$759	$4,431
2005	$779	$4,703
2006	$809	$5,257
2007	$912	$6,138
2008	$1,061	$6,937
2009	$1,024	$6,833
2010	$973	$8,266
2011	$1,059	$9,276
2012	$1,072	$10,127
2013	$1,169	$10,803
2014	$1,204	$10,911
2015	$1,002	$11,715
2016	$1,011	$12,091
2017	$1,055	$12,317
2018	$1,152	$12,590
2019	$1,131	$12,885
2020	$1,200	$12,394
2021	$1,319	$12,838
2022	$1,266	$13,626
2023	$1,394	$16,942
2024	$1,485	$18,587

Benin vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Costa Rica
1950	35.4	57.5
1951	35.7	57.8
1952	36	58.1
1953	36.3	59.1
1954	36.7	59.9
1955	37	60.5
1956	37.3	61.2
1957	37.6	61.6
1958	38	62.3
1959	38.4	62.9
1960	38.8	63.5
1961	39.2	63.9
1962	39.6	64.2
1963	40.1	64.3
1964	40.5	64.5
1965	41	64.8
1966	41.3	65.1
1967	41.8	65.6
1968	42.2	65.8
1969	42.6	66.4
1970	43	66.8
1971	43.4	67.4
1972	43.9	68
1973	44.4	68.7
1974	44.9	69.4
1975	45.4	70.3
1976	46	70.9
1977	46.5	71.5
1978	46.9	72
1979	47.4	72.5
1980	47.7	73
1981	48.1	73.4
1982	48.5	73.9
1983	48.8	74.2
1984	49.4	74.6
1985	50	74.8
1986	50.6	74.9
1987	51.3	75.2
1988	52	75.5
1989	52.5	75.9
1990	53	76.1
1991	53.4	76.2
1992	54.1	76.4
1993	54.6	76.3
1994	55	76.3
1995	55.4	76.4
1996	55.6	76.4
1997	56	76.6
1998	56.2	76.9
1999	56.3	77.1
2000	56.6	77.3
2001	56.7	77.6
2002	56.9	77.9
2003	57.1	78.2
2004	57.3	78.5
2005	57.7	78.9
2006	58	79
2007	58.2	79.1
2008	58.1	79.2
2009	58.3	79.4
2010	58.4	79.4
2011	58.5	79.6
2012	58.6	79.9
2013	58.9	80.2
2014	59	80.2
2015	59.1	80.4
2016	59.3	80
2017	59.5	80
2018	59.7	80.1
2019	59.9	80.3
2020	60.2	79.7
2021	59.6	78.1
2022	60.5	79.3
2023	60.8	80.8
2024	61	81
2025	61.1	81.2

Benin and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Costa Rica
1960	2,517,286	1,327,496
1961	2,559,223	1,377,920
1962	2,604,659	1,429,445
1963	2,652,908	1,481,604
1964	2,704,003	1,533,960
1965	2,757,936	1,586,208
1966	2,814,317	1,638,116
1967	2,872,997	1,689,523
1968	2,934,257	1,739,731
1969	2,998,222	1,789,276
1970	3,065,057	1,838,949
1971	3,134,767	1,888,539
1972	3,207,543	1,938,248
1973	3,283,496	1,988,343
1974	3,362,633	2,039,643
1975	3,445,407	2,092,719
1976	3,532,196	2,147,774
1977	3,623,202	2,205,025
1978	3,718,305	2,264,510
1979	3,818,528	2,326,490
1980	3,925,251	2,390,633
1981	4,038,307	2,456,637
1982	4,156,596	2,524,806
1983	4,278,978	2,595,153
1984	4,405,895	2,667,595
1985	4,538,012	2,741,894
1986	4,675,420	2,817,216
1987	4,818,486	2,892,699
1988	4,967,341	2,968,103
1989	5,121,657	3,043,827
1990	5,281,479	3,121,706
1991	5,446,932	3,202,176
1992	5,617,844	3,284,258
1993	5,872,706	3,367,434
1994	6,096,506	3,451,122
1995	6,226,773	3,535,176
1996	6,391,858	3,619,013
1997	6,583,365	3,701,711
1998	6,789,489	3,782,838
1999	7,002,818	3,862,101
2000	7,221,619	3,937,739
2001	7,445,596	4,008,947
2002	7,675,426	4,075,705
2003	7,913,070	4,138,784
2004	8,159,094	4,200,078
2005	8,426,144	4,261,240
2006	8,693,242	4,321,340
2007	8,953,969	4,380,248
2008	9,228,466	4,440,056
2009	9,509,423	4,499,791
2010	9,797,484	4,555,962
2011	10,093,623	4,609,833
2012	10,397,657	4,663,934
2013	10,708,834	4,716,147
2014	11,030,004	4,767,119
2015	11,360,681	4,818,038
2016	11,697,842	4,866,998
2017	12,039,780	4,913,177
2018	12,383,347	4,957,818
2019	12,726,755	4,999,553
2020	13,070,169	5,034,320
2021	13,413,417	5,059,988
2022	13,759,501	5,081,765
2023	14,111,034	5,105,525
2024	14,462,724	5,129,910

