Benin vs Gabon statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 99th vs. 75th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Benin and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Benin and Gabon economies compared

GDP

Benin

Gabon

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Gabon
1960	$226,195,578	$141,468,978
1961	$235,668,221	$167,637,907
1962	$236,434,954	$182,796,536
1963	$253,927,697	$154,480,244
1964	$269,819,006	$215,679,855
1965	$289,908,680	$226,474,286
1966	$302,925,235	$245,849,781
1967	$306,221,953	$271,543,680
1968	$326,323,105	$294,468,564
1969	$330,748,245	$318,124,701
1970	$333,627,713	$323,802,476
1971	$335,073,028	$381,687,073
1972	$410,331,857	$430,508,359
1973	$504,376,074	$722,780,701
1974	$554,654,861	$1,544,216,002
1975	$676,870,140	$2,157,592,940
1976	$698,408,262	$3,009,409,974
1977	$750,049,779	$2,809,349,069
1978	$928,843,469	$2,389,479,272
1979	$1,186,231,020	$3,030,251,120
1980	$1,405,251,847	$4,279,637,942
1981	$1,291,120,188	$3,862,269,121
1982	$1,267,778,670	$3,618,007,841
1983	$1,095,348,199	$3,391,275,732
1984	$1,051,134,009	$3,561,451,561
1985	$1,045,712,789	$3,339,914,757
1986	$1,336,102,025	$3,403,638,189
1987	$1,562,412,228	$3,281,797,043
1988	$1,620,246,084	$3,834,503,376
1989	$1,502,294,416	$4,186,411,464
1990	$1,959,965,330	$5,952,293,765
1991	$1,986,437,797	$5,402,919,785
1992	$1,695,315,306	$5,592,390,827
1993	$2,274,558,083	$4,378,645,081
1994	$1,598,075,944	$4,190,819,344
1995	$2,169,627,138	$4,958,845,648
1996	$2,361,116,449	$5,694,040,003
1997	$2,268,301,646	$5,326,817,115
1998	$2,455,092,686	$4,483,417,310
1999	$3,677,393,999	$4,662,992,036
2000	$3,519,991,440	$5,080,483,629
2001	$3,666,222,635	$5,023,265,413
2002	$4,194,342,686	$5,335,451,100
2003	$5,349,258,094	$6,511,903,365
2004	$6,190,270,380	$7,770,219,008
2005	$6,567,654,954	$9,582,783,991
2006	$7,034,111,315	$10,327,598,306
2007	$8,169,048,383	$12,455,409,587
2008	$9,787,734,526	$15,571,348,344
2009	$9,738,626,517	$12,113,699,068
2010	$9,535,345,016	$14,372,593,020
2011	$10,693,321,364	$18,210,307,744
2012	$11,141,358,116	$17,170,464,016
2013	$12,517,845,124	$17,595,744,798
2014	$13,284,527,847	$18,203,966,896
2015	$11,388,160,997	$14,383,107,763
2016	$11,821,065,853	$14,023,890,265
2017	$12,701,655,837	$14,929,487,485
2018	$14,262,408,090	$16,867,326,402
2019	$14,391,686,313	$16,874,405,465
2020	$15,686,741,894	$15,342,236,164
2021	$17,687,623,535	$19,444,935,097
2022	$17,425,405,084	$20,440,655,695
2023	$19,673,290,996	$20,055,720,403
2024	$21,482,643,720	$20,867,044,936

Benin and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Gabon

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Gabon
1960	$89.9	$276.1
1961	$92.1	$323
1962	$90.8	$348
1963	$95.7	$290.7
1964	$99.8	$400
1965	$105.1	$415
1966	$107.6	$443
1967	$106.6	$482
1968	$111.2	$515
1969	$110.3	$545
1970	$108.8	$543
1971	$106.9	$627
1972	$127.9	$693
1973	$153.6	$1,140
1974	$164.9	$2,384
1975	$196.5	$3,258
1976	$197.7	$4,441
1977	$207	$4,048
1978	$249.8	$3,360
1979	$311	$4,155
1980	$358	$5,718
1981	$320	$5,026
1982	$305	$4,584
1983	$256	$4,182
1984	$238.6	$4,273
1985	$230.4	$3,898
1986	$285.8	$3,865
1987	$324	$3,624
1988	$326	$4,119
1989	$293.3	$4,374
1990	$371	$6,051
1991	$365	$5,345
1992	$302	$5,386
1993	$387	$4,106
1994	$262.1	$3,828
1995	$348	$4,415
1996	$369	$4,943
1997	$345	$4,509
1998	$362	$3,700
1999	$525	$3,751
2000	$487	$3,983
2001	$492	$3,836
2002	$546	$3,966
2003	$676	$4,711
2004	$759	$5,466
2005	$779	$6,548
2006	$809	$6,847
2007	$912	$8,004
2008	$1,061	$9,689
2009	$1,024	$7,291
2010	$973	$8,357
2011	$1,059	$10,219
2012	$1,072	$9,297
2013	$1,169	$9,198
2014	$1,204	$9,201
2015	$1,002	$7,047
2016	$1,011	$6,677
2017	$1,055	$6,922
2018	$1,152	$7,624
2019	$1,131	$7,441
2020	$1,200	$6,606
2021	$1,319	$8,181
2022	$1,266	$8,409
2023	$1,394	$8,071
2024	$1,485	$8,219

