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Benin vs Greece statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 10.4M in Greece (ranked 94/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 49,769 sq mi for Greece (ranked 99th vs. 95th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Greece
Population
15100397
10276140
Population rank 76/197 95/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$257B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 54/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$24,752
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 49/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$44,074
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$388B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
142.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$37,349
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 16/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$13,372
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
49,769 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.32
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
47.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Benin and Greece: Comparison Charts

Benin and Greece economies compared

GDP
Benin

Greece
Year GDP
Benin Greece
1960 $226,195,578 $4,274,890,307
1961 $235,668,221 $4,892,397,431
1962 $236,434,954 $5,140,542,929
1963 $253,927,697 $5,813,285,627
1964 $269,819,006 $6,576,906,345
1965 $289,908,680 $7,582,209,670
1966 $302,925,235 $8,472,021,467
1967 $306,221,953 $9,146,592,856
1968 $326,323,105 $9,950,331,206
1969 $330,748,245 $11,454,106,327
1970 $333,627,713 $12,957,113,636
1971 $335,073,028 $14,388,806,818
1972 $410,331,857 $16,650,659,091
1973 $504,376,074 $22,037,019,563
1974 $554,654,861 $24,998,715,909
1975 $676,870,140 $28,129,128,587
1976 $698,408,262 $30,719,552,239
1977 $750,049,779 $35,673,080,481
1978 $928,843,469 $43,654,480,519
1979 $1,186,231,020 $53,724,121,435
1980 $1,405,251,847 $56,039,256,595
1981 $1,291,120,188 $51,618,456,335
1982 $1,267,778,670 $53,858,346,939
1983 $1,095,348,199 $48,741,397,059
1984 $1,051,134,009 $47,352,146,312
1985 $1,045,712,789 $47,155,741,426
1986 $1,336,102,025 $55,595,445,472
1987 $1,562,412,228 $64,739,630,096
1988 $1,620,246,084 $75,200,610,137
1989 $1,502,294,416 $78,067,933,277
1990 $1,959,965,330 $96,529,587,274
1991 $1,986,437,797 $103,680,863,713
1992 $1,695,315,306 $114,608,178,405
1993 $2,274,558,083 $107,295,704,518
1994 $1,598,075,944 $114,980,063,202
1995 $2,169,627,138 $134,974,613,914
1996 $2,361,116,449 $142,502,984,145
1997 $2,268,301,646 $138,766,067,640
1998 $2,455,092,686 $139,612,812,176
1999 $3,677,393,999 $137,131,371,955
2000 $3,519,991,440 $125,760,166,225
2001 $3,666,222,635 $132,050,474,720
2002 $4,194,342,686 $150,253,800,086
2003 $5,349,258,094 $196,930,509,813
2004 $6,190,270,380 $234,979,615,898
2005 $6,567,654,954 $242,315,668,619
2006 $7,034,111,315 $269,073,415,334
2007 $8,169,048,383 $314,226,996,944
2008 $9,787,734,526 $351,121,399,546
2009 $9,738,626,517 $326,829,054,686
2010 $9,535,345,016 $296,417,644,404
2011 $10,693,321,364 $283,228,079,776
2012 $11,141,358,116 $238,841,140,018
2013 $12,517,845,124 $236,556,279,641
2014 $13,284,527,847 $233,911,581,521
2015 $11,388,160,997 $194,567,373,678
2016 $11,821,065,853 $193,097,239,006
2017 $12,701,655,837 $200,381,103,984
2018 $14,262,408,090 $213,298,873,494
2019 $14,391,686,313 $207,305,649,887
2020 $15,686,741,894 $191,362,985,555
2021 $17,687,623,535 $218,303,801,895
2022 $17,425,405,084 $218,880,566,444
2023 $19,673,290,996 $243,498,333,238
2024 $21,482,643,720 $257,144,811,302

Benin and Greece economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Greece
Year GDP per capita
Benin Greece
1960 $89.9 $513
1961 $92.1 $583
1962 $90.8 $608
1963 $95.7 $686
1964 $99.8 $773
1965 $105.1 $887
1966 $107.6 $984
1967 $106.6 $1,053
1968 $111.2 $1,138
1969 $110.3 $1,306
1970 $108.8 $1,474
1971 $106.9 $1,629
1972 $127.9 $1,873
1973 $153.6 $2,468
1974 $164.9 $2,789
1975 $196.5 $3,109
1976 $197.7 $3,343
1977 $207 $3,832
1978 $249.8 $4,629
1979 $311 $5,627
1980 $358 $5,812
1981 $320 $5,305
1982 $305 $5,502
1983 $256 $4,950
1984 $238.6 $4,785
1985 $230.4 $4,747
1986 $285.8 $5,578
1987 $324 $6,474
1988 $326 $7,492
1989 $293.3 $7,738
1990 $371 $9,467
1991 $365 $10,047
1992 $302 $11,021
1993 $387 $10,257
1994 $262.1 $10,937
1995 $348 $12,779
1996 $369 $13,433
1997 $345 $13,016
1998 $362 $13,023
1999 $525 $12,743
2000 $487 $11,638
2001 $492 $12,157
2002 $546 $13,782
2003 $676 $18,021
2004 $759 $21,449
2005 $779 $22,054
2006 $809 $24,416
2007 $912 $28,441
2008 $1,061 $31,696
2009 $1,024 $29,425
2010 $973 $26,653
2011 $1,059 $25,505
2012 $1,072 $21,624
2013 $1,169 $21,573
2014 $1,204 $21,475
2015 $1,002 $17,981
2016 $1,011 $17,919
2017 $1,055 $18,632
2018 $1,152 $19,873
2019 $1,131 $19,335
2020 $1,200 $17,887
2021 $1,319 $20,655
2022 $1,266 $20,972
2023 $1,394 $23,401
2024 $1,485 $24,752

