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Benin vs Haiti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 11.8M in Haiti (ranked 83/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 10,641 sq mi for Haiti (ranked 99th vs. 142nd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Haiti
Population
15100397
12011655
Population rank 76/197 82/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$25.2B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 118/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$2,143
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 154/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$3,183
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$3.77B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
11.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$320
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 177/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$2,081
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
10,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.66
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
24.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
65.3 years
2025

Benin and Haiti: Comparison Charts

Benin and Haiti economies compared

GDP
Benin

Haiti
Year GDP
Benin Haiti
1960 $226,195,578 $273,187,200
1961 $235,668,221 $271,066,000
1962 $236,434,954 $281,896,800
1963 $253,927,697 $294,883,400
1964 $269,819,006 $325,281,200
1965 $289,908,680 $353,251,800
1966 $302,925,235 $368,948,600
1967 $306,221,953 $369,124,200
1968 $326,323,105 $367,968,800
1969 $330,748,245 $391,820,400
1970 $333,627,713 $331,200,000
1971 $335,073,028 $362,800,000
1972 $410,331,857 $371,998,958
1973 $504,376,074 $466,798,973
1974 $554,654,861 $565,399,322
1975 $676,870,140 $681,400,000
1976 $698,408,262 $879,000,000
1977 $750,049,779 $947,000,000
1978 $928,843,469 $974,200,000
1979 $1,186,231,020 $1,080,600,000
1980 $1,405,251,847 $1,383,800,000
1981 $1,291,120,188 $1,479,400,000
1982 $1,267,778,670 $1,474,200,000
1983 $1,095,348,199 $1,623,600,000
1984 $1,051,134,009 $1,816,200,000
1985 $1,045,712,789 $2,009,400,000
1986 $1,336,102,025 $2,318,000,000
1987 $1,562,412,228 $2,047,200,000
1988 $1,620,246,084 $2,613,926,800
1989 $1,502,294,416 $2,736,243,800
1990 $1,959,965,330 $3,096,289,800
1991 $1,986,437,797 $3,473,562,628
1992 $1,695,315,306 $2,257,129,792
1993 $2,274,558,083 $1,878,253,767
1994 $1,598,075,944 $2,167,569,046
1995 $2,169,627,138 $2,813,313,279
1996 $2,361,116,449 $2,907,517,604
1997 $2,268,301,646 $3,338,949,152
1998 $2,455,092,686 $3,723,903,724
1999 $3,677,393,999 $4,153,725,884
2000 $3,519,991,440 $6,813,566,099
2001 $3,666,222,635 $6,331,970,324
2002 $4,194,342,686 $6,205,847,214
2003 $5,349,258,094 $5,071,947,798
2004 $6,190,270,380 $6,087,360,684
2005 $6,567,654,954 $7,030,149,730
2006 $7,034,111,315 $7,638,739,123
2007 $8,169,048,383 $9,228,637,768
2008 $9,787,734,526 $10,432,962,635
2009 $9,738,626,517 $11,597,002,835
2010 $9,535,345,016 $11,859,312,725
2011 $10,693,321,364 $13,008,746,039
2012 $11,141,358,116 $13,708,925,477
2013 $12,517,845,124 $14,902,488,604
2014 $13,284,527,847 $15,146,883,498
2015 $11,388,160,997 $14,849,629,309
2016 $11,821,065,853 $14,069,277,526
2017 $12,701,655,837 $15,093,357,161
2018 $14,262,408,090 $16,403,864,618
2019 $14,391,686,313 $15,016,090,930
2020 $15,686,741,894 $14,508,222,518
2021 $17,687,623,535 $20,877,414,953
2022 $17,425,405,084 $20,253,551,921
2023 $19,673,290,996 $19,850,585,722
2024 $21,482,643,720 $25,224,154,991

Benin and Haiti economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Haiti
Year GDP per capita
Benin Haiti
1960 $89.9 $70.8
1961 $92.1 $69
1962 $90.8 $70.4
1963 $95.7 $72.4
1964 $99.8 $78.5
1965 $105.1 $83.6
1966 $107.6 $85.7
1967 $106.6 $84.2
1968 $111.2 $82.4
1969 $110.3 $86.1
1970 $108.8 $71.5
1971 $106.9 $76.8
1972 $127.9 $77.3
1973 $153.6 $95.1
1974 $164.9 $113
1975 $196.5 $133.6
1976 $197.7 $169.1
1977 $207 $178.7
1978 $249.8 $180.3
1979 $311 $196.2
1980 $358 $246.5
1981 $320 $258.5
1982 $305 $252.6
1983 $256 $272.8
1984 $238.6 $299.2
1985 $230.4 $325
1986 $285.8 $367
1987 $324 $318
1988 $326 $397
1989 $293.3 $407
1990 $371 $452
1991 $365 $497
1992 $302 $316
1993 $387 $258.1
1994 $262.1 $292.1
1995 $348 $372
1996 $369 $377
1997 $345 $425
1998 $362 $465
1999 $525 $510
2000 $487 $821
2001 $492 $749
2002 $546 $721
2003 $676 $579
2004 $759 $683
2005 $779 $776
2006 $809 $829
2007 $912 $985
2008 $1,061 $1,095
2009 $1,024 $1,197
2010 $973 $1,210
2011 $1,059 $1,312
2012 $1,072 $1,361
2013 $1,169 $1,458
2014 $1,204 $1,460
2015 $1,002 $1,411
2016 $1,011 $1,318
2017 $1,055 $1,395
2018 $1,152 $1,496
2019 $1,131 $1,352
2020 $1,200 $1,290
2021 $1,319 $1,835
2022 $1,266 $1,761
2023 $1,394 $1,706
2024 $1,485 $2,143

