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Benin vs Dominica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 66.2K in Dominica (ranked 188/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 289.6 sq mi for Dominica (ranked 99th vs. 175th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Dominica
Population
15100397
65870
Population rank 76/197 188/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$689M
2024
GDP rank 125/197 190/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$10,405
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 84/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$21,301
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$719M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
100.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$10,858
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 53/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$6,142
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
289.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.48
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
37 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Benin and Dominica: Comparison Charts

Benin and Dominica economies compared

GDP
Benin

Dominica
Year GDP
Benin Dominica
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 $45,872,947
1978 $928,843,469 $57,130,216
1979 $1,186,231,020 $55,017,759
1980 $1,405,251,847 $72,804,653
1981 $1,291,120,188 $82,107,391
1982 $1,267,778,670 $89,527,577
1983 $1,095,348,199 $98,665,191
1984 $1,051,134,009 $109,157,071
1985 $1,045,712,789 $119,491,933
1986 $1,336,102,025 $135,161,959
1987 $1,562,412,228 $151,868,754
1988 $1,620,246,084 $171,106,184
1989 $1,502,294,416 $185,137,243
1990 $1,959,965,330 $201,429,630
1991 $1,986,437,797 $219,762,963
1992 $1,695,315,306 $234,059,259
1993 $2,274,558,083 $245,525,926
1994 $1,598,075,944 $264,374,074
1995 $2,169,627,138 $274,522,222
1996 $2,361,116,449 $292,285,185
1997 $2,268,301,646 $302,988,889
1998 $2,455,092,686 $322,411,111
1999 $3,677,393,999 $331,759,259
2000 $3,519,991,440 $333,470,370
2001 $3,666,222,635 $377,462,963
2002 $4,194,342,686 $375,200,000
2003 $5,349,258,094 $373,318,519
2004 $6,190,270,380 $396,711,111
2005 $6,567,654,954 $391,455,556
2006 $7,034,111,315 $416,674,074
2007 $8,169,048,383 $444,685,185
2008 $9,787,734,526 $480,003,704
2009 $9,738,626,517 $515,618,519
2010 $9,535,345,016 $519,859,259
2011 $10,693,321,364 $532,081,481
2012 $11,141,358,116 $520,355,556
2013 $12,517,845,124 $545,325,926
2014 $13,284,527,847 $572,255,556
2015 $11,388,160,997 $583,177,778
2016 $11,821,065,853 $612,711,111
2017 $12,701,655,837 $563,355,556
2018 $14,262,408,090 $628,244,444
2019 $14,391,686,313 $644,259,259
2020 $15,686,741,894 $528,944,444
2021 $17,687,623,535 $562,911,111
2022 $17,425,405,084 $623,062,963
2023 $19,673,290,996 $659,311,111
2024 $21,482,643,720 $688,881,481

Benin and Dominica economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Dominica
Year GDP per capita
Benin Dominica
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 $634
1978 $249.8 $786
1979 $311 $754
1980 $358 $996
1981 $320 $1,125
1982 $305 $1,232
1983 $256 $1,363
1984 $238.6 $1,515
1985 $230.4 $1,666
1986 $285.8 $1,893
1987 $324 $2,138
1988 $326 $2,423
1989 $293.3 $2,639
1990 $371 $2,893
1991 $365 $3,171
1992 $302 $3,376
1993 $387 $3,536
1994 $262.1 $3,805
1995 $348 $3,952
1996 $369 $4,211
1997 $345 $4,372
1998 $362 $4,664
1999 $525 $4,817
2000 $487 $4,867
2001 $492 $5,528
2002 $546 $5,488
2003 $676 $5,447
2004 $759 $5,779
2005 $779 $5,695
2006 $809 $6,056
2007 $912 $6,459
2008 $1,061 $6,971
2009 $1,024 $7,487
2010 $973 $7,550
2011 $1,059 $7,705
2012 $1,072 $7,529
2013 $1,169 $7,822
2014 $1,204 $8,132
2015 $1,002 $8,283
2016 $1,011 $8,803
2017 $1,055 $8,225
2018 $1,152 $9,215
2019 $1,131 $9,491
2020 $1,200 $7,828
2021 $1,319 $8,376
2022 $1,266 $9,324
2023 $1,394 $9,913
2024 $1,485 $10,405

