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Benin vs Equatorial Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 1.89M in Equatorial Guinea (ranked 148/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 10,830 sq mi for Equatorial Guinea (ranked 99th vs. 140th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Equatorial Guinea
Population
15100397
1975406
Population rank 76/197 148/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$12.8B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 148/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$6,745
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 106/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$17,567
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$4.62B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
35.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$2,442
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 112/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$4,393
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
10,830 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
4.08
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
22 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
64.1 years
2025

Benin and Equatorial Guinea: Comparison Charts

Benin and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP
Benin

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP
Benin Equatorial Guinea
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 $37,253,333
1963 $253,927,697 $44,266,667
1964 $269,819,006 $51,915,000
1965 $289,908,680 $64,748,333
1966 $302,925,235 $69,110,000
1967 $306,221,953 $72,317,447
1968 $326,323,105 $67,514,286
1969 $330,748,245 $67,225,714
1970 $333,627,713 $66,331,429
1971 $335,073,028 $64,946,955
1972 $410,331,857 $65,429,198
1973 $504,376,074 $81,203,227
1974 $554,654,861 $94,159,863
1975 $676,870,140 $104,295,643
1976 $698,408,262 $103,653,050
1977 $750,049,779 $103,987,520
1978 $928,843,469 -
1979 $1,186,231,020 -
1980 $1,405,251,847 $50,642,881
1981 $1,291,120,188 $36,731,423
1982 $1,267,778,670 $44,294,648
1983 $1,095,348,199 $44,442,457
1984 $1,051,134,009 $50,320,914
1985 $1,045,712,789 $62,118,570
1986 $1,336,102,025 $76,407,396
1987 $1,562,412,228 $93,345,860
1988 $1,620,246,084 $100,534,657
1989 $1,502,294,416 $88,265,975
1990 $1,959,965,330 $112,119,411
1991 $1,986,437,797 $110,906,029
1992 $1,695,315,306 $134,707,184
1993 $2,274,558,083 $136,047,906
1994 $1,598,075,944 $100,807,003
1995 $2,169,627,138 $141,853,361
1996 $2,361,116,449 $232,463,023
1997 $2,268,301,646 $442,337,871
1998 $2,455,092,686 $370,687,634
1999 $3,677,393,999 $621,117,886
2000 $3,519,991,440 $1,045,998,496
2001 $3,666,222,635 $1,461,139,022
2002 $4,194,342,686 $1,806,742,742
2003 $5,349,258,094 $2,484,745,935
2004 $6,190,270,380 $4,410,764,339
2005 $6,567,654,954 $8,217,369,093
2006 $7,034,111,315 $10,086,528,699
2007 $8,169,048,383 $13,071,718,759
2008 $9,787,734,526 $19,749,893,536
2009 $9,738,626,517 $15,027,795,173
2010 $9,535,345,016 $16,314,443,436
2011 $10,693,321,364 $21,357,343,669
2012 $11,141,358,116 $22,388,344,144
2013 $12,517,845,124 $21,948,834,284
2014 $13,284,527,847 $21,765,453,082
2015 $11,388,160,997 $13,185,496,881
2016 $11,821,065,853 $11,240,808,848
2017 $12,701,655,837 $12,200,913,879
2018 $14,262,408,090 $13,097,012,134
2019 $14,391,686,313 $11,364,133,550
2020 $15,686,741,894 $9,893,816,008
2021 $17,687,623,535 $12,215,878,033
2022 $17,425,405,084 $13,687,643,436
2023 $19,673,290,996 $12,337,550,584
2024 $21,482,643,720 $12,765,777,677

Benin and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Benin Equatorial Guinea
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 $132.9
1963 $95.7 $154.8
1964 $99.8 $177.8
1965 $105.1 $217.1
1966 $107.6 $226.7
1967 $106.6 $231.9
1968 $111.2 $211.7
1969 $110.3 $208.4
1970 $108.8 $206.8
1971 $106.9 $205.6
1972 $127.9 $211.4
1973 $153.6 $268.6
1974 $164.9 $319
1975 $196.5 $362
1976 $197.7 $369
1977 $207 $376
1978 $249.8 $376
1979 $311 $372
1980 $358 $175.5
1981 $320 $121.1
1982 $305 $137.5
1983 $256 $129.4
1984 $238.6 $137.9
1985 $230.4 $161.1
1986 $285.8 $188.8
1987 $324 $220.9
1988 $326 $228.7
1989 $293.3 $193.2
1990 $371 $236.4
1991 $365 $225.3
1992 $302 $263.7
1993 $387 $256.7
1994 $262.1 $183.2
1995 $348 $248.3
1996 $369 $392
1997 $345 $717
1998 $362 $578
1999 $525 $931
2000 $487 $1,487
2001 $492 $1,949
2002 $546 $2,264
2003 $676 $2,931
2004 $759 $4,901
2005 $779 $8,674
2006 $809 $10,185
2007 $912 $12,617
2008 $1,061 $18,211
2009 $1,024 $13,233
2010 $973 $13,720
2011 $1,059 $17,198
2012 $1,072 $17,309
2013 $1,169 $16,304
2014 $1,204 $15,549
2015 $1,002 $9,069
2016 $1,011 $7,453
2017 $1,055 $7,809
2018 $1,152 $8,102
2019 $1,131 $6,804
2020 $1,200 $5,764
2021 $1,319 $6,946
2022 $1,266 $7,589
2023 $1,394 $6,678
2024 $1,485 $6,745

