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Benin vs Guatemala statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 18.4M in Guatemala (ranked 70/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 41,375 sq mi for Guatemala (ranked 99th vs. 102nd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Guatemala
Population
15100397
18912872
Population rank 76/197 70/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$113B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 67/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$6,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 113/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$14,369
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$30B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
27.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$1,628
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 124/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$5,583
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
41,375 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
445 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.31
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
24 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
72.9 years
2025

Benin and Guatemala: Comparison Charts

Benin and Guatemala economies compared

GDP
Benin

Guatemala
Year GDP
Benin Guatemala
1960 $226,195,578 $1,043,599,900
1961 $235,668,221 $1,076,699,900
1962 $236,434,954 $1,143,600,000
1963 $253,927,697 $1,262,800,000
1964 $269,819,006 $1,299,099,900
1965 $289,908,680 $1,331,399,900
1966 $302,925,235 $1,390,700,000
1967 $306,221,953 $1,453,500,000
1968 $326,323,105 $1,610,500,000
1969 $330,748,245 $1,715,399,900
1970 $333,627,713 $1,904,000,000
1971 $335,073,028 $1,984,800,000
1972 $410,331,857 $2,101,300,000
1973 $504,376,074 $2,569,200,100
1974 $554,654,861 $3,161,499,900
1975 $676,870,140 $3,645,900,000
1976 $698,408,262 $4,365,300,200
1977 $750,049,779 $5,480,500,200
1978 $928,843,469 $6,070,600,200
1979 $1,186,231,020 $6,902,600,200
1980 $1,405,251,847 $7,878,700,000
1981 $1,291,120,188 $8,607,500,300
1982 $1,267,778,670 $8,716,999,700
1983 $1,095,348,199 $9,050,000,400
1984 $1,051,134,009 $9,470,000,100
1985 $1,045,712,789 $9,721,652,087
1986 $1,336,102,025 $7,231,963,516
1987 $1,562,412,228 $7,084,399,840
1988 $1,620,246,084 $7,841,602,824
1989 $1,502,294,416 $8,410,724,361
1990 $1,959,965,330 $7,650,196,845
1991 $1,986,437,797 $9,406,135,143
1992 $1,695,315,306 $10,440,781,588
1993 $2,274,558,083 $11,400,017,301
1994 $1,598,075,944 $12,983,233,311
1995 $2,169,627,138 $14,655,404,433
1996 $2,361,116,449 $15,674,835,615
1997 $2,268,301,646 $17,790,026,222
1998 $2,455,092,686 $19,395,491,993
1999 $3,677,393,999 $18,318,412,251
2000 $3,519,991,440 $19,288,929,030
2001 $3,666,222,635 $18,405,220,247
2002 $4,194,342,686 $20,444,205,991
2003 $5,349,258,094 $21,576,351,799
2004 $6,190,270,380 $23,577,298,095
2005 $6,567,654,954 $26,783,389,294
2006 $7,034,111,315 $29,744,246,827
2007 $8,169,048,383 $33,567,850,824
2008 $9,787,734,526 $38,503,720,224
2009 $9,738,626,517 $37,126,148,265
2010 $9,535,345,016 $40,676,578,423
2011 $10,693,321,364 $46,876,006,272
2012 $11,141,358,116 $49,593,929,487
2013 $12,517,845,124 $52,996,446,180
2014 $13,284,527,847 $57,852,152,955
2015 $11,388,160,997 $62,186,064,758
2016 $11,821,065,853 $66,053,403,364
2017 $12,701,655,837 $71,653,754,107
2018 $14,262,408,090 $73,328,365,862
2019 $14,391,686,313 $77,172,317,259
2020 $15,686,741,894 $77,719,464,221
2021 $17,687,623,535 $86,455,519,687
2022 $17,425,405,084 $95,641,441,235
2023 $19,673,290,996 $104,368,413,483
2024 $21,482,643,720 $113,199,586,004

Benin and Guatemala economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Guatemala
Year GDP per capita
Benin Guatemala
1960 $89.9 $256.8
1961 $92.1 $257.2
1962 $90.8 $265.2
1963 $95.7 $284.4
1964 $99.8 $284.2
1965 $105.1 $283
1966 $107.6 $287.3
1967 $106.6 $291.9
1968 $111.2 $315
1969 $110.3 $326
1970 $108.8 $353
1971 $106.9 $358
1972 $127.9 $370
1973 $153.6 $441
1974 $164.9 $529
1975 $196.5 $595
1976 $197.7 $697
1977 $207 $856
1978 $249.8 $925
1979 $311 $1,026
1980 $358 $1,142
1981 $320 $1,216
1982 $305 $1,204
1983 $256 $1,220
1984 $238.6 $1,241
1985 $230.4 $1,238
1986 $285.8 $896
1987 $324 $854
1988 $326 $919
1989 $293.3 $958
1990 $371 $848
1991 $365 $1,014
1992 $302 $1,096
1993 $387 $1,166
1994 $262.1 $1,293
1995 $348 $1,421
1996 $369 $1,481
1997 $345 $1,638
1998 $362 $1,741
1999 $525 $1,604
2000 $487 $1,649
2001 $492 $1,538
2002 $546 $1,669
2003 $676 $1,723
2004 $759 $1,841
2005 $779 $2,046
2006 $809 $2,225
2007 $912 $2,459
2008 $1,061 $2,763
2009 $1,024 $2,612
2010 $973 $2,805
2011 $1,059 $3,169
2012 $1,072 $3,287
2013 $1,169 $3,444
2014 $1,204 $3,689
2015 $1,002 $3,894
2016 $1,011 $4,060
2017 $1,055 $4,325
2018 $1,152 $4,353
2019 $1,131 $4,512
2020 $1,200 $4,478
2021 $1,319 $4,913
2022 $1,266 $5,359
2023 $1,394 $5,758
2024 $1,485 $6,150

