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Benin vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 99th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Kuwait
Population
15100397
5128257
Population rank 76/197 127/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Benin and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Benin and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Benin

Kuwait
Year GDP
Benin Kuwait
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 $1,828,107,503
1963 $253,927,697 $1,900,895,857
1964 $269,819,006 $2,071,668,533
1965 $289,908,680 $2,097,199,161
1966 $302,925,235 $2,391,199,044
1967 $306,221,953 $2,441,599,023
1968 $326,323,105 $2,662,798,935
1969 $330,748,245 $2,769,198,892
1970 $333,627,713 $2,873,638,851
1971 $335,073,028 $3,880,392,195
1972 $410,331,857 $4,450,537,925
1973 $504,376,074 $5,408,804,607
1974 $554,654,861 $13,006,948,296
1975 $676,870,140 $12,022,811,621
1976 $698,408,262 $13,132,252,802
1977 $750,049,779 $14,137,406,741
1978 $928,843,469 $15,503,557,496
1979 $1,186,231,020 $24,749,063,922
1980 $1,405,251,847 $28,638,868,356
1981 $1,291,120,188 $25,058,020,338
1982 $1,267,778,670 $21,577,153,356
1983 $1,095,348,199 $20,871,081,080
1984 $1,051,134,009 $21,700,082,753
1985 $1,045,712,789 $21,445,970,614
1986 $1,336,102,025 $17,903,989,745
1987 $1,562,412,228 $22,368,704,134
1988 $1,620,246,084 $20,690,322,153
1989 $1,502,294,416 $24,313,855,653
1990 $1,959,965,330 $18,427,777,778
1991 $1,986,437,797 $11,009,993,703
1992 $1,695,315,306 $19,858,555,215
1993 $2,274,558,083 $23,941,391,391
1994 $1,598,075,944 $24,848,483,838
1995 $2,169,627,138 $27,186,980,647
1996 $2,361,116,449 $31,492,373,309
1997 $2,268,301,646 $30,350,190,704
1998 $2,455,092,686 $25,943,705,784
1999 $3,677,393,999 $30,122,365,849
2000 $3,519,991,440 $37,718,743,480
2001 $3,666,222,635 $34,889,559,870
2002 $4,194,342,686 $38,135,788,414
2003 $5,349,258,094 $47,874,582,232
2004 $6,190,270,380 $59,439,090,601
2005 $6,567,654,954 $80,798,630,137
2006 $7,034,111,315 $101,557,330,723
2007 $8,169,048,383 $114,634,043,362
2008 $9,787,734,526 $147,379,737,230
2009 $9,738,626,517 $105,968,691,905
2010 $9,535,345,016 $115,416,245,238
2011 $10,693,321,364 $154,039,231,299
2012 $11,141,358,116 $174,047,662,555
2013 $12,517,845,124 $174,168,116,687
2014 $13,284,527,847 $162,650,450,785
2015 $11,388,160,997 $114,585,555,831
2016 $11,821,065,853 $109,406,674,088
2017 $12,701,655,837 $120,687,539,676
2018 $14,262,408,090 $138,646,316,322
2019 $14,391,686,313 $140,856,394,870
2020 $15,686,741,894 $111,045,470,461
2021 $17,687,623,535 $148,350,671,614
2022 $17,425,405,084 $183,502,046,669
2023 $19,673,290,996 $165,384,407,267
2024 $21,482,643,720 $160,227,273,001

Benin and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Benin Kuwait
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 $4,748
1963 $95.7 $4,445
1964 $99.8 $4,379
1965 $105.1 $4,024
1966 $107.6 $4,176
1967 $106.6 $3,887
1968 $111.2 $3,872
1969 $110.3 $3,695
1970 $108.8 $3,552
1971 $106.9 $4,486
1972 $127.9 $4,836
1973 $153.6 $5,532
1974 $164.9 $12,527
1975 $196.5 $10,882
1976 $197.7 $11,141
1977 $207 $11,238
1978 $249.8 $11,567
1979 $311 $17,386
1980 $358 $19,032
1981 $320 $15,825
1982 $305 $12,979
1983 $256 $11,965
1984 $238.6 $11,919
1985 $230.4 $11,322
1986 $285.8 $9,077
1987 $324 $10,896
1988 $326 $9,692
1989 $293.3 $10,965
1990 $371 $10,938
1991 $365 $8,147
1992 $302 $12,146
1993 $387 $14,318
1994 $262.1 $14,930
1995 $348 $16,168
1996 $369 $18,201
1997 $345 $16,977
1998 $362 $14,067
1999 $525 $15,854
2000 $487 $19,296
2001 $492 $17,374
2002 $546 $18,513
2003 $676 $22,691
2004 $759 $27,552
2005 $779 $36,123
2006 $809 $42,947
2007 $912 $45,709
2008 $1,061 $55,585
2009 $1,024 $37,907
2010 $973 $39,212
2011 $1,059 $49,170
2012 $1,072 $52,155
2013 $1,169 $49,651
2014 $1,204 $44,369
2015 $1,002 $29,882
2016 $1,011 $27,324
2017 $1,055 $29,048
2018 $1,152 $32,068
2019 $1,131 $31,708
2020 $1,200 $25,236
2021 $1,319 $34,019
2022 $1,266 $39,982
2023 $1,394 $34,076
2024 $1,485 $32,214