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Equatorial Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Equatorial Guinea
1950 35.4 40.1
1951 35.7 40.4
1952 36 40.6
1953 36.3 40.9
1954 36.7 41.1
1955 37 41.4
1956 37.3 41.7
1957 37.6 41.9
1958 38 42.2
1959 38.4 42.5
1960 38.8 42.7
1961 39.2 43
1962 39.6 43.3
1963 40.1 43.5
1964 40.5 43.8
1965 41 44.1
1966 41.3 44.3
1967 41.8 44.6
1968 42.2 44.9
1969 42.6 31
1970 43 31.1
1971 43.4 37.2
1972 43.9 44.4
1973 44.4 44.7
1974 44.9 41.5
1975 45.4 37.3
1976 46 30.5
1977 46.5 42
1978 46.9 42.3
1979 47.4 43
1980 47.7 48.8
1981 48.1 49.1
1982 48.5 49.7
1983 48.8 50
1984 49.4 50.2
1985 50 50.6
1986 50.6 50.8
1987 51.3 51
1988 52 51.2
1989 52.5 51.3
1990 53 51.4
1991 53.4 51.5
1992 54.1 51.6
1993 54.6 51.7
1994 55 51.8
1995 55.4 51.9
1996 55.6 52.1
1997 56 52.4
1998 56.2 52.6
1999 56.3 53
2000 56.6 53.4
2001 56.7 53.8
2002 56.9 54.3
2003 57.1 54.8
2004 57.3 55.3
2005 57.7 55.8
2006 58 56.4
2007 58.2 56.9
2008 58.1 57.4
2009 58.3 57.9
2010 58.4 58.3
2011 58.5 58.8
2012 58.6 59.3
2013 58.9 59.8
2014 59 60.2
2015 59.1 60.6
2016 59.3 61.1
2017 59.5 61.5
2018 59.7 61.9
2019 59.9 62.3
2020 60.2 62.1
2021 59.6 62.4
2022 60.5 63.4
2023 60.8 63.7
2024 61 63.9
2025 61.1 64.1

Benin and Equatorial Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Equatorial Guinea
Year Population
Benin Equatorial Guinea
1960 2,517,286 269,807
1961 2,559,223 274,896
1962 2,604,659 280,286
1963 2,652,908 285,965
1964 2,704,003 291,942
1965 2,757,936 298,238
1966 2,814,317 304,859
1967 2,872,997 311,805
1968 2,934,257 318,849
1969 2,998,222 322,517
1970 3,065,057 320,803
1971 3,134,767 315,940
1972 3,207,543 309,468
1973 3,283,496 302,281
1974 3,362,633 294,953
1975 3,445,407 287,901
1976 3,532,196 281,031
1977 3,623,202 276,779
1978 3,718,305 276,531
1979 3,818,528 279,846
1980 3,925,251 288,644
1981 4,038,307 303,252
1982 4,156,596 322,216
1983 4,278,978 343,421
1984 4,405,895 364,899
1985 4,538,012 385,547
1986 4,675,420 404,728
1987 4,818,486 422,522
1988 4,967,341 439,651
1989 5,121,657 456,808
1990 5,281,479 474,274
1991 5,446,932 492,217
1992 5,617,844 510,770
1993 5,872,706 530,023
1994 6,096,506 550,138
1995 6,226,773 571,264
1996 6,391,858 593,492
1997 6,583,365 616,893
1998 6,789,489 641,474
1999 7,002,818 667,214
2000 7,221,619 703,279
2001 7,445,596 749,836
2002 7,675,426 797,957
2003 7,913,070 847,862
2004 8,159,094 899,917
2005 8,426,144 947,367
2006 8,693,242 990,343
2007 8,953,969 1,036,044
2008 9,228,466 1,084,530
2009 9,509,423 1,135,673
2010 9,797,484 1,189,085
2011 10,093,623 1,241,835
2012 10,397,657 1,293,483
2013 10,708,834 1,346,218
2014 11,030,004 1,399,828
2015 11,360,681 1,453,923
2016 11,697,842 1,508,186
2017 12,039,780 1,562,396
2018 12,383,347 1,616,422
2019 12,726,755 1,670,177
2020 13,070,169 1,716,468
2021 13,413,417 1,758,786
2022 13,759,501 1,803,545
2023 14,111,034 1,847,549
2024 14,462,724 1,892,516