Benin vs. Guatemala life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Guatemala
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Guatemala
1950 35.4 37.8
1951 35.7 38.3
1952 36 38.9
1953 36.3 39.5
1954 36.7 40.1
1955 37 40.7
1956 37.3 41.3
1957 37.6 41.9
1958 38 43.1
1959 38.4 44.3
1960 38.8 45.8
1961 39.2 46.1
1962 39.6 46.5
1963 40.1 46.6
1964 40.5 47.1
1965 41 47.2
1966 41.3 47.5
1967 41.8 47.7
1968 42.2 47.8
1969 42.6 47.5
1970 43 48.5
1971 43.4 50.3
1972 43.9 51.8
1973 44.4 52.8
1974 44.9 53
1975 45.4 52.8
1976 46 47.6
1977 46.5 55.2
1978 46.9 56.4
1979 47.4 56.6
1980 47.7 55.3
1981 48.1 54.7
1982 48.5 48.9
1983 48.8 57.9
1984 49.4 59.1
1985 50 59.8
1986 50.6 60.3
1987 51.3 61
1988 52 61.5
1989 52.5 61.7
1990 53 61.8
1991 53.4 61.9
1992 54.1 62
1993 54.6 62.4
1994 55 63
1995 55.4 63.7
1996 55.6 64.5
1997 56 65.2
1998 56.2 66
1999 56.3 66.6
2000 56.6 67.1
2001 56.7 67.4
2002 56.9 67.8
2003 57.1 68.2
2004 57.3 68.2
2005 57.7 68.2
2006 58 68.8
2007 58.2 69.3
2008 58.1 69.5
2009 58.3 69.7
2010 58.4 69.9
2011 58.5 70.3
2012 58.6 70.7
2013 58.9 70.9
2014 59 70.9
2015 59.1 70.9
2016 59.3 71.2
2017 59.5 71.6
2018 59.7 71.5
2019 59.9 71.6
2020 60.2 70
2021 59.6 67.9
2022 60.5 71.2
2023 60.8 72.6
2024 61 72.7
2025 61.1 72.9

Benin and Guatemala population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Guatemala
Year Population
Benin Guatemala
1960 2,517,286 4,063,655
1961 2,559,223 4,186,201
1962 2,604,659 4,312,044
1963 2,652,908 4,440,264
1964 2,704,003 4,571,109
1965 2,757,936 4,704,965
1966 2,814,317 4,840,958
1967 2,872,997 4,978,862
1968 2,934,257 5,118,111
1969 2,998,222 5,257,081
1970 3,065,057 5,396,966
1971 3,134,767 5,538,355
1972 3,207,543 5,682,833
1973 3,283,496 5,831,631
1974 3,362,633 5,981,197
1975 3,445,407 6,128,731
1976 3,532,196 6,262,404
1977 3,623,202 6,401,515
1978 3,718,305 6,561,534
1979 3,818,528 6,727,797
1980 3,925,251 6,900,212
1981 4,038,307 7,075,648
1982 4,156,596 7,240,241
1983 4,278,978 7,419,642
1984 4,405,895 7,630,682
1985 4,538,012 7,849,693
1986 4,675,420 8,070,818
1987 4,818,486 8,296,485
1988 4,967,341 8,532,099
1989 5,121,657 8,775,546
1990 5,281,479 9,024,773
1991 5,446,932 9,272,584
1992 5,617,844 9,522,266
1993 5,872,706 9,779,761
1994 6,096,506 10,043,718
1995 6,226,773 10,312,996
1996 6,391,858 10,583,526
1997 6,583,365 10,857,754
1998 6,789,489 11,139,145
1999 7,002,818 11,422,965
2000 7,221,619 11,697,592
2001 7,445,596 11,969,422
2002 7,675,426 12,246,915
2003 7,913,070 12,525,842
2004 8,159,094 12,807,402
2005 8,426,144 13,087,629
2006 8,693,242 13,367,459
2007 8,953,969 13,652,040
2008 9,228,466 13,935,174
2009 9,509,423 14,215,611
2010 9,797,484 14,500,112
2011 10,093,623 14,792,126
2012 10,397,657 15,089,647
2013 10,708,834 15,387,337
2014 11,030,004 15,681,725
2015 11,360,681 15,971,743
2016 11,697,842 16,268,760
2017 12,039,780 16,567,357
2018 12,383,347 16,845,685
2019 12,726,755 17,103,803
2020 13,070,169 17,357,325
2021 13,413,417 17,598,650
2022 13,759,501 17,847,877
2023 14,111,034 18,124,838
2024 14,462,724 18,406,359

