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Benin vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 99th vs. 77th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Guinea
Population
15100397
15374667
Population rank 76/197 75/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Benin and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Benin and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Benin

Guinea
Year GDP
Benin Guinea
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 -
1963 $253,927,697 -
1964 $269,819,006 -
1965 $289,908,680 -
1966 $302,925,235 -
1967 $306,221,953 -
1968 $326,323,105 -
1969 $330,748,245 -
1970 $333,627,713 $3,220,224,608
1971 $335,073,028 $3,594,302,908
1972 $410,331,857 $4,203,069,035
1973 $504,376,074 $5,152,080,388
1974 $554,654,861 $5,691,417,541
1975 $676,870,140 $6,102,769,605
1976 $698,408,262 $6,762,781,871
1977 $750,049,779 $6,914,381,291
1978 $928,843,469 $8,087,305,999
1979 $1,186,231,020 $8,877,094,497
1980 $1,405,251,847 $9,746,524,915
1981 $1,291,120,188 $9,646,440,667
1982 $1,267,778,670 $11,926,032,493
1983 $1,095,348,199 $15,129,893,722
1984 $1,051,134,009 $18,421,497,251
1985 $1,045,712,789 $22,787,644,566
1986 $1,336,102,025 $2,909,130,355
1987 $1,562,412,228 $2,976,714,019
1988 $1,620,246,084 $3,476,480,303
1989 $1,502,294,416 $3,546,079,263
1990 $1,959,965,330 $3,888,320,666
1991 $1,986,437,797 $4,396,178,694
1992 $1,695,315,306 $4,789,220,417
1993 $2,274,558,083 $4,781,166,117
1994 $1,598,075,944 $4,932,800,407
1995 $2,169,627,138 $5,385,704,166
1996 $2,361,116,449 $5,641,243,100
1997 $2,268,301,646 $5,516,916,163
1998 $2,455,092,686 $5,232,118,046
1999 $3,677,393,999 $5,046,806,783
2000 $3,519,991,440 $4,367,458,867
2001 $3,666,222,635 $4,125,527,603
2002 $4,194,342,686 $4,301,608,753
2003 $5,349,258,094 $5,025,167,975
2004 $6,190,270,380 $5,300,767,961
2005 $6,567,654,954 $4,282,468,637
2006 $7,034,111,315 $4,220,019,845
2007 $8,169,048,383 $6,281,918,226
2008 $9,787,734,526 $6,964,179,983
2009 $9,738,626,517 $6,716,905,340
2010 $9,535,345,016 $6,853,467,146
2011 $10,693,321,364 $6,785,137,203
2012 $11,141,358,116 $7,638,044,557
2013 $12,517,845,124 $8,376,613,539
2014 $13,284,527,847 $8,778,473,373
2015 $11,388,160,997 $8,794,201,743
2016 $11,821,065,853 $8,595,955,222
2017 $12,701,655,837 $10,324,668,271
2018 $14,262,408,090 $11,857,030,367
2019 $14,391,686,313 $13,442,861,496
2020 $15,686,741,894 $14,088,693,743
2021 $17,687,623,535 $17,069,115,738
2022 $17,425,405,084 $19,910,452,542
2023 $19,673,290,996 $22,407,615,556
2024 $21,482,643,720 $25,334,307,879

Benin and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Benin Guinea
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 -
1963 $95.7 -
1964 $99.8 -
1965 $105.1 -
1966 $107.6 -
1967 $106.6 -
1968 $111.2 -
1969 $110.3 -
1970 $108.8 $753
1971 $106.9 $825
1972 $127.9 $948
1973 $153.6 $1,143
1974 $164.9 $1,243
1975 $196.5 $1,311
1976 $197.7 $1,431
1977 $207 $1,440
1978 $249.8 $1,658
1979 $311 $1,790
1980 $358 $1,931
1981 $320 $1,876
1982 $305 $2,273
1983 $256 $2,823
1984 $238.6 $3,362
1985 $230.4 $4,062
1986 $285.8 $506
1987 $324 $505
1988 $326 $574
1989 $293.3 $570
1990 $371 $604
1991 $365 $656
1992 $302 $693
1993 $387 $671
1994 $262.1 $672
1995 $348 $713
1996 $369 $726
1997 $345 $696
1998 $362 $647
1999 $525 $611
2000 $487 $518
2001 $492 $483
2002 $546 $496
2003 $676 $566
2004 $759 $585
2005 $779 $463
2006 $809 $447
2007 $912 $650
2008 $1,061 $704
2009 $1,024 $662
2010 $973 $659
2011 $1,059 $637
2012 $1,072 $699
2013 $1,169 $748
2014 $1,204 $765
2015 $1,002 $747
2016 $1,011 $712
2017 $1,055 $834
2018 $1,152 $933
2019 $1,131 $1,031
2020 $1,200 $1,054
2021 $1,319 $1,245
2022 $1,266 $1,417
2023 $1,394 $1,555
2024 $1,485 $1,717