Benin vs. Haiti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Haiti
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Haiti
1950 35.4 37.2
1951 35.7 38.1
1952 36 38.8
1953 36.3 39.5
1954 36.7 40.1
1955 37 41
1956 37.3 41.6
1957 37.6 42.1
1958 38 42.6
1959 38.4 43
1960 38.8 43.4
1961 39.2 43.8
1962 39.6 44.2
1963 40.1 42.7
1964 40.5 44.9
1965 41 45.4
1966 41.3 45.6
1967 41.8 46.1
1968 42.2 46.5
1969 42.6 46.9
1970 43 47.3
1971 43.4 47.6
1972 43.9 47.9
1973 44.4 48.2
1974 44.9 48.5
1975 45.4 48.7
1976 46 49
1977 46.5 49.2
1978 46.9 49.5
1979 47.4 49.7
1980 47.7 50
1981 48.1 50.3
1982 48.5 50.6
1983 48.8 50.9
1984 49.4 51.3
1985 50 51.6
1986 50.6 51.9
1987 51.3 52.2
1988 52 52.6
1989 52.5 52.9
1990 53 53.2
1991 53.4 53.5
1992 54.1 54
1993 54.6 54.5
1994 55 54.7
1995 55.4 55.6
1996 55.6 56.1
1997 56 56.7
1998 56.2 57.1
1999 56.3 57.7
2000 56.6 58.2
2001 56.7 58.6
2002 56.9 59
2003 57.1 59.4
2004 57.3 58.5
2005 57.7 60.3
2006 58 60.7
2007 58.2 61.1
2008 58.1 61.3
2009 58.3 61.7
2010 58.4 45.6
2011 58.5 61.6
2012 58.6 62.3
2013 58.9 62.6
2014 59 63
2015 59.1 63.2
2016 59.3 63.3
2017 59.5 63.8
2018 59.7 64.1
2019 59.9 64.3
2020 60.2 63.8
2021 59.6 62.6
2022 60.5 63.9
2023 60.8 64.9
2024 61 65.1
2025 61.1 65.3

Benin and Haiti population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Haiti
Year Population
Benin Haiti
1960 2,517,286 3,858,443
1961 2,559,223 3,929,030
1962 2,604,659 4,001,575
1963 2,652,908 4,073,068
1964 2,704,003 4,146,244
1965 2,757,936 4,223,820
1966 2,814,317 4,302,639
1967 2,872,997 4,382,999
1968 2,934,257 4,465,328
1969 2,998,222 4,549,334
1970 3,065,057 4,635,124
1971 3,134,767 4,723,244
1972 3,207,543 4,813,868
1973 3,283,496 4,906,743
1974 3,362,633 5,001,796
1975 3,445,407 5,099,086
1976 3,532,196 5,198,357
1977 3,623,202 5,299,476
1978 3,718,305 5,402,580
1979 3,818,528 5,507,590
1980 3,925,251 5,614,493
1981 4,038,307 5,723,725
1982 4,156,596 5,835,937
1983 4,278,978 5,951,096
1984 4,405,895 6,069,230
1985 4,538,012 6,190,862
1986 4,675,420 6,316,122
1987 4,818,486 6,445,123
1988 4,967,341 6,578,145
1989 5,121,657 6,714,730
1990 5,281,479 6,854,441
1991 5,446,932 6,995,450
1992 5,617,844 7,136,571
1993 5,872,706 7,278,181
1994 6,096,506 7,419,771
1995 6,226,773 7,562,546
1996 6,391,858 7,707,557
1997 6,583,365 7,854,298
1998 6,789,489 8,002,143
1999 7,002,818 8,151,296
2000 7,221,619 8,303,151
2001 7,445,596 8,455,918
2002 7,675,426 8,607,641
2003 7,913,070 8,759,912
2004 8,159,094 8,910,263
2005 8,426,144 9,061,273
2006 8,693,242 9,216,562
2007 8,953,969 9,373,296
2008 9,228,466 9,530,774
2009 9,509,423 9,689,581
2010 9,797,484 9,803,294
2011 10,093,623 9,914,904
2012 10,397,657 10,069,771
2013 10,708,834 10,222,362
2014 11,030,004 10,373,235
2015 11,360,681 10,523,242
2016 11,697,842 10,671,457
2017 12,039,780 10,817,754
2018 12,383,347 10,962,362
2019 12,726,755 11,105,163
2020 13,070,169 11,243,848
2021 13,413,417 11,374,586
2022 13,759,501 11,503,606
2023 14,111,034 11,637,398
2024 14,462,724 11,772,557