Benin vs. Dominica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Dominica
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Dominica
1950 35.4 44.5
1951 35.7 46.3
1952 36 48.2
1953 36.3 50
1954 36.7 51.7
1955 37 53.4
1956 37.3 55
1957 37.6 56.5
1958 38 57.9
1959 38.4 59.1
1960 38.8 60.1
1961 39.2 61
1962 39.6 61.9
1963 40.1 62.6
1964 40.5 63.3
1965 41 63.9
1966 41.3 64.5
1967 41.8 64.9
1968 42.2 65.3
1969 42.6 65.7
1970 43 66.2
1971 43.4 66.8
1972 43.9 67.5
1973 44.4 68.1
1974 44.9 68.6
1975 45.4 69.1
1976 46 69.4
1977 46.5 69.7
1978 46.9 70.1
1979 47.4 69.2
1980 47.7 71
1981 48.1 71.5
1982 48.5 71.7
1983 48.8 72
1984 49.4 71.9
1985 50 71.9
1986 50.6 71.7
1987 51.3 71.4
1988 52 71
1989 52.5 70.7
1990 53 70.5
1991 53.4 70.4
1992 54.1 70.5
1993 54.6 70.6
1994 55 70.8
1995 55.4 70.8
1996 55.6 71
1997 56 71.2
1998 56.2 71.4
1999 56.3 71.5
2000 56.6 71.7
2001 56.7 71.9
2002 56.9 71.9
2003 57.1 71.9
2004 57.3 72
2005 57.7 72
2006 58 72
2007 58.2 71.9
2008 58.1 71.9
2009 58.3 71.8
2010 58.4 71.7
2011 58.5 71.5
2012 58.6 71.4
2013 58.9 71.2
2014 59 71.2
2015 59.1 70
2016 59.3 71.2
2017 59.5 68.6
2018 59.7 71.4
2019 59.9 71.3
2020 60.2 71.3
2021 59.6 69.8
2022 60.5 71.1
2023 60.8 71.1
2024 61 71.3
2025 61.1 71.5

Benin and Dominica population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Dominica
Year Population
Benin Dominica
1960 2,517,286 59,372
1961 2,559,223 60,209
1962 2,604,659 60,948
1963 2,652,908 61,739
1964 2,704,003 62,587
1965 2,757,936 63,505
1966 2,814,317 64,507
1967 2,872,997 65,585
1968 2,934,257 66,732
1969 2,998,222 67,934
1970 3,065,057 68,908
1971 3,134,767 69,532
1972 3,207,543 70,060
1973 3,283,496 70,585
1974 3,362,633 71,091
1975 3,445,407 71,570
1976 3,532,196 72,017
1977 3,623,202 72,406
1978 3,718,305 72,724
1979 3,818,528 72,959
1980 3,925,251 73,083
1981 4,038,307 72,986
1982 4,156,596 72,688
1983 4,278,978 72,365
1984 4,405,895 72,056
1985 4,538,012 71,744
1986 4,675,420 71,406
1987 4,818,486 71,023
1988 4,967,341 70,608
1989 5,121,657 70,153
1990 5,281,479 69,627
1991 5,446,932 69,296
1992 5,617,844 69,325
1993 5,872,706 69,433
1994 6,096,506 69,477
1995 6,226,773 69,469
1996 6,391,858 69,410
1997 6,583,365 69,299
1998 6,789,489 69,124
1999 7,002,818 68,870
2000 7,221,619 68,511
2001 7,445,596 68,288
2002 7,675,426 68,367
2003 7,913,070 68,531
2004 8,159,094 68,649
2005 8,426,144 68,734
2006 8,693,242 68,806
2007 8,953,969 68,847
2008 9,228,466 68,854
2009 9,509,423 68,864
2010 9,797,484 68,859
2011 10,093,623 69,053
2012 10,397,657 69,118
2013 10,708,834 69,715
2014 11,030,004 70,373
2015 11,360,681 70,410
2016 11,697,842 69,606
2017 12,039,780 68,496
2018 12,383,347 68,174
2019 12,726,755 67,880
2020 13,070,169 67,573
2021 13,413,417 67,202
2022 13,759,501 66,826
2023 14,111,034 66,510
2024 14,462,724 66,205

