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Benin vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 99th vs. 150th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Benin El Salvador
Population
15100397
6386184
Population rank 76/197 112/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$13,264
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Benin and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Benin and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Benin

El Salvador
Year GDP
Benin El Salvador
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 -
1963 $253,927,697 -
1964 $269,819,006 -
1965 $289,908,680 $877,720,000
1966 $302,925,235 $929,520,000
1967 $306,221,953 $976,200,000
1968 $326,323,105 $1,009,760,100
1969 $330,748,245 $1,049,400,000
1970 $333,627,713 $1,132,920,000
1971 $335,073,028 $1,186,120,000
1972 $410,331,857 $1,263,720,000
1973 $504,376,074 $1,442,320,000
1974 $554,654,861 $1,665,880,000
1975 $676,870,140 $1,884,120,100
1976 $698,408,262 $2,328,280,100
1977 $750,049,779 $2,941,640,100
1978 $928,843,469 $3,127,960,000
1979 $1,186,231,020 $3,463,639,900
1980 $1,405,251,847 $3,573,959,900
1981 $1,291,120,188 $3,437,200,200
1982 $1,267,778,670 $3,399,189,100
1983 $1,095,348,199 $3,506,347,800
1984 $1,051,134,009 $3,661,683,400
1985 $1,045,712,789 $3,800,368,600
1986 $1,336,102,025 $3,771,663,200
1987 $1,562,412,228 $3,958,045,800
1988 $1,620,246,084 $4,189,880,000
1989 $1,502,294,416 $4,372,215,300
1990 $1,959,965,330 $4,817,542,204
1991 $1,986,437,797 $5,252,342,400
1992 $1,695,315,306 $5,813,399,300
1993 $2,274,558,083 $6,680,269,200
1994 $1,598,075,944 $7,679,384,000
1995 $2,169,627,138 $8,921,947,100
1996 $2,361,116,449 $9,586,327,800
1997 $2,268,301,646 $10,221,705,900
1998 $2,455,092,686 $10,936,669,900
1999 $3,677,393,999 $11,284,197,000
2000 $3,519,991,440 $11,784,927,700
2001 $3,666,222,635 $12,282,533,600
2002 $4,194,342,686 $12,664,190,300
2003 $5,349,258,094 $13,243,892,200
2004 $6,190,270,380 $13,724,810,900
2005 $6,567,654,954 $14,698,000,000
2006 $7,034,111,315 $15,999,890,000
2007 $8,169,048,383 $17,011,750,000
2008 $9,787,734,526 $17,986,890,000
2009 $9,738,626,517 $17,601,620,000
2010 $9,535,345,016 $18,447,920,000
2011 $10,693,321,364 $20,283,780,000
2012 $11,141,358,116 $21,386,150,000
2013 $12,517,845,124 $21,990,960,000
2014 $13,284,527,847 $22,593,470,000
2015 $11,388,160,997 $23,438,240,000
2016 $11,821,065,853 $24,191,430,000
2017 $12,701,655,837 $24,979,190,000
2018 $14,262,408,090 $26,020,850,000
2019 $14,391,686,313 $26,881,140,000
2020 $15,686,741,894 $24,921,190,000
2021 $17,687,623,535 $29,043,140,000
2022 $17,425,405,084 $31,870,120,000
2023 $19,673,290,996 $33,853,940,000
2024 $21,482,643,720 $35,364,960,000

Benin and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Benin El Salvador
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 -
1963 $95.7 -
1964 $99.8 -
1965 $105.1 $274.3
1966 $107.6 $282.4
1967 $106.6 $288.4
1968 $111.2 $290.1
1969 $110.3 $293.4
1970 $108.8 $309
1971 $106.9 $316
1972 $127.9 $329
1973 $153.6 $366
1974 $164.9 $413
1975 $196.5 $457
1976 $197.7 $553
1977 $207 $684
1978 $249.8 $712
1979 $311 $773
1980 $358 $787
1981 $320 $752
1982 $305 $735
1983 $256 $745
1984 $238.6 $763
1985 $230.4 $776
1986 $285.8 $755
1987 $324 $777
1988 $326 $806
1989 $293.3 $825
1990 $371 $892
1991 $365 $956
1992 $302 $1,041
1993 $387 $1,180
1994 $262.1 $1,344
1995 $348 $1,548
1996 $369 $1,651
1997 $345 $1,749
1998 $362 $1,860
1999 $525 $1,908
2000 $487 $1,983
2001 $492 $2,058
2002 $546 $2,115
2003 $676 $2,208
2004 $759 $2,286
2005 $779 $2,447
2006 $809 $2,666
2007 $912 $2,831
2008 $1,061 $2,983
2009 $1,024 $2,910
2010 $973 $3,040
2011 $1,059 $3,331
2012 $1,072 $3,498
2013 $1,169 $3,582
2014 $1,204 $3,666
2015 $1,002 $3,790
2016 $1,011 $3,901
2017 $1,055 $4,020
2018 $1,152 $4,184
2019 $1,131 $4,320
2020 $1,200 $3,997
2021 $1,319 $4,643
2022 $1,266 $5,075
2023 $1,394 $5,365
2024 $1,485 $5,580

