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Benin vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 99th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Latvia
Population
15100397
1844219
Population rank 76/197 149/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Benin and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Benin and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Benin

Latvia
Year GDP
Benin Latvia
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 -
1971 $335,073,028 -
1972 $410,331,857 -
1973 $504,376,074 -
1974 $554,654,861 -
1975 $676,870,140 -
1976 $698,408,262 -
1977 $750,049,779 -
1978 $928,843,469 -
1979 $1,186,231,020 -
1980 $1,405,251,847 -
1981 $1,291,120,188 -
1982 $1,267,778,670 -
1983 $1,095,348,199 -
1984 $1,051,134,009 -
1985 $1,045,712,789 -
1986 $1,336,102,025 -
1987 $1,562,412,228 -
1988 $1,620,246,084 -
1989 $1,502,294,416 -
1990 $1,959,965,330 -
1991 $1,986,437,797 -
1992 $1,695,315,306 -
1993 $2,274,558,083 -
1994 $1,598,075,944 -
1995 $2,169,627,138 $5,608,208,785
1996 $2,361,116,449 $5,799,465,288
1997 $2,268,301,646 $6,349,481,007
1998 $2,455,092,686 $6,974,112,951
1999 $3,677,393,999 $7,324,192,890
2000 $3,519,991,440 $7,761,252,607
2001 $3,666,222,635 $8,190,888,740
2002 $4,194,342,686 $9,249,030,241
2003 $5,349,258,094 $11,244,337,720
2004 $6,190,270,380 $13,827,070,379
2005 $6,567,654,954 $16,306,935,905
2006 $7,034,111,315 $20,434,922,247
2007 $8,169,048,383 $29,420,499,248
2008 $9,787,734,526 $34,135,200,994
2009 $9,738,626,517 $25,691,530,442
2010 $9,535,345,016 $23,468,324,572
2011 $10,693,321,364 $26,575,547,901
2012 $11,141,358,116 $27,116,149,949
2013 $12,517,845,124 $29,152,128,168
2014 $13,284,527,847 $30,277,203,767
2015 $11,388,160,997 $26,344,565,877
2016 $11,821,065,853 $27,117,105,060
2017 $12,701,655,837 $29,391,059,767
2018 $14,262,408,090 $33,247,935,477
2019 $14,391,686,313 $33,099,503,951
2020 $15,686,741,894 $33,379,927,435
2021 $17,687,623,535 $38,183,326,785
2022 $17,425,405,084 $38,014,713,596
2023 $19,673,290,996 $42,572,151,720
2024 $21,482,643,720 $43,520,773,851

Benin and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Benin Latvia
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 -
1971 $106.9 -
1972 $127.9 -
1973 $153.6 -
1974 $164.9 -
1975 $196.5 -
1976 $197.7 -
1977 $207 -
1978 $249.8 -
1979 $311 -
1980 $358 -
1981 $320 -
1982 $305 -
1983 $256 -
1984 $238.6 -
1985 $230.4 -
1986 $285.8 -
1987 $324 -
1988 $326 -
1989 $293.3 -
1990 $371 -
1991 $365 -
1992 $302 -
1993 $387 -
1994 $262.1 -
1995 $348 $2,257
1996 $369 $2,360
1997 $345 $2,610
1998 $362 $2,894
1999 $525 $3,064
2000 $487 $3,278
2001 $492 $3,505
2002 $546 $4,004
2003 $676 $4,915
2004 $759 $6,110
2005 $779 $7,284
2006 $809 $9,212
2007 $912 $13,371
2008 $1,061 $15,678
2009 $1,024 $11,996
2010 $973 $11,188
2011 $1,059 $12,903
2012 $1,072 $13,329
2013 $1,169 $14,484
2014 $1,204 $15,186
2015 $1,002 $13,322
2016 $1,011 $13,839
2017 $1,055 $15,132
2018 $1,152 $17,252
2019 $1,131 $17,295
2020 $1,200 $17,564
2021 $1,319 $20,262
2022 $1,266 $20,227
2023 $1,394 $22,676
2024 $1,485 $23,368

