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Benin vs Ecuador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 18.1M in Ecuador (ranked 71/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 95,892 sq mi for Ecuador (ranked 99th vs. 76th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Ecuador
Population
15100397
18414090
Population rank 76/197 71/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$125B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 63/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$6,875
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 105/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$15,840
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$68.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
55.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$3,784
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 93/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$6,020
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
95,892 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.82
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
29.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Benin and Ecuador: Comparison Charts

Benin and Ecuador economies compared

GDP
Benin

Ecuador
Year GDP
Benin Ecuador
1960 $226,195,578 $2,069,464,937
1961 $235,668,221 $1,753,850,955
1962 $236,434,954 $1,518,207,703
1963 $253,927,697 $1,824,343,871
1964 $269,819,006 $2,244,146,103
1965 $289,908,680 $2,387,047,396
1966 $302,925,235 $2,429,308,639
1967 $306,221,953 $2,553,595,172
1968 $326,323,105 $2,582,179,864
1969 $330,748,245 $3,112,165,727
1970 $333,627,713 $2,862,503,139
1971 $335,073,028 $2,754,219,271
1972 $410,331,857 $3,185,986,087
1973 $504,376,074 $3,891,754,150
1974 $554,654,861 $6,599,257,044
1975 $676,870,140 $7,731,674,472
1976 $698,408,262 $9,091,921,030
1977 $750,049,779 $11,026,342,618
1978 $928,843,469 $11,922,497,876
1979 $1,186,231,020 $14,175,160,902
1980 $1,405,251,847 $17,881,508,242
1981 $1,291,120,188 $21,810,759,354
1982 $1,267,778,670 $19,929,846,396
1983 $1,095,348,199 $17,152,477,037
1984 $1,051,134,009 $16,912,509,092
1985 $1,045,712,789 $17,149,088,413
1986 $1,336,102,025 $15,314,138,472
1987 $1,562,412,228 $13,945,426,859
1988 $1,620,246,084 $13,051,881,851
1989 $1,502,294,416 $13,890,823,705
1990 $1,959,965,330 $15,239,272,612
1991 $1,986,437,797 $16,988,535,268
1992 $1,695,315,306 $18,094,238,119
1993 $2,274,558,083 $18,938,717,359
1994 $1,598,075,944 $22,708,673,337
1995 $2,169,627,138 $24,432,884,442
1996 $2,361,116,449 $25,226,393,197
1997 $2,268,301,646 $28,162,053,027
1998 $2,455,092,686 $27,981,896,948
1999 $3,677,393,999 $19,645,272,636
2000 $3,519,991,440 $17,539,454,727
2001 $3,666,222,635 $23,127,055,000
2002 $4,194,342,686 $27,054,197,000
2003 $5,349,258,094 $30,965,208,000
2004 $6,190,270,380 $35,194,947,000
2005 $6,567,654,954 $40,278,849,000
2006 $7,034,111,315 $45,690,762,000
2007 $8,169,048,383 $49,848,725,000
2008 $9,787,734,526 $61,139,438,000
2009 $9,738,626,517 $60,094,978,000
2010 $9,535,345,016 $68,151,329,000
2011 $10,693,321,364 $78,986,648,000
2012 $11,141,358,116 $87,735,048,000
2013 $12,517,845,124 $96,570,334,000
2014 $13,284,527,847 $102,717,794,000
2015 $11,388,160,997 $97,209,558,000
2016 $11,821,065,853 $97,671,433,000
2017 $12,701,655,837 $104,467,486,000
2018 $14,262,408,090 $107,478,961,000
2019 $14,391,686,313 $107,595,830,000
2020 $15,686,741,894 $95,865,473,000
2021 $17,687,623,535 $107,179,074,000
2022 $17,425,405,084 $116,133,121,000
2023 $19,673,290,996 $121,147,057,000
2024 $21,482,643,720 $124,676,074,700

Benin and Ecuador economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Ecuador
Year GDP per capita
Benin Ecuador
1960 $89.9 $451
1961 $92.1 $371
1962 $90.8 $312
1963 $95.7 $365
1964 $99.8 $436
1965 $105.1 $450
1966 $107.6 $445
1967 $106.6 $454
1968 $111.2 $445
1969 $110.3 $521
1970 $108.8 $465
1971 $106.9 $434
1972 $127.9 $488
1973 $153.6 $579
1974 $164.9 $954
1975 $196.5 $1,086
1976 $197.7 $1,242
1977 $207 $1,465
1978 $249.8 $1,541
1979 $311 $1,783
1980 $358 $2,190
1981 $320 $2,601
1982 $305 $2,314
1983 $256 $1,940
1984 $238.6 $1,864
1985 $230.4 $1,842
1986 $285.8 $1,604
1987 $324 $1,426
1988 $326 $1,304
1989 $293.3 $1,356
1990 $371 $1,455
1991 $365 $1,587
1992 $302 $1,655
1993 $387 $1,698
1994 $262.1 $1,997
1995 $348 $2,108
1996 $369 $2,136
1997 $345 $2,341
1998 $362 $2,284
1999 $525 $1,575
2000 $487 $1,382
2001 $492 $1,791
2002 $546 $2,059
2003 $676 $2,316
2004 $759 $2,586
2005 $779 $2,909
2006 $809 $3,244
2007 $912 $3,479
2008 $1,061 $4,195
2009 $1,024 $4,053
2010 $973 $4,520
2011 $1,059 $5,154
2012 $1,072 $5,634
2013 $1,169 $6,109
2014 $1,204 $6,406
2015 $1,002 $5,976
2016 $1,011 $5,918
2017 $1,055 $6,233
2018 $1,152 $6,304
2019 $1,131 $6,205
2020 $1,200 $5,464
2021 $1,319 $6,061
2022 $1,266 $6,516
2023 $1,394 $6,738
2024 $1,485 $6,875