Benin vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin El Salvador
1950 35.4 44.2
1951 35.7 43.8
1952 36 44.8
1953 36.3 45
1954 36.7 45.5
1955 37 46
1956 37.3 46.6
1957 37.6 47.1
1958 38 47.7
1959 38.4 48
1960 38.8 48.3
1961 39.2 48.6
1962 39.6 49
1963 40.1 49.4
1964 40.5 49.7
1965 41 50.2
1966 41.3 50.7
1967 41.8 50.8
1968 42.2 50.8
1969 42.6 51.3
1970 43 51.4
1971 43.4 51.7
1972 43.9 52
1973 44.4 52.8
1974 44.9 52.9
1975 45.4 53.4
1976 46 54.4
1977 46.5 54
1978 46.9 54.7
1979 47.4 53.8
1980 47.7 48.6
1981 48.1 50.9
1982 48.5 53.3
1983 48.8 54.4
1984 49.4 56.6
1985 50 58
1986 50.6 59.3
1987 51.3 59.4
1988 52 60
1989 52.5 61.3
1990 53 62
1991 53.4 62.5
1992 54.1 62.9
1993 54.6 64
1994 55 64.5
1995 55.4 64.9
1996 55.6 65.5
1997 56 66.2
1998 56.2 66.7
1999 56.3 67.3
2000 56.6 67.7
2001 56.7 68
2002 56.9 68.5
2003 57.1 68.8
2004 57.3 69.3
2005 57.7 69.3
2006 58 69.6
2007 58.2 69.8
2008 58.1 70.1
2009 58.3 70.4
2010 58.4 70.9
2011 58.5 71.2
2012 58.6 71.4
2013 58.9 71.2
2014 59 71.1
2015 59.1 71
2016 59.3 70.9
2017 59.5 71
2018 59.7 71.4
2019 59.9 71.7
2020 60.2 70.2
2021 59.6 69.9
2022 60.5 72
2023 60.8 72.1
2024 61 72.3
2025 61.1 72.5

Benin and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

El Salvador
Year Population
Benin El Salvador
1960 2,517,286 2,791,459
1961 2,559,223 2,870,016
1962 2,604,659 2,949,204
1963 2,652,908 3,028,679
1964 2,704,003 3,111,883
1965 2,757,936 3,199,466
1966 2,814,317 3,290,961
1967 2,872,997 3,385,184
1968 2,934,257 3,480,773
1969 2,998,222 3,576,485
1970 3,065,057 3,668,796
1971 3,134,767 3,757,523
1972 3,207,543 3,846,830
1973 3,283,496 3,938,068
1974 3,362,633 4,029,671
1975 3,445,407 4,120,449
1976 3,532,196 4,210,310
1977 3,623,202 4,301,256
1978 3,718,305 4,394,114
1979 3,818,528 4,480,388
1980 3,925,251 4,540,382
1981 4,038,307 4,570,599
1982 4,156,596 4,622,477
1983 4,278,978 4,707,367
1984 4,405,895 4,798,003
1985 4,538,012 4,894,706
1986 4,675,420 4,992,769
1987 4,818,486 5,092,441
1988 4,967,341 5,195,833
1989 5,121,657 5,298,979
1990 5,281,479 5,399,726
1991 5,446,932 5,495,077
1992 5,617,844 5,585,609
1993 5,872,706 5,659,957
1994 6,096,506 5,714,129
1995 6,226,773 5,762,131
1996 6,391,858 5,805,286
1997 6,583,365 5,844,578
1998 6,789,489 5,880,781
1999 7,002,818 5,913,900
2000 7,221,619 5,943,366
2001 7,445,596 5,968,060
2002 7,675,426 5,986,631
2003 7,913,070 5,998,599
2004 8,159,094 6,004,671
2005 8,426,144 6,005,578
2006 8,693,242 6,002,319
2007 8,953,969 6,009,824
2008 9,228,466 6,029,297
2009 9,509,423 6,048,279
2010 9,797,484 6,068,249
2011 10,093,623 6,090,127
2012 10,397,657 6,113,975
2013 10,708,834 6,138,839
2014 11,030,004 6,162,955
2015 11,360,681 6,183,676
2016 11,697,842 6,200,800
2017 12,039,780 6,213,533
2018 12,383,347 6,219,807
2019 12,726,755 6,222,318
2020 13,070,169 6,234,673
2021 13,413,417 6,255,782
2022 13,759,501 6,280,319
2023 14,111,034 6,309,624
2024 14,462,724 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Benin and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Benin