Benin vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Kuwait
1950 35.4 49.7
1951 35.7 50.6
1952 36 51.4
1953 36.3 52.3
1954 36.7 53.1
1955 37 54
1956 37.3 54.9
1957 37.6 55.9
1958 38 56.9
1959 38.4 57.9
1960 38.8 58.9
1961 39.2 60
1962 39.6 61
1963 40.1 62
1964 40.5 63
1965 41 63.9
1966 41.3 64.9
1967 41.8 65.8
1968 42.2 66.6
1969 42.6 67.3
1970 43 68
1971 43.4 68.5
1972 43.9 68.9
1973 44.4 69.2
1974 44.9 69.4
1975 45.4 69.7
1976 46 69.9
1977 46.5 70.2
1978 46.9 70.5
1979 47.4 70.8
1980 47.7 71.1
1981 48.1 71.5
1982 48.5 71.9
1983 48.8 72.4
1984 49.4 72.9
1985 50 73.3
1986 50.6 73.8
1987 51.3 74.2
1988 52 74.6
1989 52.5 75
1990 53 72.9
1991 53.4 73.3
1992 54.1 75.7
1993 54.6 75.8
1994 55 75.7
1995 55.4 75.7
1996 55.6 75.6
1997 56 75.6
1998 56.2 75.6
1999 56.3 75.7
2000 56.6 75.9
2001 56.7 76
2002 56.9 76.2
2003 57.1 76.3
2004 57.3 76.4
2005 57.7 76.5
2006 58 76.6
2007 58.2 76.7
2008 58.1 76.9
2009 58.3 77.2
2010 58.4 77.5
2011 58.5 77.9
2012 58.6 78.2
2013 58.9 78.6
2014 59 78.9
2015 59.1 79.2
2016 59.3 79.5
2017 59.5 79.7
2018 59.7 79.9
2019 59.9 80
2020 60.2 78.2
2021 59.6 77.6
2022 60.5 78.8
2023 60.8 80.4
2024 61 80.6
2025 61.1 80.8

Benin and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Kuwait
Year Population
Benin Kuwait
1960 2,517,286 311,060
1961 2,559,223 345,945
1962 2,604,659 384,995
1963 2,652,908 427,694
1964 2,704,003 473,115
1965 2,757,936 521,174
1966 2,814,317 572,590
1967 2,872,997 628,089
1968 2,934,257 687,716
1969 2,998,222 749,452
1970 3,065,057 809,114
1971 3,134,767 865,076
1972 3,207,543 920,352
1973 3,283,496 977,654
1974 3,362,633 1,038,346
1975 3,445,407 1,104,863
1976 3,532,196 1,178,711
1977 3,623,202 1,258,023
1978 3,718,305 1,340,319
1979 3,818,528 1,423,514
1980 3,925,251 1,504,782
1981 4,038,307 1,583,426
1982 4,156,596 1,662,480
1983 4,278,978 1,744,295
1984 4,405,895 1,820,688
1985 4,538,012 1,894,242
1986 4,675,420 1,972,520
1987 4,818,486 2,052,994
1988 4,967,341 2,134,707
1989 5,121,657 2,217,468
1990 5,281,479 1,684,819
1991 5,446,932 1,351,399
1992 5,617,844 1,634,961
1993 5,872,706 1,672,151
1994 6,096,506 1,664,361
1995 6,226,773 1,681,513
1996 6,391,858 1,730,246
1997 6,583,365 1,787,683
1998 6,789,489 1,844,302
1999 7,002,818 1,900,030
2000 7,221,619 1,954,709
2001 7,445,596 2,008,121
2002 7,675,426 2,059,974
2003 7,913,070 2,109,881
2004 8,159,094 2,157,320
2005 8,426,144 2,236,788
2006 8,693,242 2,364,733
2007 8,953,969 2,507,887
2008 9,228,466 2,651,421
2009 9,509,423 2,795,484
2010 9,797,484 2,943,372
2011 10,093,623 3,132,814
2012 10,397,657 3,337,109
2013 10,708,834 3,507,844
2014 11,030,004 3,665,876
2015 11,360,681 3,834,574
2016 11,697,842 4,004,096
2017 12,039,780 4,154,812
2018 12,383,347 4,323,515
2019 12,726,755 4,442,316
2020 13,070,169 4,400,267
2021 13,413,417 4,360,865
2022 13,759,501 4,589,643
2023 14,111,034 4,853,420
2024 14,462,724 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Benin and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Benin