Benin vs. Greece life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Greece
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Greece
1950 35.4 66.2
1951 35.7 66.7
1952 36 67.3
1953 36.3 67.5
1954 36.7 68
1955 37 68.6
1956 37.3 68.1
1957 37.6 68.4
1958 38 69.7
1959 38.4 69.6
1960 38.8 70.5
1961 39.2 70.4
1962 39.6 70.3
1963 40.1 70.6
1964 40.5 70.5
1965 41 71.5
1966 41.3 71.9
1967 41.8 71.4
1968 42.2 71.5
1969 42.6 72.1
1970 43 72.7
1971 43.4 72.9
1972 43.9 72.7
1973 44.4 73
1974 44.9 73.5
1975 45.4 73.5
1976 46 73.7
1977 46.5 73.8
1978 46.9 74.4
1979 47.4 74.7
1980 47.7 74.5
1981 48.1 74.9
1982 48.5 75.2
1983 48.8 75.5
1984 49.4 75.8
1985 50 76.1
1986 50.6 76.5
1987 51.3 76.1
1988 52 77
1989 52.5 77.1
1990 53 77.3
1991 53.4 77.4
1992 54.1 77.3
1993 54.6 77.7
1994 55 77.9
1995 55.4 77.9
1996 55.6 78
1997 56 78.4
1998 56.2 78.3
1999 56.3 78.4
2000 56.6 78.4
2001 56.7 78.9
2002 56.9 79
2003 57.1 79.1
2004 57.3 79.4
2005 57.7 79.7
2006 58 79.8
2007 58.2 79.7
2008 58.1 80.1
2009 58.3 80.4
2010 58.4 80.6
2011 58.5 80.6
2012 58.6 80.4
2013 58.9 81.1
2014 59 81.1
2015 59.1 80.8
2016 59.3 81.3
2017 59.5 81
2018 59.7 81.5
2019 59.9 81.3
2020 60.2 81.5
2021 59.6 80.5
2022 60.5 79.9
2023 60.8 81.9
2024 61 82
2025 61.1 82.2

Benin and Greece population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Greece
Year Population
Benin Greece
1960 2,517,286 8,331,725
1961 2,559,223 8,398,050
1962 2,604,659 8,448,233
1963 2,652,908 8,479,625
1964 2,704,003 8,510,429
1965 2,757,936 8,550,333
1966 2,814,317 8,613,651
1967 2,872,997 8,684,088
1968 2,934,257 8,740,765
1969 2,998,222 8,772,764
1970 3,065,057 8,792,806
1971 3,134,767 8,831,036
1972 3,207,543 8,888,628
1973 3,283,496 8,929,086
1974 3,362,633 8,962,022
1975 3,445,407 9,046,541
1976 3,532,196 9,188,150
1977 3,623,202 9,308,479
1978 3,718,305 9,429,959
1979 3,818,528 9,548,258
1980 3,925,251 9,642,505
1981 4,038,307 9,729,350
1982 4,156,596 9,789,513
1983 4,278,978 9,846,627
1984 4,405,895 9,895,801
1985 4,538,012 9,934,300
1986 4,675,420 9,967,213
1987 4,818,486 10,000,595
1988 4,967,341 10,036,983
1989 5,121,657 10,089,498
1990 5,281,479 10,196,792
1991 5,446,932 10,319,927
1992 5,617,844 10,399,061
1993 5,872,706 10,460,415
1994 6,096,506 10,512,922
1995 6,226,773 10,562,153
1996 6,391,858 10,608,800
1997 6,583,365 10,661,259
1998 6,789,489 10,720,509
1999 7,002,818 10,761,698
2000 7,221,619 10,805,808
2001 7,445,596 10,862,132
2002 7,675,426 10,902,022
2003 7,913,070 10,928,070
2004 8,159,094 10,955,141
2005 8,426,144 10,987,314
2006 8,693,242 11,020,362
2007 8,953,969 11,048,473
2008 9,228,466 11,077,841
2009 9,509,423 11,107,017
2010 9,797,484 11,121,341
2011 10,093,623 11,104,899
2012 10,397,657 11,045,011
2013 10,708,834 10,965,211
2014 11,030,004 10,892,413
2015 11,360,681 10,820,883
2016 11,697,842 10,775,971
2017 12,039,780 10,754,679
2018 12,383,347 10,732,882
2019 12,726,755 10,721,582
2020 13,070,169 10,698,599
2021 13,413,417 10,569,207
2022 13,759,501 10,436,882
2023 14,111,034 10,405,588
2024 14,462,724 10,388,805