Fertility rates in Benin and Guatemala

Fertility rate
Benin

Guatemala
Year Fertility rate
Benin Guatemala
1960 6.28 7
1961 6.4 6.98
1962 6.46 6.93
1963 6.51 6.9
1964 6.57 6.87
1965 6.61 6.84
1966 6.63 6.8
1967 6.64 6.76
1968 6.67 6.7
1969 6.71 6.65
1970 6.74 6.6
1971 6.77 6.55
1972 6.8 6.51
1973 6.81 6.49
1974 6.82 6.46
1975 6.83 6.41
1976 6.83 6.37
1977 6.83 6.32
1978 6.82 6.26
1979 6.91 6.22
1980 6.99 6.17
1981 7.06 6.12
1982 7.06 6.06
1983 7.05 5.98
1984 7.03 5.86
1985 7 5.73
1986 6.96 5.66
1987 6.92 5.64
1988 6.87 5.62
1989 6.82 5.56
1990 6.74 5.48
1991 6.67 5.38
1992 6.59 5.31
1993 6.51 5.25
1994 6.42 5.19
1995 6.33 5.11
1996 6.28 5.01
1997 6.23 4.91
1998 6.14 4.8
1999 6.03 4.69
2000 5.94 4.58
2001 5.85 4.5
2002 5.79 4.37
2003 5.76 4.25
2004 5.72 4.13
2005 5.69 3.97
2006 5.67 3.85
2007 5.63 3.72
2008 5.55 3.57
2009 5.49 3.47
2010 5.45 3.38
2011 5.44 3.29
2012 5.43 3.22
2013 5.41 3.15
2014 5.37 3.09
2015 5.32 3.03
2016 5.25 2.97
2017 5.16 2.86
2018 5.03 2.74
2019 4.9 2.59
2020 4.8 2.47
2021 4.71 2.39
2022 4.63 2.34
2023 4.56 2.31

Benin and Guatemala demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Guatemala
Year Median age, years
Benin Guatemala
1960 20.8 16.7
1961 20.6 16.7
1962 20.3 16.6
1963 20.1 16.6
1964 19.9 16.6
1965 19.7 16.7
1966 19.5 16.7
1967 19.3 16.7
1968 19 16.7
1969 18.8 16.8
1970 18.6 16.8
1971 18.4 16.8
1972 18.3 16.8
1973 18.1 16.8
1974 17.9 16.8
1975 17.8 16.9
1976 17.7 17
1977 17.6 17
1978 17.5 17
1979 17.4 17.1
1980 17.3 17.1
1981 17.3 17.1
1982 17.2 17.1
1983 17.1 17
1984 17.1 17
1985 17 17
1986 17 17.1
1987 16.9 17.1
1988 16.9 17.1
1989 16.9 17.1
1990 16.9 17.2
1991 16.9 17.2
1992 16.9 17.3
1993 17.1 17.3
1994 17.2 17.3
1995 17 17.4
1996 16.9 17.4
1997 17 17.5
1998 17 17.6
1999 17.1 17.7
2000 17.1 17.7
2001 17.2 17.8
2002 17.3 18
2003 17.4 18.1
2004 17.4 18.3
2005 17.5 18.5
2006 17.6 18.7
2007 17.6 18.9
2008 17.7 19.1
2009 17.8 19.4
2010 17.8 19.6
2011 17.9 19.9
2012 18 20.1
2013 18 20.4
2014 18.1 20.8
2015 18.1 21.1
2016 18.2 21.3
2017 18.3 21.7
2018 18.3 22
2019 18.4 22.3
2020 18.5 22.6
2021 18.6 22.9
2022 18.7 23.3
2023 18.8 23.7
2024 19 24

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Guatemala
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$106B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
14.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
0.41%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
43,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
2.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
21.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
63.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
34.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
1.6%
2023
Total reserves including gold n/a
$24.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$21.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
594,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
2.35%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
38.3%
2024

Energy

Benin Guatemala
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
888 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$14.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
34.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
62.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
5.26%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
38.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
670 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
60.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
43.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Guatemala
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
53.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
4.95 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
38.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
20
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
22.9
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
133
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
82.1%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
56.1%
2023

Health

Benin Guatemala
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$396
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$231.2
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
72.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
2.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.28
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
20.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
94
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
21.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
11.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
1.54 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Guatemala
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
2,248 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
17,807 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
13,487 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
10,949 mi
2016

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