Fertility rates in Benin and Dominica

Fertility rate
Benin

Dominica
Year Fertility rate
Benin Dominica
1960 6.28 6.18
1961 6.4 6.16
1962 6.46 6.12
1963 6.51 6.08
1964 6.57 6.03
1965 6.61 5.95
1966 6.63 5.86
1967 6.64 5.74
1968 6.67 5.59
1969 6.71 5.41
1970 6.74 5.22
1971 6.77 4.99
1972 6.8 4.67
1973 6.81 4.28
1974 6.82 3.84
1975 6.83 3.46
1976 6.83 3.19
1977 6.83 3.02
1978 6.82 2.96
1979 6.91 2.96
1980 6.99 3.04
1981 7.06 3.11
1982 7.06 3.17
1983 7.05 3.18
1984 7.03 3.15
1985 7 3.12
1986 6.96 3.08
1987 6.92 3.06
1988 6.87 3.06
1989 6.82 3.06
1990 6.74 3.09
1991 6.67 3.15
1992 6.59 3.18
1993 6.51 3.2
1994 6.42 2.96
1995 6.33 2.71
1996 6.28 2.55
1997 6.23 2.41
1998 6.14 2.32
1999 6.03 2.46
2000 5.94 2.35
2001 5.85 2.4
2002 5.79 2.16
2003 5.76 2.08
2004 5.72 2.02
2005 5.69 2
2006 5.67 2.07
2007 5.63 2.02
2008 5.55 1.97
2009 5.49 1.92
2010 5.45 1.89
2011 5.44 1.86
2012 5.43 1.83
2013 5.41 1.78
2014 5.37 1.71
2015 5.32 1.65
2016 5.25 1.58
2017 5.16 1.54
2018 5.03 1.52
2019 4.9 1.5
2020 4.8 1.5
2021 4.71 1.48
2022 4.63 1.48
2023 4.56 1.48

Benin and Dominica demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Dominica
Year Median age, years
Benin Dominica
1960 20.8 18
1961 20.6 17.8
1962 20.3 17.6
1963 20.1 17.4
1964 19.9 17.2
1965 19.7 16.9
1966 19.5 16.6
1967 19.3 16.3
1968 19 16
1969 18.8 15.7
1970 18.6 15.7
1971 18.4 15.9
1972 18.3 16.3
1973 18.1 16.6
1974 17.9 16.9
1975 17.8 17.2
1976 17.7 17.5
1977 17.6 17.8
1978 17.5 18.1
1979 17.4 18.4
1980 17.3 18.7
1981 17.3 19.1
1982 17.2 19.6
1983 17.1 20
1984 17.1 20.6
1985 17 21.1
1986 17 21.6
1987 16.9 22
1988 16.9 22.3
1989 16.9 22.6
1990 16.9 22.9
1991 16.9 23.2
1992 16.9 23.6
1993 17.1 24
1994 17.2 24.5
1995 17 25
1996 16.9 25.6
1997 17 26.1
1998 17 26.6
1999 17.1 27.1
2000 17.1 27.6
2001 17.2 28
2002 17.3 28.4
2003 17.4 28.8
2004 17.4 29.2
2005 17.5 29.6
2006 17.6 30
2007 17.6 30.3
2008 17.7 30.6
2009 17.8 31
2010 17.8 31.5
2011 17.9 31.6
2012 18 31.8
2013 18 31.4
2014 18.1 31.2
2015 18.1 31.6
2016 18.2 32.8
2017 18.3 34.1
2018 18.3 34.5
2019 18.4 35
2020 18.5 35.5
2021 18.6 35.9
2022 18.7 36.3
2023 18.8 36.6
2024 19 37

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Dominica
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$676M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
52.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
5.39%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
11%
2001
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
56.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
55.3
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
$156M
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$38.6M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
140,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
75.1%
2018
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Dominica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
625 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
0.08 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
8.9%
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
20.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
19.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Dominica
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.0008%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-200
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.91 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
45.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
30
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
26.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
10.9
2016
Visa free countries
69
2025
136
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
94%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Benin Dominica
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$574
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$157.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.44%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.12
2018
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
35.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
32.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12.9%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
5.02 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Dominica
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
4,374 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
96.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
184.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
940 mi
2018

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