Benin vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Gabon

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Gabon
1950	35.4	39.3
1951	35.7	40
1952	36	40.7
1953	36.3	41.5
1954	36.7	42.2
1955	37	42.9
1956	37.3	43.7
1957	37.6	44.4
1958	38	45.1
1959	38.4	45.8
1960	38.8	46.4
1961	39.2	47.1
1962	39.6	47.8
1963	40.1	48.4
1964	40.5	49
1965	41	49.7
1966	41.3	50.3
1967	41.8	50.9
1968	42.2	51.5
1969	42.6	52.1
1970	43	52.7
1971	43.4	53.3
1972	43.9	53.8
1973	44.4	54.4
1974	44.9	54.9
1975	45.4	55.5
1976	46	56
1977	46.5	56.5
1978	46.9	57
1979	47.4	57.4
1980	47.7	57.9
1981	48.1	58.3
1982	48.5	58.6
1983	48.8	59
1984	49.4	59.3
1985	50	59.7
1986	50.6	60
1987	51.3	60.2
1988	52	60.4
1989	52.5	60.6
1990	53	60.7
1991	53.4	60.9
1992	54.1	61
1993	54.6	61.1
1994	55	61.2
1995	55.4	61.3
1996	55.6	61.3
1997	56	61.4
1998	56.2	61.5
1999	56.3	61.7
2000	56.6	61.8
2001	56.7	62
2002	56.9	62.2
2003	57.1	62.5
2004	57.3	62.7
2005	57.7	63
2006	58	63.3
2007	58.2	63.6
2008	58.1	64
2009	58.3	64.4
2010	58.4	64.7
2011	58.5	65.1
2012	58.6	65.4
2013	58.9	65.8
2014	59	66.1
2015	59.1	66.3
2016	59.3	66.6
2017	59.5	66.8
2018	59.7	67
2019	59.9	67.3
2020	60.2	67.1
2021	59.6	67.1
2022	60.5	67.7
2023	60.8	68.3
2024	61	68.5
2025	61.1	68.7

Benin and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Gabon

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Gabon
1960	2,517,286	512,316
1961	2,559,223	518,266
1962	2,604,659	524,649
1963	2,652,908	531,452
1964	2,704,003	538,657
1965	2,757,936	546,308
1966	2,814,317	554,463
1967	2,872,997	563,108
1968	2,934,257	572,257
1969	2,998,222	583,276
1970	3,065,057	595,846
1971	3,134,767	608,348
1972	3,207,543	620,960
1973	3,283,496	633,995
1974	3,362,633	647,691
1975	3,445,407	662,197
1976	3,532,196	677,628
1977	3,623,202	693,984
1978	3,718,305	711,245
1979	3,818,528	729,375
1980	3,925,251	748,389
1981	4,038,307	768,385
1982	4,156,596	789,286
1983	4,278,978	811,005
1984	4,405,895	833,501
1985	4,538,012	856,726
1986	4,675,420	880,705
1987	4,818,486	905,479
1988	4,967,341	931,020
1989	5,121,657	957,138
1990	5,281,479	983,734
1991	5,446,932	1,010,818
1992	5,617,844	1,038,380
1993	5,872,706	1,066,405
1994	6,096,506	1,094,720
1995	6,226,773	1,123,213
1996	6,391,858	1,152,015
1997	6,583,365	1,181,439
1998	6,789,489	1,211,736
1999	7,002,818	1,243,016
2000	7,221,619	1,275,572
2001	7,445,596	1,309,589
2002	7,675,426	1,345,135
2003	7,913,070	1,382,350
2004	8,159,094	1,421,609
2005	8,426,144	1,463,495
2006	8,693,242	1,508,337
2007	8,953,969	1,556,237
2008	9,228,466	1,607,175
2009	9,509,423	1,661,556
2010	9,797,484	1,719,879
2011	10,093,623	1,781,985
2012	10,397,657	1,846,889
2013	10,708,834	1,913,059
2014	11,030,004	1,978,399
2015	11,360,681	2,040,989
2016	11,697,842	2,100,306
2017	12,039,780	2,156,900
2018	12,383,347	2,212,318
2019	12,726,755	2,267,706
2020	13,070,169	2,322,539
2021	13,413,417	2,376,722
2022	13,759,501	2,430,747
2023	14,111,034	2,484,789
2024	14,462,724	2,538,952

