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Benin vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 99th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Lebanon
Population
15100397
5888008
Population rank 76/197 115/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 125/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 162/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 149/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Benin and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Benin and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Benin

Lebanon
Year GDP
Benin Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $1,502,294,416 $2,717,998,688
1990 $1,959,965,330 $2,838,485,354
1991 $1,986,437,797 $4,690,415,093
1992 $1,695,315,306 $5,843,579,161
1993 $2,274,558,083 $7,941,744,492
1994 $1,598,075,944 $9,599,127,050
1995 $2,169,627,138 $11,718,795,529
1996 $2,361,116,449 $13,690,217,334
1997 $2,268,301,646 $15,751,867,489
1998 $2,455,092,686 $17,247,179,006
1999 $3,677,393,999 $17,391,056,369
2000 $3,519,991,440 $17,260,364,842
2001 $3,666,222,635 $17,649,751,244
2002 $4,194,342,686 $19,152,238,806
2003 $5,349,258,094 $20,082,918,740
2004 $6,190,270,380 $21,159,827,992
2005 $6,567,654,954 $21,497,336,499
2006 $7,034,111,315 $22,022,709,851
2007 $8,169,048,383 $24,827,355,015
2008 $9,787,734,526 $29,118,916,105
2009 $9,738,626,517 $35,399,582,929
2010 $9,535,345,016 $38,443,907,042
2011 $10,693,321,364 $39,927,125,962
2012 $11,141,358,116 $44,016,799,516
2013 $12,517,845,124 $46,880,103,081
2014 $13,284,527,847 $48,095,213,747
2015 $11,388,160,997 $49,929,337,837
2016 $11,821,065,853 $51,147,308,774
2017 $12,701,655,837 $53,027,680,686
2018 $14,262,408,090 $54,901,519,156
2019 $14,391,686,313 $51,605,959,131
2020 $15,686,741,894 $31,712,128,254
2021 $17,687,623,535 $23,131,941,557
2022 $17,425,405,084 $20,992,421,949
2023 $19,673,290,996 $20,078,620,357
2024 $21,482,643,720 -

Benin and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Benin Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $293.3 $771
1990 $371 $790
1991 $365 $1,278
1992 $302 $1,559
1993 $387 $2,079
1994 $262.1 $2,468
1995 $348 $2,959
1996 $369 $3,393
1997 $345 $3,834
1998 $362 $4,125
1999 $525 $4,087
2000 $487 $3,987
2001 $492 $4,010
2002 $546 $4,291
2003 $676 $4,438
2004 $759 $4,601
2005 $779 $4,602
2006 $809 $4,635
2007 $912 $5,125
2008 $1,061 $5,912
2009 $1,024 $7,091
2010 $973 $7,626
2011 $1,059 $7,835
2012 $1,072 $8,407
2013 $1,169 $8,162
2014 $1,204 $7,578
2015 $1,002 $7,714
2016 $1,011 $8,089
2017 $1,055 $8,608
2018 $1,152 $9,175
2019 $1,131 $8,906
2020 $1,200 $5,561
2021 $1,319 $4,045
2022 $1,266 $3,654
2023 $1,394 $3,478
2024 $1,485 -

Benin vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Lebanon
1950 35.4 59.9
1951 35.7 60.3
1952 36 60.8
1953 36.3 61.2
1954 36.7 61.6
1955 37 61.5
1956 37.3 62.2
1957 37.6 62.8
1958 38 61.2
1959 38.4 63.6
1960 38.8 63.9
1961 39.2 64.3
1962 39.6 64.6
1963 40.1 64.9
1964 40.5 65.1
1965 41 65.3
1966 41.3 65.5
1967 41.8 65.7
1968 42.2 65.8
1969 42.6 65.9
1970 43 66
1971 43.4 66.1
1972 43.9 66.2
1973 44.4 66.3
1974 44.9 66.4
1975 45.4 57.7
1976 46 36.4
1977 46.5 60.3
1978 46.9 60
1979 47.4 59.6
1980 47.7 59.9
1981 48.1 60.3
1982 48.5 47.2
1983 48.8 60.8
1984 49.4 61.2
1985 50 61.6
1986 50.6 62
1987 51.3 62.5
1988 52 62.9
1989 52.5 65.1
1990 53 65.5
1991 53.4 70.9
1992 54.1 71.2
1993 54.6 71.6
1994 55 72
1995 55.4 72.4
1996 55.6 72.6
1997 56 72.9
1998 56.2 73.2
1999 56.3 73.5
2000 56.6 73.9
2001 56.7 74.4
2002 56.9 74.8
2003 57.1 75.3
2004 57.3 75.7
2005 57.7 76.1
2006 58 75.7
2007 58.2 76.7
2008 58.1 77
2009 58.3 77.3
2010 58.4 77.5
2011 58.5 77.8
2012 58.6 77.9
2013 58.9 78
2014 59 78.1
2015 59.1 78.3
2016 59.3 78.3
2017 59.5 78.2
2018 59.7 78.3
2019 59.9 78.2
2020 60.2 76.3
2021 59.6 73.6
2022 60.5 78
2023 60.8 77.8
2024 61 77.9
2025 61.1 78.1