Benin vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Guinea
1950 35.4 35.6
1951 35.7 35.6
1952 36 35.7
1953 36.3 35.8
1954 36.7 35.9
1955 37 36
1956 37.3 36.1
1957 37.6 36.2
1958 38 36.4
1959 38.4 36.5
1960 38.8 36.6
1961 39.2 36.8
1962 39.6 37
1963 40.1 37.2
1964 40.5 37.4
1965 41 37.7
1966 41.3 38
1967 41.8 38.2
1968 42.2 38.5
1969 42.6 38.8
1970 43 39.1
1971 43.4 39.4
1972 43.9 39.7
1973 44.4 39.9
1974 44.9 40.2
1975 45.4 40.6
1976 46 41
1977 46.5 41.4
1978 46.9 41.9
1979 47.4 42.3
1980 47.7 42.8
1981 48.1 43.3
1982 48.5 43.9
1983 48.8 44.2
1984 49.4 44.9
1985 50 45.3
1986 50.6 45.7
1987 51.3 46.1
1988 52 46.5
1989 52.5 46.9
1990 53 47.3
1991 53.4 47.8
1992 54.1 48.3
1993 54.6 48.8
1994 55 49.2
1995 55.4 49.8
1996 55.6 50.5
1997 56 51.1
1998 56.2 51.6
1999 56.3 52
2000 56.6 52.4
2001 56.7 52.7
2002 56.9 53.2
2003 57.1 53.6
2004 57.3 54
2005 57.7 54.4
2006 58 54.9
2007 58.2 55.2
2008 58.1 55.7
2009 58.3 56.1
2010 58.4 56.4
2011 58.5 56.8
2012 58.6 57.1
2013 58.9 57.5
2014 59 57.6
2015 59.1 57.9
2016 59.3 58.5
2017 59.5 58.7
2018 59.7 59
2019 59.9 59.4
2020 60.2 59.3
2021 59.6 59.4
2022 60.5 60.4
2023 60.8 60.7
2024 61 60.9
2025 61.1 61.1

Benin and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Guinea
Year Population
Benin Guinea
1960 2,517,286 3,556,749
1961 2,559,223 3,619,551
1962 2,604,659 3,684,273
1963 2,652,908 3,750,954
1964 2,704,003 3,819,722
1965 2,757,936 3,890,716
1966 2,814,317 3,964,155
1967 2,872,997 4,040,153
1968 2,934,257 4,118,550
1969 2,998,222 4,198,300
1970 3,065,057 4,277,535
1971 3,134,767 4,355,200
1972 3,207,543 4,431,292
1973 3,283,496 4,506,324
1974 3,362,633 4,580,510
1975 3,445,407 4,653,876
1976 3,532,196 4,727,022
1977 3,623,202 4,801,128
1978 3,718,305 4,877,854
1979 3,818,528 4,959,283
1980 3,925,251 5,047,419
1981 4,038,307 5,143,288
1982 4,156,596 5,247,672
1983 4,278,978 5,359,814
1984 4,405,895 5,480,096
1985 4,538,012 5,610,373
1986 4,675,420 5,750,668
1987 4,818,486 5,900,198
1988 4,967,341 6,056,574
1989 5,121,657 6,215,811
1990 5,281,479 6,434,374
1991 5,446,932 6,697,166
1992 5,617,844 6,914,366
1993 5,872,706 7,128,177
1994 6,096,506 7,345,107
1995 6,226,773 7,553,249
1996 6,391,858 7,770,035
1997 6,583,365 7,931,370
1998 6,789,489 8,081,990
1999 7,002,818 8,265,123
2000 7,221,619 8,428,832
2001 7,445,596 8,539,960
2002 7,675,426 8,674,066
2003 7,913,070 8,870,781
2004 8,159,094 9,062,726
2005 8,426,144 9,245,844
2006 8,693,242 9,441,171
2007 8,953,969 9,662,281
2008 9,228,466 9,898,870
2009 9,509,423 10,143,534
2010 9,797,484 10,396,086
2011 10,093,623 10,656,810
2012 10,397,657 10,921,581
2013 10,708,834 11,191,873
2014 11,030,004 11,472,924
2015 11,360,681 11,767,070
2016 11,697,842 12,073,030
2017 12,039,780 12,385,659
2018 12,383,347 12,704,774
2019 12,726,755 13,034,346
2020 13,070,169 13,371,183
2021 13,413,417 13,710,513
2022 13,759,501 14,055,137
2023 14,111,034 14,405,468
2024 14,462,724 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Benin and Guinea

Fertility rate
Benin

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Benin Guinea
1960 6.28 6.11
1961 6.4 6.13
1962 6.46 6.14
1963 6.51 6.15
1964 6.57 6.17
1965 6.61 6.18
1966 6.63 6.19
1967 6.64 6.2
1968 6.67 6.21
1969 6.71 6.23
1970 6.74 6.24
1971 6.77 6.26
1972 6.8 6.28
1973 6.81 6.31
1974 6.82 6.34
1975 6.83 6.37
1976 6.83 6.4
1977 6.83 6.43
1978 6.82 6.44
1979 6.91 6.45
1980 6.99 6.46
1981 7.06 6.46
1982 7.06 6.49
1983 7.05 6.49
1984 7.03 6.51
1985 7 6.53
1986 6.96 6.55
1987 6.92 6.57
1988 6.87 6.56
1989 6.82 6.55
1990 6.74 6.52
1991 6.67 6.48
1992 6.59 6.45
1993 6.51 6.41
1994 6.42 6.36
1995 6.33 6.29
1996 6.28 6.21
1997 6.23 6.12
1998 6.14 6.05
1999 6.03 5.99
2000 5.94 5.92
2001 5.85 5.83
2002 5.79 5.78
2003 5.76 5.74
2004 5.72 5.73
2005 5.69 5.73
2006 5.67 5.7
2007 5.63 5.66
2008 5.55 5.6
2009 5.49 5.53
2010 5.45 5.44
2011 5.44 5.34
2012 5.43 5.23
2013 5.41 5.15
2014 5.37 5.07
2015 5.32 5
2016 5.25 4.92
2017 5.16 4.79
2018 5.03 4.67
2019 4.9 4.58
2020 4.8 4.49
2021 4.71 4.4
2022 4.63 4.3
2023 4.56 4.22

Benin and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Benin

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

Benin Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
66.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Benin Guinea
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
38.5%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
45.3%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Benin Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Guinea
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
n/a

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