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Benin vs Hungary statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 9.56M in Hungary (ranked 97/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 35,236 sq mi for Hungary (ranked 99th vs. 109th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Hungary ranks 55/197 ($223B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Hungary ranks 54/197 ($23,311).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Hungary
Population
15100397
9518980
Population rank 76/197 98/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$223B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 55/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$23,311
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 54/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$47,636
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$164B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
73.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$17,123
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 35/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$15,444
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
35,236 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
271.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
44.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
77.3 years
2025

Benin and Hungary: Comparison Charts

Benin and Hungary economies compared

GDP
Benin

Hungary
Year GDP
Benin Hungary
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 $4,886,222,555
1969 $330,748,245 $5,429,812,387
1970 $333,627,713 $5,780,929,203
1971 $335,073,028 $6,291,568,221
1972 $410,331,857 $7,379,313,742
1973 $504,376,074 $9,138,292,402
1974 $554,654,861 $10,016,338,179
1975 $676,870,140 $11,420,392,515
1976 $698,408,262 $13,235,612,079
1977 $750,049,779 $14,783,674,055
1978 $928,843,469 $17,286,744,154
1979 $1,186,231,020 $19,959,731,325
1980 $1,405,251,847 $23,116,977,148
1981 $1,291,120,188 $23,705,883,892
1982 $1,267,778,670 $24,141,667,188
1983 $1,095,348,199 $21,910,365,258
1984 $1,051,134,009 $21,242,726,264
1985 $1,045,712,789 $21,510,643,750
1986 $1,336,102,025 $24,778,163,812
1987 $1,562,412,228 $27,232,016,527
1988 $1,620,246,084 $29,799,838,597
1989 $1,502,294,416 $30,422,508,938
1990 $1,959,965,330 $34,478,360,679
1991 $1,986,437,797 $34,867,307,353
1992 $1,695,315,306 $38,857,339,125
1993 $2,274,558,083 $40,256,233,360
1994 $1,598,075,944 $43,307,949,890
1995 $2,169,627,138 $46,577,614,589
1996 $2,361,116,449 $46,833,767,124
1997 $2,268,301,646 $47,398,564,799
1998 $2,455,092,686 $48,784,412,624
1999 $3,677,393,999 $49,160,204,397
2000 $3,519,991,440 $47,275,954,429
2001 $3,666,222,635 $53,800,068,066
2002 $4,194,342,686 $67,636,468,625
2003 $5,349,258,094 $85,190,469,121
2004 $6,190,270,380 $104,015,363,080
2005 $6,567,654,954 $113,098,237,571
2006 $7,034,111,315 $115,604,111,412
2007 $8,169,048,383 $140,123,326,896
2008 $9,787,734,526 $158,228,265,916
2009 $9,738,626,517 $130,807,441,076
2010 $9,535,345,016 $131,898,737,241
2011 $10,693,321,364 $141,712,804,954
2012 $11,141,358,116 $128,470,269,690
2013 $12,517,845,124 $135,646,053,779
2014 $13,284,527,847 $141,128,696,412
2015 $11,388,160,997 $125,244,126,623
2016 $11,821,065,853 $128,983,560,865
2017 $12,701,655,837 $143,335,098,992
2018 $14,262,408,090 $161,184,691,014
2019 $14,391,686,313 $164,936,682,034
2020 $15,686,741,894 $158,468,487,754
2021 $17,687,623,535 $183,282,685,440
2022 $17,425,405,084 $177,536,698,165
2023 $19,673,290,996 $214,022,571,311
2024 $21,482,643,720 $222,904,723,252

Benin and Hungary economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Hungary
Year GDP per capita
Benin Hungary
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 $476
1969 $110.3 $527
1970 $108.8 $559
1971 $106.9 $607
1972 $127.9 $710
1973 $153.6 $876
1974 $164.9 $956
1975 $196.5 $1,083
1976 $197.7 $1,249
1977 $207 $1,388
1978 $249.8 $1,618
1979 $311 $1,865
1980 $358 $2,158
1981 $320 $2,213
1982 $305 $2,255
1983 $256 $2,050
1984 $238.6 $1,991
1985 $230.4 $2,020
1986 $285.8 $2,331
1987 $324 $2,566
1988 $326 $2,812
1989 $293.3 $2,902
1990 $371 $3,324
1991 $365 $3,361
1992 $302 $3,747
1993 $387 $3,887
1994 $262.1 $4,187
1995 $348 $4,509
1996 $369 $4,542
1997 $345 $4,606
1998 $362 $4,752
1999 $525 $4,802
2000 $487 $4,630
2001 $492 $5,281
2002 $546 $6,658
2003 $676 $8,410
2004 $759 $10,291
2005 $779 $11,212
2006 $809 $11,478
2007 $912 $13,935
2008 $1,061 $15,763
2009 $1,024 $13,051
2010 $973 $13,190
2011 $1,059 $14,211
2012 $1,072 $12,950
2013 $1,169 $13,739
2014 $1,204 $14,353
2015 $1,002 $12,783
2016 $1,011 $13,216
2017 $1,055 $14,736
2018 $1,152 $16,605
2019 $1,131 $17,013
2020 $1,200 $16,387
2021 $1,319 $19,031
2022 $1,266 $18,484
2023 $1,394 $22,312
2024 $1,485 $23,311