Fertility rates in Benin and Greece

Fertility rate
Benin

Greece
Year Fertility rate
Benin Greece
1960 6.28 2.23
1961 6.4 2.13
1962 6.46 2.16
1963 6.51 2.14
1964 6.57 2.24
1965 6.61 2.25
1966 6.63 2.32
1967 6.64 2.45
1968 6.67 2.42
1969 6.71 2.36
1970 6.74 2.4
1971 6.77 2.32
1972 6.8 2.32
1973 6.81 2.27
1974 6.82 2.38
1975 6.83 2.33
1976 6.83 2.35
1977 6.83 2.27
1978 6.82 2.28
1979 6.91 2.26
1980 6.99 2.23
1981 7.06 2.09
1982 7.06 2.03
1983 7.05 1.94
1984 7.03 1.83
1985 7 1.67
1986 6.96 1.6
1987 6.92 1.5
1988 6.87 1.5
1989 6.82 1.4
1990 6.74 1.39
1991 6.67 1.37
1992 6.59 1.36
1993 6.51 1.32
1994 6.42 1.33
1995 6.33 1.28
1996 6.28 1.26
1997 6.23 1.27
1998 6.14 1.24
1999 6.03 1.23
2000 5.94 1.25
2001 5.85 1.25
2002 5.79 1.28
2003 5.76 1.29
2004 5.72 1.31
2005 5.69 1.34
2006 5.67 1.4
2007 5.63 1.41
2008 5.55 1.5
2009 5.49 1.5
2010 5.45 1.48
2011 5.44 1.4
2012 5.43 1.34
2013 5.41 1.29
2014 5.37 1.3
2015 5.32 1.33
2016 5.25 1.38
2017 5.16 1.35
2018 5.03 1.35
2019 4.9 1.34
2020 4.8 1.39
2021 4.71 1.43
2022 4.63 1.32
2023 4.56 1.32

Benin and Greece demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Greece
Year Median age, years
Benin Greece
1960 20.8 28.5
1961 20.6 29
1962 20.3 29.3
1963 20.1 29.4
1964 19.9 29.4
1965 19.7 31
1966 19.5 30.9
1967 19.3 31.1
1968 19 31.3
1969 18.8 31.6
1970 18.6 33.2
1971 18.4 32.9
1972 18.3 33
1973 18.1 33.3
1974 17.9 33.6
1975 17.8 33.8
1976 17.7 33.8
1977 17.6 33.9
1978 17.5 33.9
1979 17.4 34
1980 17.3 33.8
1981 17.3 33.7
1982 17.2 33.9
1983 17.1 34.1
1984 17.1 34.3
1985 17 34.5
1986 17 34.8
1987 16.9 35.1
1988 16.9 35.4
1989 16.9 35.7
1990 16.9 36
1991 16.9 36.3
1992 16.9 36.5
1993 17.1 36.6
1994 17.2 36.8
1995 17 37
1996 16.9 37.2
1997 17 37.4
1998 17 37.6
1999 17.1 37.8
2000 17.1 38
2001 17.2 38.2
2002 17.3 38.5
2003 17.4 38.8
2004 17.4 39.1
2005 17.5 39.4
2006 17.6 39.7
2007 17.6 40.1
2008 17.7 40.5
2009 17.8 40.9
2010 17.8 41.4
2011 17.9 41.8
2012 18 42.2
2013 18 42.7
2014 18.1 43.2
2015 18.1 43.7
2016 18.2 44.1
2017 18.3 44.4
2018 18.3 44.7
2019 18.4 45
2020 18.5 45.3
2021 18.6 45.9
2022 18.7 46.4
2023 18.8 46.7
2024 19 47.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Greece
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$239B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
3.23%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
147,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-0.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
10%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
68%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
26%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
16
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
143
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$83.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$15.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$561M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
7,406,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
10.5%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
88.6%
2024

Energy

Benin Greece
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
1,875 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$22
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
51.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
4.97 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
21.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
12.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
89.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
4,694 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
40.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
8.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Greece
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-122,772
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
81%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.88 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
72.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.84
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
8.3
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
93.9%
2009
English speaking
1%
2025
51%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
86.3%
2024

Health

Benin Greece
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,768
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$593
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
6.37
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
31 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
5.81 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Greece
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
4,791 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
20,742 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
15,065 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
72,700 mi
2018

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