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Benin El Salvador
1960 6.28 6.62
1961 6.4 6.64
1962 6.46 6.68
1963 6.51 6.69
1964 6.57 6.68
1965 6.61 6.64
1966 6.63 6.57
1967 6.64 6.49
1968 6.67 6.39
1969 6.71 6.28
1970 6.74 6.18
1971 6.77 6.13
1972 6.8 6.03
1973 6.81 5.93
1974 6.82 5.82
1975 6.83 5.71
1976 6.83 5.59
1977 6.83 5.47
1978 6.82 5.36
1979 6.91 5.23
1980 6.99 5.11
1981 7.06 4.99
1982 7.06 4.83
1983 7.05 4.65
1984 7.03 4.48
1985 7 4.32
1986 6.96 4.19
1987 6.92 4.18
1988 6.87 4.1
1989 6.82 4.03
1990 6.74 3.96
1991 6.67 3.89
1992 6.59 3.8
1993 6.51 3.69
1994 6.42 3.61
1995 6.33 3.57
1996 6.28 3.48
1997 6.23 3.38
1998 6.14 3.34
1999 6.03 3.22
2000 5.94 3.08
2001 5.85 2.93
2002 5.79 2.78
2003 5.76 2.64
2004 5.72 2.52
2005 5.69 2.44
2006 5.67 2.4
2007 5.63 2.35
2008 5.55 2.29
2009 5.49 2.26
2010 5.45 2.24
2011 5.44 2.22
2012 5.43 2.19
2013 5.41 2.15
2014 5.37 2.13
2015 5.32 2.07
2016 5.25 1.97
2017 5.16 1.9
2018 5.03 1.85
2019 4.9 1.84
2020 4.8 1.82
2021 4.71 1.8
2022 4.63 1.79
2023 4.56 1.78

Benin and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Benin

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Benin El Salvador
1960 20.8 17.2
1961 20.6 17.1
1962 20.3 17
1963 20.1 17
1964 19.9 16.9
1965 19.7 16.9
1966 19.5 16.8
1967 19.3 16.7
1968 19 16.6
1969 18.8 16.6
1970 18.6 16.6
1971 18.4 16.6
1972 18.3 16.6
1973 18.1 16.7
1974 17.9 16.8
1975 17.8 16.9
1976 17.7 17
1977 17.6 17.1
1978 17.5 17.2
1979 17.4 17.4
1980 17.3 17.5
1981 17.3 17.6
1982 17.2 17.7
1983 17.1 17.8
1984 17.1 18
1985 17 18.2
1986 17 18.4
1987 16.9 18.5
1988 16.9 18.6
1989 16.9 18.7
1990 16.9 18.8
1991 16.9 18.8
1992 16.9 18.8
1993 17.1 19
1994 17.2 19.3
1995 17 19.6
1996 16.9 19.9
1997 17 20.3
1998 17 20.6
1999 17.1 21
2000 17.1 21.3
2001 17.2 21.6
2002 17.3 21.9
2003 17.4 22.2
2004 17.4 22.5
2005 17.5 22.7
2006 17.6 23
2007 17.6 23.2
2008 17.7 23.3
2009 17.8 23.5
2010 17.8 23.7
2011 17.9 23.9
2012 18 24.1
2013 18 24.3
2014 18.1 24.6
2015 18.1 24.9
2016 18.2 25.2
2017 18.3 25.6
2018 18.3 26
2019 18.4 26.4
2020 18.5 26.8
2021 18.6 27.2
2022 18.7 27.6
2023 18.8 28
2024 19 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
1.9%
2023
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
12.3%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
43.4%
2024

Energy

Benin El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Benin El Salvador
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
89.8%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
67.7%
2023

Health

Benin El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Benin El Salvador
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
5,600 mi
2017

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