Benin vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Latvia
1950 35.4 64.6
1951 35.7 65.2
1952 36 65.7
1953 36.3 66.2
1954 36.7 66.7
1955 37 67.1
1956 37.3 67.6
1957 37.6 68.3
1958 38 68.9
1959 38.4 69.5
1960 38.8 70.3
1961 39.2 70.5
1962 39.6 69.9
1963 40.1 70.3
1964 40.5 71.5
1965 41 71.2
1966 41.3 71.2
1967 41.8 70.9
1968 42.2 70.5
1969 42.6 70.2
1970 43 70.2
1971 43.4 70.6
1972 43.9 70.3
1973 44.4 70.2
1974 44.9 70.1
1975 45.4 69.3
1976 46 69.4
1977 46.5 69.4
1978 46.9 69.3
1979 47.4 68.8
1980 47.7 69.1
1981 48.1 69.1
1982 48.5 69.6
1983 48.8 69.4
1984 49.4 69.4
1985 50 69.6
1986 50.6 71
1987 51.3 71
1988 52 70.9
1989 52.5 70.4
1990 53 69.5
1991 53.4 69.2
1992 54.1 68.5
1993 54.6 66.6
1994 55 65.2
1995 55.4 66
1996 55.6 68.6
1997 56 69.2
1998 56.2 68.9
1999 56.3 69.6
2000 56.6 70.2
2001 56.7 69.9
2002 56.9 70.2
2003 57.1 70.6
2004 57.3 70.9
2005 57.7 70.6
2006 58 70.6
2007 58.2 70.8
2008 58.1 72
2009 58.3 72.7
2010 58.4 73
2011 58.5 73.7
2012 58.6 73.9
2013 58.9 74.2
2014 59 74.3
2015 59.1 74.7
2016 59.3 74.8
2017 59.5 74.8
2018 59.7 75
2019 59.9 75.6
2020 60.2 75.5
2021 59.6 73.2
2022 60.5 74.9
2023 60.8 76.2
2024 61 76.3
2025 61.1 76.5

Benin and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Latvia
Year Population
Benin Latvia
1960 2,517,286 2,120,979
1961 2,559,223 2,152,681
1962 2,604,659 2,181,586
1963 2,652,908 2,210,919
1964 2,704,003 2,240,623
1965 2,757,936 2,265,919
1966 2,814,317 2,283,217
1967 2,872,997 2,301,220
1968 2,934,257 2,323,619
1969 2,998,222 2,343,173
1970 3,065,057 2,359,164
1971 3,134,767 2,376,389
1972 3,207,543 2,395,674
1973 3,283,496 2,415,819
1974 3,362,633 2,437,186
1975 3,445,407 2,456,130
1976 3,532,196 2,470,989
1977 3,623,202 2,485,073
1978 3,718,305 2,497,921
1979 3,818,528 2,505,953
1980 3,925,251 2,511,701
1981 4,038,307 2,519,421
1982 4,156,596 2,531,080
1983 4,278,978 2,546,011
1984 4,405,895 2,562,047
1985 4,538,012 2,578,873
1986 4,675,420 2,599,892
1987 4,818,486 2,626,583
1988 4,967,341 2,653,434
1989 5,121,657 2,666,955
1990 5,281,479 2,663,151
1991 5,446,932 2,650,581
1992 5,617,844 2,614,338
1993 5,872,706 2,563,290
1994 6,096,506 2,520,742
1995 6,226,773 2,485,056
1996 6,391,858 2,457,222
1997 6,583,365 2,432,851
1998 6,789,489 2,410,019
1999 7,002,818 2,390,482
2000 7,221,619 2,367,550
2001 7,445,596 2,337,170
2002 7,675,426 2,310,173
2003 7,913,070 2,287,955
2004 8,159,094 2,263,122
2005 8,426,144 2,238,799
2006 8,693,242 2,218,357
2007 8,953,969 2,200,325
2008 9,228,466 2,177,322
2009 9,509,423 2,141,669
2010 9,797,484 2,097,555
2011 10,093,623 2,059,709
2012 10,397,657 2,034,319
2013 10,708,834 2,012,647
2014 11,030,004 1,993,782
2015 11,360,681 1,977,527
2016 11,697,842 1,959,537
2017 12,039,780 1,942,248
2018 12,383,347 1,927,174
2019 12,726,755 1,913,822
2020 13,070,169 1,900,449
2021 13,413,417 1,884,490
2022 13,759,501 1,879,383
2023 14,111,034 1,877,445
2024 14,462,724 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Benin and Latvia