Fertility rates in Benin and Haiti

Fertility rate
Benin

Haiti
Year Fertility rate
Benin Haiti
1960 6.28 6.18
1961 6.4 6.18
1962 6.46 6.18
1963 6.51 6.17
1964 6.57 6.16
1965 6.61 6.13
1966 6.63 6.09
1967 6.64 6.05
1968 6.67 6.01
1969 6.71 5.96
1970 6.74 5.91
1971 6.77 5.88
1972 6.8 5.85
1973 6.81 5.81
1974 6.82 5.78
1975 6.83 5.75
1976 6.83 5.71
1977 6.83 5.67
1978 6.82 5.64
1979 6.91 5.59
1980 6.99 5.56
1981 7.06 5.53
1982 7.06 5.53
1983 7.05 5.51
1984 7.03 5.51
1985 7 5.5
1986 6.96 5.48
1987 6.92 5.47
1988 6.87 5.47
1989 6.82 5.44
1990 6.74 5.41
1991 6.67 5.32
1992 6.59 5.21
1993 6.51 5.1
1994 6.42 4.99
1995 6.33 4.88
1996 6.28 4.78
1997 6.23 4.67
1998 6.14 4.56
1999 6.03 4.45
2000 5.94 4.39
2001 5.85 4.25
2002 5.79 4.13
2003 5.76 4.05
2004 5.72 3.94
2005 5.69 3.84
2006 5.67 3.76
2007 5.63 3.69
2008 5.55 3.62
2009 5.49 3.57
2010 5.45 3.5
2011 5.44 3.43
2012 5.43 3.32
2013 5.41 3.22
2014 5.37 3.16
2015 5.32 3.11
2016 5.25 3.05
2017 5.16 2.99
2018 5.03 2.92
2019 4.9 2.86
2020 4.8 2.8
2021 4.71 2.75
2022 4.63 2.7
2023 4.56 2.66

Benin and Haiti demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Haiti
Year Median age, years
Benin Haiti
1960 20.8 19.5
1961 20.6 19.5
1962 20.3 19.5
1963 20.1 19.5
1964 19.9 19.5
1965 19.7 19.5
1966 19.5 19.4
1967 19.3 19.4
1968 19 19.4
1969 18.8 19.4
1970 18.6 19.4
1971 18.4 19.4
1972 18.3 19.3
1973 18.1 19.3
1974 17.9 19.3
1975 17.8 19.3
1976 17.7 19.3
1977 17.6 19.3
1978 17.5 19.3
1979 17.4 19.2
1980 17.3 19.2
1981 17.3 19.2
1982 17.2 19.2
1983 17.1 19.1
1984 17.1 19.1
1985 17 19.1
1986 17 19
1987 16.9 19
1988 16.9 19
1989 16.9 18.9
1990 16.9 18.9
1991 16.9 18.9
1992 16.9 18.9
1993 17.1 18.9
1994 17.2 18.9
1995 17 19
1996 16.9 19
1997 17 19.1
1998 17 19.2
1999 17.1 19.3
2000 17.1 19.4
2001 17.2 19.5
2002 17.3 19.7
2003 17.4 19.8
2004 17.4 20
2005 17.5 20.2
2006 17.6 20.4
2007 17.6 20.6
2008 17.7 20.9
2009 17.8 21.1
2010 17.8 21.3
2011 17.9 21.6
2012 18 21.8
2013 18 22
2014 18.1 22.3
2015 18.1 22.5
2016 18.2 22.8
2017 18.3 23
2018 18.3 23.3
2019 18.4 23.5
2020 18.5 23.8
2021 18.6 24
2022 18.7 24.3
2023 18.8 24.5
2024 19 24.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Haiti
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
6.09%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
0.96%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
0.05%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-0.12%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
14.1%
2012
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
48.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
33.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
46.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
31.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.1%
2012
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.72B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$3.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
938,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
34.8%
2018
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
32.6%
2017

Energy

Benin Haiti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
378 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$8.65
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
3.54 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
21.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
76.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
74.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
19.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
18.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Benin Haiti
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-31,747
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
60.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
15.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
41.2
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
18.8
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
68%
2017
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
39.3%
2019

Health

Benin Haiti
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$52.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$25.2
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
65.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
31%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.24
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
328
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
94
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
8.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
3.11 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Haiti
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
6,931 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
1,305 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
2,651 mi
2009

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