Benin vs. Hungary life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Hungary
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Hungary
1950 35.4 62.1
1951 35.7 62.5
1952 36 63.9
1953 36.3 63.9
1954 36.7 65.4
1955 37 66.9
1956 37.3 66
1957 37.6 66.3
1958 38 67.4
1959 38.4 67.3
1960 38.8 68.1
1961 39.2 69
1962 39.6 67.9
1963 40.1 68.9
1964 40.5 69.5
1965 41 69.1
1966 41.3 69.9
1967 41.8 69.5
1968 42.2 69.3
1969 42.6 69.4
1970 43 69.2
1971 43.4 69.1
1972 43.9 69.7
1973 44.4 69.6
1974 44.9 69.3
1975 45.4 69.4
1976 46 69.7
1977 46.5 69.9
1978 46.9 69.5
1979 47.4 69.7
1980 47.7 69.1
1981 48.1 69.2
1982 48.5 69.4
1983 48.8 68.9
1984 49.4 69
1985 50 68.9
1986 50.6 69.1
1987 51.3 69.6
1988 52 69.9
1989 52.5 69.4
1990 53 69.4
1991 53.4 69.4
1992 54.1 69.2
1993 54.6 69.2
1994 55 69.6
1995 55.4 70
1996 55.6 70.6
1997 56 71
1998 56.2 70.9
1999 56.3 71
2000 56.6 71.8
2001 56.7 72.4
2002 56.9 72.5
2003 57.1 72.5
2004 57.3 72.9
2005 57.7 72.9
2006 58 73.3
2007 58.2 73.4
2008 58.1 74
2009 58.3 74.2
2010 58.4 74.5
2011 58.5 74.9
2012 58.6 75.2
2013 58.9 75.7
2014 59 75.8
2015 59.1 75.7
2016 59.3 76.2
2017 59.5 76
2018 59.7 76.2
2019 59.9 76.5
2020 60.2 75.7
2021 59.6 74.2
2022 60.5 76.2
2023 60.8 77
2024 61 77.2
2025 61.1 77.3

Benin and Hungary population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Hungary
Year Population
Benin Hungary
1960 2,517,286 9,983,512
1961 2,559,223 10,027,958
1962 2,604,659 10,060,825
1963 2,652,908 10,087,947
1964 2,704,003 10,119,835
1965 2,757,936 10,147,935
1966 2,814,317 10,178,653
1967 2,872,997 10,216,604
1968 2,934,257 10,255,815
1969 2,998,222 10,298,723
1970 3,065,057 10,337,910
1971 3,134,767 10,367,537
1972 3,207,543 10,398,489
1973 3,283,496 10,432,055
1974 3,362,633 10,478,720
1975 3,445,407 10,540,525
1976 3,532,196 10,598,677
1977 3,623,202 10,648,031
1978 3,718,305 10,684,822
1979 3,818,528 10,704,152
1980 3,925,251 10,711,122
1981 4,038,307 10,711,848
1982 4,156,596 10,705,535
1983 4,278,978 10,689,463
1984 4,405,895 10,668,095
1985 4,538,012 10,648,713
1986 4,675,420 10,630,564
1987 4,818,486 10,612,741
1988 4,967,341 10,596,487
1989 5,121,657 10,481,719
1990 5,281,479 10,373,988
1991 5,446,932 10,373,400
1992 5,617,844 10,369,341
1993 5,872,706 10,357,523
1994 6,096,506 10,343,355
1995 6,226,773 10,328,965
1996 6,391,858 10,311,238
1997 6,583,365 10,290,486
1998 6,789,489 10,266,570
1999 7,002,818 10,237,530
2000 7,221,619 10,210,971
2001 7,445,596 10,187,576
2002 7,675,426 10,158,608
2003 7,913,070 10,129,552
2004 8,159,094 10,107,146
2005 8,426,144 10,087,065
2006 8,693,242 10,071,370
2007 8,953,969 10,055,780
2008 9,228,466 10,038,188
2009 9,509,423 10,022,650
2010 9,797,484 10,000,023
2011 10,093,623 9,971,727
2012 10,397,657 9,920,362
2013 10,708,834 9,872,734
2014 11,030,004 9,833,038
2015 11,360,681 9,797,755
2016 11,697,842 9,759,755
2017 12,039,780 9,726,756
2018 12,383,347 9,706,964
2019 12,726,755 9,694,824
2020 13,070,169 9,670,419
2021 13,413,417 9,630,932
2022 13,759,501 9,605,074
2023 14,111,034 9,592,186
2024 14,462,724 9,562,314