Fertility rate
Benin

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Benin Latvia
1960 6.28 1.94
1961 6.4 1.94
1962 6.46 1.91
1963 6.51 1.85
1964 6.57 1.79
1965 6.61 1.74
1966 6.63 1.76
1967 6.64 1.8
1968 6.67 1.83
1969 6.71 1.88
1970 6.74 1.96
1971 6.77 2
1972 6.8 2
1973 6.81 1.98
1974 6.82 1.97
1975 6.83 1.96
1976 6.83 1.93
1977 6.83 1.89
1978 6.82 1.87
1979 6.91 1.87
1980 6.99 1.86
1981 7.06 1.88
1982 7.06 1.97
1983 7.05 2.07
1984 7.03 2.09
1985 7 2.08
1986 6.96 2.12
1987 6.92 2.15
1988 6.87 2.11
1989 6.82 2.05
1990 6.74 2.02
1991 6.67 1.86
1992 6.59 1.73
1993 6.51 1.51
1994 6.42 1.39
1995 6.33 1.25
1996 6.28 1.16
1997 6.23 1.11
1998 6.14 1.09
1999 6.03 1.16
2000 5.94 1.25
2001 5.85 1.22
2002 5.79 1.26
2003 5.76 1.32
2004 5.72 1.29
2005 5.69 1.39
2006 5.67 1.46
2007 5.63 1.54
2008 5.55 1.58
2009 5.49 1.46
2010 5.45 1.36
2011 5.44 1.33
2012 5.43 1.44
2013 5.41 1.52
2014 5.37 1.65
2015 5.32 1.7
2016 5.25 1.74
2017 5.16 1.69
2018 5.03 1.6
2019 4.9 1.61
2020 4.8 1.55
2021 4.71 1.57
2022 4.63 1.47
2023 4.56 1.36

Benin and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Benin Latvia
1960 20.8 32.3
1961 20.6 32.4
1962 20.3 32.6
1963 20.1 32.8
1964 19.9 33
1965 19.7 33.2
1966 19.5 33.5
1967 19.3 33.8
1968 19 34
1969 18.8 34.1
1970 18.6 34.2
1971 18.4 34.3
1972 18.3 34.5
1973 18.1 34.6
1974 17.9 34.7
1975 17.8 34.9
1976 17.7 35
1977 17.6 35.1
1978 17.5 35.1
1979 17.4 35.1
1980 17.3 34.9
1981 17.3 34.8
1982 17.2 34.7
1983 17.1 34.6
1984 17.1 34.7
1985 17 34.7
1986 17 34.7
1987 16.9 34.6
1988 16.9 34.6
1989 16.9 34.5
1990 16.9 34.6
1991 16.9 34.8
1992 16.9 35.2
1993 17.1 35.6
1994 17.2 36
1995 17 36.2
1996 16.9 36.6
1997 17 36.9
1998 17 37.3
1999 17.1 37.6
2000 17.1 37.9
2001 17.2 38.3
2002 17.3 38.6
2003 17.4 38.9
2004 17.4 39.2
2005 17.5 39.4
2006 17.6 39.7
2007 17.6 39.9
2008 17.7 40.1
2009 17.8 40.5
2010 17.8 41.1
2011 17.9 41.6
2012 18 42
2013 18 42.3
2014 18.1 42.5
2015 18.1 42.8
2016 18.2 43
2017 18.3 43.2
2018 18.3 43.4
2019 18.4 43.6
2020 18.5 43.8
2021 18.6 43.9
2022 18.7 44
2023 18.8 44.1
2024 19 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Benin Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Latvia
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Benin Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Latvia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
n/a

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