Fertility rates in Benin and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate
Benin

Equatorial Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Benin Equatorial Guinea
1960 6.28 5.65
1961 6.4 5.66
1962 6.46 5.67
1963 6.51 5.69
1964 6.57 5.71
1965 6.61 5.73
1966 6.63 5.76
1967 6.64 5.78
1968 6.67 5.79
1969 6.71 5.8
1970 6.74 5.81
1971 6.77 5.81
1972 6.8 5.81
1973 6.81 5.8
1974 6.82 5.8
1975 6.83 5.79
1976 6.83 5.79
1977 6.83 5.8
1978 6.82 5.8
1979 6.91 5.82
1980 6.99 5.84
1981 7.06 5.86
1982 7.06 5.88
1983 7.05 5.9
1984 7.03 5.93
1985 7 5.95
1986 6.96 5.96
1987 6.92 5.97
1988 6.87 5.98
1989 6.82 5.99
1990 6.74 5.99
1991 6.67 5.99
1992 6.59 5.98
1993 6.51 5.98
1994 6.42 5.98
1995 6.33 5.97
1996 6.28 5.96
1997 6.23 5.94
1998 6.14 5.91
1999 6.03 5.88
2000 5.94 5.83
2001 5.85 5.79
2002 5.79 5.73
2003 5.76 5.68
2004 5.72 5.62
2005 5.69 5.56
2006 5.67 5.5
2007 5.63 5.43
2008 5.55 5.36
2009 5.49 5.29
2010 5.45 5.21
2011 5.44 5.13
2012 5.43 5.04
2013 5.41 4.95
2014 5.37 4.86
2015 5.32 4.77
2016 5.25 4.69
2017 5.16 4.6
2018 5.03 4.51
2019 4.9 4.43
2020 4.8 4.35
2021 4.71 4.27
2022 4.63 4.17
2023 4.56 4.08

Benin and Equatorial Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Equatorial Guinea
Year Median age, years
Benin Equatorial Guinea
1960 20.8 21.9
1961 20.6 21.7
1962 20.3 21.6
1963 20.1 21.4
1964 19.9 21.3
1965 19.7 21.1
1966 19.5 21
1967 19.3 20.8
1968 19 20.7
1969 18.8 20.5
1970 18.6 20.4
1971 18.4 20.2
1972 18.3 20.2
1973 18.1 20.1
1974 17.9 20
1975 17.8 19.9
1976 17.7 19.8
1977 17.6 19.6
1978 17.5 19.5
1979 17.4 19.4
1980 17.3 19.3
1981 17.3 19.2
1982 17.2 19.1
1983 17.1 19.3
1984 17.1 19.7
1985 17 19.9
1986 17 20
1987 16.9 20
1988 16.9 19.9
1989 16.9 19.8
1990 16.9 19.7
1991 16.9 19.5
1992 16.9 19.4
1993 17.1 19.2
1994 17.2 19.1
1995 17 19
1996 16.9 19
1997 17 18.9
1998 17 18.9
1999 17.1 18.9
2000 17.1 19
2001 17.2 19.1
2002 17.3 19.3
2003 17.4 19.4
2004 17.4 19.7
2005 17.5 19.9
2006 17.6 20.1
2007 17.6 20.4
2008 17.7 20.7
2009 17.8 20.9
2010 17.8 21.2
2011 17.9 21.3
2012 18 21.5
2013 18 21.6
2014 18.1 21.7
2015 18.1 21.9
2016 18.2 21.9
2017 18.3 22
2018 18.3 22.1
2019 18.4 22.2
2020 18.5 22.1
2021 18.6 22.1
2022 18.7 22.1
2023 18.8 22.1
2024 19 22

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Finance

Benin Equatorial Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$8.96B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
2.19%
1998
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
1.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
8.6%
2014
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
51.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
45.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
47.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
29.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.6%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.54B
2023
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
2.22%
1996
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Equatorial Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
1,284 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$14.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
3.78 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
2.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
4.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
1.75%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-423%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
745 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
8.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
31.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Benin Equatorial Guinea
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+3,891
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
74.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
26.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
2.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
27.2
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
94.4%
2010
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
60.4%
2023

Health

Benin Equatorial Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$190.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$133.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
64.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.83%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
174
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
70.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.2%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
6.56 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Equatorial Guinea
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
5,723 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
404 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
9,357 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
1,790 mi
2017

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