Fertility rates in Benin and Hungary

Fertility rate
Benin

Hungary
Year Fertility rate
Benin Hungary
1960 6.28 2.02
1961 6.4 1.94
1962 6.46 1.79
1963 6.51 1.82
1964 6.57 1.82
1965 6.61 1.82
1966 6.63 1.89
1967 6.64 2.01
1968 6.67 2.06
1969 6.71 2.04
1970 6.74 1.98
1971 6.77 1.93
1972 6.8 1.93
1973 6.81 1.93
1974 6.82 2.27
1975 6.83 2.35
1976 6.83 2.23
1977 6.83 2.15
1978 6.82 2.06
1979 6.91 2.01
1980 6.99 1.91
1981 7.06 1.88
1982 7.06 1.8
1983 7.05 1.75
1984 7.03 1.75
1985 7 1.85
1986 6.96 1.84
1987 6.92 1.82
1988 6.87 1.81
1989 6.82 1.82
1990 6.74 1.87
1991 6.67 1.87
1992 6.59 1.77
1993 6.51 1.68
1994 6.42 1.64
1995 6.33 1.57
1996 6.28 1.46
1997 6.23 1.37
1998 6.14 1.32
1999 6.03 1.28
2000 5.94 1.32
2001 5.85 1.31
2002 5.79 1.3
2003 5.76 1.27
2004 5.72 1.28
2005 5.69 1.31
2006 5.67 1.34
2007 5.63 1.32
2008 5.55 1.35
2009 5.49 1.32
2010 5.45 1.25
2011 5.44 1.23
2012 5.43 1.34
2013 5.41 1.35
2014 5.37 1.44
2015 5.32 1.45
2016 5.25 1.53
2017 5.16 1.54
2018 5.03 1.55
2019 4.9 1.55
2020 4.8 1.59
2021 4.71 1.61
2022 4.63 1.56
2023 4.56 1.51

Benin and Hungary demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Hungary
Year Median age, years
Benin Hungary
1960 20.8 32.1
1961 20.6 32.4
1962 20.3 32.6
1963 20.1 32.9
1964 19.9 33.2
1965 19.7 33.4
1966 19.5 33.7
1967 19.3 33.8
1968 19 34
1969 18.8 34.1
1970 18.6 34.1
1971 18.4 34.2
1972 18.3 34.3
1973 18.1 34.3
1974 17.9 34.3
1975 17.8 34.3
1976 17.7 34.2
1977 17.6 34.2
1978 17.5 34.2
1979 17.4 34.3
1980 17.3 34.3
1981 17.3 34.4
1982 17.2 34.5
1983 17.1 34.7
1984 17.1 34.9
1985 17 35.1
1986 17 35.3
1987 16.9 35.5
1988 16.9 35.8
1989 16.9 36.1
1990 16.9 36.5
1991 16.9 36.7
1992 16.9 36.9
1993 17.1 37
1994 17.2 37.2
1995 17 37.5
1996 16.9 37.7
1997 17 37.9
1998 17 38.1
1999 17.1 38.3
2000 17.1 38.4
2001 17.2 38.6
2002 17.3 38.7
2003 17.4 38.8
2004 17.4 38.9
2005 17.5 39
2006 17.6 39.1
2007 17.6 39.2
2008 17.7 39.4
2009 17.8 39.6
2010 17.8 39.9
2011 17.9 40.4
2012 18 40.9
2013 18 41.2
2014 18.1 41.5
2015 18.1 41.9
2016 18.2 42.3
2017 18.3 42.6
2018 18.3 42.8
2019 18.4 43
2020 18.5 43.3
2021 18.6 43.6
2022 18.7 43.9
2023 18.8 44.2
2024 19 44.6

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Finance

Benin Hungary
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$198B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
46.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-4.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
4.47%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
23.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
61.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
24.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.8%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
24,692
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.32%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
68
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$46.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$5.24B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
31,641,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
3.4%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
87%
2024

Energy

Benin Hungary
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
2,515 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$18
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
43.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
4.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
64.2%
2023
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
15.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
21.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
62.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
4,605 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
19.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0.62%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
44.8%
2023
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Hungary
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+16,223
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
73.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
69.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
80
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.77
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
7.7
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
25.3%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
93.8%
2024

Health

Benin Hungary
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,407
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$401
2023
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
77.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.3
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
32.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.3%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
59
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
32.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
9.93 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Hungary
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
3,685 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
19,626 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
7,910 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
130,979 mi
2018

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