Fertility rates in Benin and Gabon

Fertility rate

Benin

Gabon

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Gabon
1960	6.28	4.42
1961	6.4	4.5
1962	6.46	4.59
1963	6.51	4.65
1964	6.57	4.71
1965	6.61	4.79
1966	6.63	4.86
1967	6.64	4.92
1968	6.67	4.98
1969	6.71	5.05
1970	6.74	5.1
1971	6.77	5.16
1972	6.8	5.24
1973	6.81	5.29
1974	6.82	5.33
1975	6.83	5.39
1976	6.83	5.46
1977	6.83	5.52
1978	6.82	5.57
1979	6.91	5.61
1980	6.99	5.66
1981	7.06	5.73
1982	7.06	5.74
1983	7.05	5.76
1984	7.03	5.73
1985	7	5.71
1986	6.96	5.69
1987	6.92	5.67
1988	6.87	5.62
1989	6.82	5.55
1990	6.74	5.46
1991	6.67	5.37
1992	6.59	5.29
1993	6.51	5.19
1994	6.42	5.04
1995	6.33	4.88
1996	6.28	4.74
1997	6.23	4.66
1998	6.14	4.58
1999	6.03	4.5
2000	5.94	4.47
2001	5.85	4.42
2002	5.79	4.36
2003	5.76	4.3
2004	5.72	4.25
2005	5.69	4.21
2006	5.67	4.17
2007	5.63	4.14
2008	5.55	4.12
2009	5.49	4.14
2010	5.45	4.15
2011	5.44	4.15
2012	5.43	4.09
2013	5.41	4.02
2014	5.37	3.95
2015	5.32	3.92
2016	5.25	3.92
2017	5.16	3.91
2018	5.03	3.91
2019	4.9	3.88
2020	4.8	3.83
2021	4.71	3.78
2022	4.63	3.71
2023	4.56	3.65

Benin and Gabon demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Gabon

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Gabon
1960	20.8	27.2
1961	20.6	27
1962	20.3	26.8
1963	20.1	26.5
1964	19.9	26.2
1965	19.7	25.9
1966	19.5	25.6
1967	19.3	25.2
1968	19	24.8
1969	18.8	24.5
1970	18.6	24.2
1971	18.4	23.9
1972	18.3	23.5
1973	18.1	23.2
1974	17.9	22.9
1975	17.8	22.5
1976	17.7	22.2
1977	17.6	21.9
1978	17.5	21.6
1979	17.4	21.3
1980	17.3	21
1981	17.3	20.7
1982	17.2	20.4
1983	17.1	20.1
1984	17.1	19.9
1985	17	19.7
1986	17	19.5
1987	16.9	19.3
1988	16.9	19.2
1989	16.9	19
1990	16.9	18.9
1991	16.9	18.9
1992	16.9	18.8
1993	17.1	18.8
1994	17.2	18.8
1995	17	18.8
1996	16.9	18.9
1997	17	18.9
1998	17	19
1999	17.1	19.1
2000	17.1	19.3
2001	17.2	19.4
2002	17.3	19.6
2003	17.4	19.7
2004	17.4	19.9
2005	17.5	20.1
2006	17.6	20.3
2007	17.6	20.6
2008	17.7	20.8
2009	17.8	21
2010	17.8	21.2
2011	17.9	21.4
2012	18	21.7
2013	18	21.9
2014	18.1	22.1
2015	18.1	22.2
2016	18.2	22.3
2017	18.3	22.4
2018	18.3	22.4
2019	18.4	22.5
2020	18.5	22.5
2021	18.6	22.5
2022	18.7	22.5
2023	18.8	22.6
2024	19	22.6

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