Benin vs. Ecuador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Ecuador
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Ecuador
1950 35.4 48.4
1951 35.7 48.9
1952 36 49.2
1953 36.3 49.6
1954 36.7 50
1955 37 50.4
1956 37.3 50.9
1957 37.6 51.5
1958 38 52.1
1959 38.4 52.7
1960 38.8 53.4
1961 39.2 54.1
1962 39.6 54.7
1963 40.1 55.3
1964 40.5 56
1965 41 56.5
1966 41.3 57
1967 41.8 57.5
1968 42.2 57.9
1969 42.6 58.3
1970 43 58.8
1971 43.4 59.3
1972 43.9 59.8
1973 44.4 60.3
1974 44.9 60.7
1975 45.4 61.1
1976 46 61.4
1977 46.5 61.9
1978 46.9 62.4
1979 47.4 62.9
1980 47.7 63.3
1981 48.1 63.8
1982 48.5 64.3
1983 48.8 64.7
1984 49.4 65.2
1985 50 65.6
1986 50.6 66.1
1987 51.3 66.6
1988 52 67
1989 52.5 67.8
1990 53 68.4
1991 53.4 69
1992 54.1 69.5
1993 54.6 70.1
1994 55 70.9
1995 55.4 71.3
1996 55.6 71.8
1997 56 72
1998 56.2 71.9
1999 56.3 71.9
2000 56.6 72.1
2001 56.7 72.6
2002 56.9 73.2
2003 57.1 73.6
2004 57.3 73.9
2005 57.7 73.9
2006 58 74
2007 58.2 74.2
2008 58.1 74.7
2009 58.3 74.9
2010 58.4 75.2
2011 58.5 75.2
2012 58.6 75.5
2013 58.9 75.8
2014 59 76.1
2015 59.1 76.2
2016 59.3 76.1
2017 59.5 76.2
2018 59.7 77.2
2019 59.9 77.3
2020 60.2 72
2021 59.6 72.7
2022 60.5 76.6
2023 60.8 77.4
2024 61 77.6
2025 61.1 77.8

Benin and Ecuador population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Ecuador
Year Population
Benin Ecuador
1960 2,517,286 4,590,891
1961 2,559,223 4,722,331
1962 2,604,659 4,859,269
1963 2,652,908 5,001,716
1964 2,704,003 5,149,918
1965 2,757,936 5,303,963
1966 2,814,317 5,463,748
1967 2,872,997 5,629,057
1968 2,934,257 5,799,680
1969 2,998,222 5,975,236
1970 3,065,057 6,155,387
1971 3,134,767 6,340,052
1972 3,207,543 6,529,034
1973 3,283,496 6,722,033
1974 3,362,633 6,918,573
1975 3,445,407 7,118,251
1976 3,532,196 7,320,912
1977 3,623,202 7,526,819
1978 3,718,305 7,736,167
1979 3,818,528 7,948,869
1980 3,925,251 8,165,877
1981 4,038,307 8,386,910
1982 4,156,596 8,611,298
1983 4,278,978 8,840,417
1984 4,405,895 9,074,782
1985 4,538,012 9,311,154
1986 4,675,420 9,545,998
1987 4,818,486 9,779,290
1988 4,967,341 10,010,808
1989 5,121,657 10,241,852
1990 5,281,479 10,473,673
1991 5,446,932 10,702,380
1992 5,617,844 10,930,128
1993 5,872,706 11,154,274
1994 6,096,506 11,372,197
1995 6,226,773 11,590,514
1996 6,391,858 11,810,950
1997 6,583,365 12,031,127
1998 6,789,489 12,251,184
1999 7,002,818 12,470,795
2000 7,221,619 12,689,206
2001 7,445,596 12,910,740
2002 7,675,426 13,138,472
2003 7,913,070 13,372,306
2004 8,159,094 13,608,701
2005 8,426,144 13,846,163
2006 8,693,242 14,086,131
2007 8,953,969 14,328,773
2008 9,228,466 14,575,202
2009 9,509,423 14,825,954
2010 9,797,484 15,076,695
2011 10,093,623 15,326,227
2012 10,397,657 15,572,194
2013 10,708,834 15,807,128
2014 11,030,004 16,035,124
2015 11,360,681 16,266,225
2016 11,697,842 16,505,139
2017 12,039,780 16,759,519
2018 12,383,347 17,049,547
2019 12,726,755 17,340,021
2020 13,070,169 17,546,065
2021 13,413,417 17,682,454
2022 13,759,501 17,823,897
2023 14,111,034 17,980,083
2024 14,462,724 18,135,478