Fertility rates in Benin and Costa Rica

Fertility rate

Benin

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Costa Rica
1960	6.28	6.71
1961	6.4	6.65
1962	6.46	6.54
1963	6.51	6.39
1964	6.57	6.19
1965	6.61	5.96
1966	6.63	5.7
1967	6.64	5.42
1968	6.67	5.03
1969	6.71	4.84
1970	6.74	4.59
1971	6.77	4.36
1972	6.8	4.16
1973	6.81	3.99
1974	6.82	3.89
1975	6.83	3.8
1976	6.83	3.75
1977	6.83	3.7
1978	6.82	3.66
1979	6.91	3.65
1980	6.99	3.58
1981	7.06	3.56
1982	7.06	3.54
1983	7.05	3.53
1984	7.03	3.52
1985	7	3.51
1986	6.96	3.45
1987	6.92	3.38
1988	6.87	3.31
1989	6.82	3.24
1990	6.74	3.17
1991	6.67	3.08
1992	6.59	3
1993	6.51	2.93
1994	6.42	2.86
1995	6.33	2.78
1996	6.28	2.68
1997	6.23	2.59
1998	6.14	2.53
1999	6.03	2.48
2000	5.94	2.41
2001	5.85	2.31
2002	5.79	2.16
2003	5.76	2.08
2004	5.72	2.03
2005	5.69	2.04
2006	5.67	1.94
2007	5.63	1.95
2008	5.55	1.98
2009	5.49	1.95
2010	5.45	1.83
2011	5.44	1.88
2012	5.43	1.85
2013	5.41	1.78
2014	5.37	1.8
2015	5.32	1.8
2016	5.25	1.75
2017	5.16	1.71
2018	5.03	1.71
2019	4.9	1.6
2020	4.8	1.45
2021	4.71	1.35
2022	4.63	1.34
2023	4.56	1.33

Benin and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Costa Rica
1960	20.8	16.8
1961	20.6	16.8
1962	20.3	16.7
1963	20.1	16.7
1964	19.9	16.7
1965	19.7	16.7
1966	19.5	16.8
1967	19.3	16.9
1968	19	17.1
1969	18.8	17.3
1970	18.6	17.6
1971	18.4	17.8
1972	18.3	18.1
1973	18.1	18.4
1974	17.9	18.6
1975	17.8	18.9
1976	17.7	19.2
1977	17.6	19.5
1978	17.5	19.7
1979	17.4	20
1980	17.3	20.3
1981	17.3	20.6
1982	17.2	20.9
1983	17.1	21.2
1984	17.1	21.4
1985	17	21.6
1986	17	21.8
1987	16.9	22.1
1988	16.9	22.3
1989	16.9	22.5
1990	16.9	22.7
1991	16.9	22.9
1992	16.9	23.2
1993	17.1	23.4
1994	17.2	23.6
1995	17	23.9
1996	16.9	24.1
1997	17	24.4
1998	17	24.7
1999	17.1	24.9
2000	17.1	25.2
2001	17.2	25.5
2002	17.3	25.9
2003	17.4	26.3
2004	17.4	26.7
2005	17.5	27
2006	17.6	27.4
2007	17.6	27.8
2008	17.7	28.2
2009	17.8	28.6
2010	17.8	29
2011	17.9	29.4
2012	18	29.8
2013	18	30.3
2014	18.1	30.7
2015	18.1	31.2
2016	18.2	31.7
2017	18.3	32.1
2018	18.3	32.6
2019	18.4	33
2020	18.5	33.5
2021	18.6	34
2022	18.7	34.5
2023	18.8	35.1
2024	19	35.6

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