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Benin Kuwait
1960 6.28 7.22
1961 6.4 7.25
1962 6.46 7.25
1963 6.51 7.28
1964 6.57 7.29
1965 6.61 7.31
1966 6.63 7.34
1967 6.64 7.33
1968 6.67 7.28
1969 6.71 7.18
1970 6.74 7.03
1971 6.77 6.84
1972 6.8 6.64
1973 6.81 6.43
1974 6.82 6.23
1975 6.83 6.06
1976 6.83 5.9
1977 6.83 5.71
1978 6.82 5.52
1979 6.91 5.33
1980 6.99 5.18
1981 7.06 5.02
1982 7.06 4.85
1983 7.05 4.66
1984 7.03 4.45
1985 7 4.22
1986 6.96 4
1987 6.92 3.83
1988 6.87 3.7
1989 6.82 3.59
1990 6.74 3.49
1991 6.67 3.4
1992 6.59 3.35
1993 6.51 3.31
1994 6.42 3.27
1995 6.33 3.25
1996 6.28 3.22
1997 6.23 3.14
1998 6.14 3.04
1999 6.03 2.95
2000 5.94 2.89
2001 5.85 2.84
2002 5.79 2.8
2003 5.76 2.77
2004 5.72 2.76
2005 5.69 2.73
2006 5.67 2.59
2007 5.63 2.41
2008 5.55 2.27
2009 5.49 2.15
2010 5.45 2.04
2011 5.44 1.96
2012 5.43 1.99
2013 5.41 1.97
2014 5.37 2.06
2015 5.32 2.03
2016 5.25 2.06
2017 5.16 2.16
2018 5.03 2.12
2019 4.9 2.08
2020 4.8 2.03
2021 4.71 2.15
2022 4.63 1.55
2023 4.56 1.52

Benin and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Benin Kuwait
1960 20.8 22
1961 20.6 21.8
1962 20.3 21.5
1963 20.1 21
1964 19.9 20.7
1965 19.7 20.4
1966 19.5 20
1967 19.3 19.6
1968 19 19.2
1969 18.8 18.8
1970 18.6 18.5
1971 18.4 18.3
1972 18.3 18.3
1973 18.1 18.3
1974 17.9 18.4
1975 17.8 18.4
1976 17.7 18.7
1977 17.6 19.2
1978 17.5 19.6
1979 17.4 20.1
1980 17.3 20.5
1981 17.3 20.9
1982 17.2 21.3
1983 17.1 21.7
1984 17.1 22.1
1985 17 22.4
1986 17 22.7
1987 16.9 22.8
1988 16.9 23
1989 16.9 23.2
1990 16.9 23.4
1991 16.9 23.6
1992 16.9 23.8
1993 17.1 24.2
1994 17.2 25.1
1995 17 25.5
1996 16.9 25.5
1997 17 25.5
1998 17 25.5
1999 17.1 25.6
2000 17.1 25.9
2001 17.2 26.3
2002 17.3 26.8
2003 17.4 27.3
2004 17.4 27.9
2005 17.5 28.3
2006 17.6 28.5
2007 17.6 28.6
2008 17.7 28.8
2009 17.8 29.2
2010 17.8 29.6
2011 17.9 30.5
2012 18 31.5
2013 18 32.3
2014 18.1 33
2015 18.1 33.8
2016 18.2 34.7
2017 18.3 35.6
2018 18.3 36.4
2019 18.4 37.1
2020 18.5 37.7
2021 18.6 35.8
2022 18.7 34.4
2023 18.8 35.5
2024 19 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
74.5%
2024

Energy

Benin Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Kuwait
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
96.5%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Benin Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Kuwait
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
3,572 mi
2018

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