Fertility rates in Benin and Ecuador

Fertility rate
Benin

Ecuador
Year Fertility rate
Benin Ecuador
1960 6.28 6.72
1961 6.4 6.7
1962 6.46 6.68
1963 6.51 6.65
1964 6.57 6.61
1965 6.61 6.56
1966 6.63 6.51
1967 6.64 6.44
1968 6.67 6.35
1969 6.71 6.25
1970 6.74 6.14
1971 6.77 6.01
1972 6.8 5.87
1973 6.81 5.73
1974 6.82 5.58
1975 6.83 5.43
1976 6.83 5.28
1977 6.83 5.13
1978 6.82 4.99
1979 6.91 4.86
1980 6.99 4.73
1981 7.06 4.61
1982 7.06 4.5
1983 7.05 4.39
1984 7.03 4.31
1985 7 4.14
1986 6.96 4
1987 6.92 3.87
1988 6.87 3.79
1989 6.82 3.74
1990 6.74 3.68
1991 6.67 3.63
1992 6.59 3.58
1993 6.51 3.49
1994 6.42 3.42
1995 6.33 3.38
1996 6.28 3.35
1997 6.23 3.29
1998 6.14 3.23
1999 6.03 3.17
2000 5.94 3.1
2001 5.85 3.04
2002 5.79 2.97
2003 5.76 2.91
2004 5.72 2.85
2005 5.69 2.8
2006 5.67 2.75
2007 5.63 2.7
2008 5.55 2.69
2009 5.49 2.68
2010 5.45 2.62
2011 5.44 2.61
2012 5.43 2.51
2013 5.41 2.36
2014 5.37 2.27
2015 5.32 2.21
2016 5.25 2.12
2017 5.16 2.13
2018 5.03 2.11
2019 4.9 2.04
2020 4.8 1.97
2021 4.71 1.91
2022 4.63 1.86
2023 4.56 1.82

Benin and Ecuador demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Ecuador
Year Median age, years
Benin Ecuador
1960 20.8 18.2
1961 20.6 18
1962 20.3 17.9
1963 20.1 17.8
1964 19.9 17.8
1965 19.7 17.7
1966 19.5 17.7
1967 19.3 17.7
1968 19 17.7
1969 18.8 17.7
1970 18.6 17.7
1971 18.4 17.8
1972 18.3 17.8
1973 18.1 17.9
1974 17.9 17.9
1975 17.8 18
1976 17.7 18.1
1977 17.6 18.2
1978 17.5 18.3
1979 17.4 18.4
1980 17.3 18.5
1981 17.3 18.6
1982 17.2 18.8
1983 17.1 18.9
1984 17.1 19.1
1985 17 19.2
1986 17 19.4
1987 16.9 19.6
1988 16.9 19.8
1989 16.9 20
1990 16.9 20.2
1991 16.9 20.4
1992 16.9 20.6
1993 17.1 20.8
1994 17.2 21
1995 17 21.2
1996 16.9 21.4
1997 17 21.6
1998 17 21.8
1999 17.1 22
2000 17.1 22.2
2001 17.2 22.4
2002 17.3 22.7
2003 17.4 22.9
2004 17.4 23.2
2005 17.5 23.4
2006 17.6 23.7
2007 17.6 24
2008 17.7 24.2
2009 17.8 24.5
2010 17.8 24.8
2011 17.9 25.1
2012 18 25.4
2013 18 25.7
2014 18.1 26
2015 18.1 26.4
2016 18.2 26.8
2017 18.3 27.2
2018 18.3 27.5
2019 18.4 27.9
2020 18.5 28.3
2021 18.6 28.6
2022 18.7 29
2023 18.8 29.4
2024 19 29.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Ecuador
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$117B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
37.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.89%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-1.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
57.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
26.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
55.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
33.4%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
1.5%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2000
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$747M
2000
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.91B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$6.54B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
2,108,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
3.12%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
64.5%
2024

Energy

Benin Ecuador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
905 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$16.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
45.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
2.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
84%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
18.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
13.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-69.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
1,589 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
80.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
74.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Benin Ecuador
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-19,704
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
65%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
36.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
45.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
20.1
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
104
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
96.3%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1.24%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
77.2%
2024

Health

Benin Ecuador
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$493
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$160
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.32%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
55
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
13.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
4.9%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
67
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
10.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
2.54 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Ecuador
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
5,288 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
20,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
47,510 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
26,853 mi
2015

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