Benin and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Lebanon
Year Population
Benin Lebanon
1960 2,517,286 1,794,406
1961 2,559,223 1,850,084
1962 2,604,659 1,909,578
1963 2,652,908 1,970,316
1964 2,704,003 2,030,543
1965 2,757,936 2,088,831
1966 2,814,317 2,148,260
1967 2,872,997 2,206,731
1968 2,934,257 2,266,368
1969 2,998,222 2,328,159
1970 3,065,057 2,386,114
1971 3,134,767 2,446,314
1972 3,207,543 2,509,729
1973 3,283,496 2,572,935
1974 3,362,633 2,635,185
1975 3,445,407 2,693,191
1976 3,532,196 2,726,469
1977 3,623,202 2,762,155
1978 3,718,305 2,822,682
1979 3,818,528 2,882,635
1980 3,925,251 2,944,763
1981 4,038,307 3,008,981
1982 4,156,596 3,054,931
1983 4,278,978 3,094,996
1984 4,405,895 3,152,744
1985 4,538,012 3,217,376
1986 4,675,420 3,300,365
1987 4,818,486 3,385,555
1988 4,967,341 3,454,649
1989 5,121,657 3,525,285
1990 5,281,479 3,595,175
1991 5,446,932 3,668,912
1992 5,617,844 3,747,371
1993 5,872,706 3,820,647
1994 6,096,506 3,889,799
1995 6,226,773 3,960,735
1996 6,391,858 4,034,781
1997 6,583,365 4,108,405
1998 6,789,489 4,181,281
1999 7,002,818 4,255,277
2000 7,221,619 4,329,340
2001 7,445,596 4,401,918
2002 7,675,426 4,463,504
2003 7,913,070 4,525,508
2004 8,159,094 4,599,279
2005 8,426,144 4,671,102
2006 8,693,242 4,751,136
2007 8,953,969 4,844,118
2008 9,228,466 4,925,354
2009 9,509,423 4,992,287
2010 9,797,484 5,041,288
2011 10,093,623 5,096,020
2012 10,397,657 5,235,742
2013 10,708,834 5,743,436
2014 11,030,004 6,346,990
2015 11,360,681 6,472,469
2016 11,697,842 6,323,060
2017 12,039,780 6,160,128
2018 12,383,347 5,984,119
2019 12,726,755 5,794,594
2020 13,070,169 5,702,398
2021 13,413,417 5,718,122
2022 13,759,501 5,744,489
2023 14,111,034 5,773,493
2024 14,462,724 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Benin and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Benin

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Benin Lebanon
1960 6.28 5.88
1961 6.4 5.89
1962 6.46 5.9
1963 6.51 5.91
1964 6.57 5.85
1965 6.61 5.77
1966 6.63 5.68
1967 6.64 5.57
1968 6.67 5.45
1969 6.71 5.32
1970 6.74 5.19
1971 6.77 5.05
1972 6.8 4.91
1973 6.81 4.79
1974 6.82 4.65
1975 6.83 4.52
1976 6.83 4.39
1977 6.83 4.28
1978 6.82 4.18
1979 6.91 4.08
1980 6.99 4.01
1981 7.06 3.95
1982 7.06 3.86
1983 7.05 3.73
1984 7.03 3.66
1985 7 3.53
1986 6.96 3.47
1987 6.92 3.42
1988 6.87 3.39
1989 6.82 3.36
1990 6.74 3.27
1991 6.67 3.16
1992 6.59 3.05
1993 6.51 2.94
1994 6.42 2.82
1995 6.33 2.73
1996 6.28 2.7
1997 6.23 2.67
1998 6.14 2.65
1999 6.03 2.63
2000 5.94 2.6
2001 5.85 2.58
2002 5.79 2.52
2003 5.76 2.46
2004 5.72 2.38
2005 5.69 2.29
2006 5.67 2.24
2007 5.63 2.2
2008 5.55 2.17
2009 5.49 2.19
2010 5.45 2.26
2011 5.44 2.32
2012 5.43 2.35
2013 5.41 2.36
2014 5.37 2.38
2015 5.32 2.38
2016 5.25 2.39
2017 5.16 2.37
2018 5.03 2.35
2019 4.9 2.33
2020 4.8 2.31
2021 4.71 2.28
2022 4.63 2.26
2023 4.56 2.24

Benin and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Benin Lebanon
1960 20.8 19.9
1961 20.6 19.5
1962 20.3 19.1
1963 20.1 18.7
1964 19.9 18.4
1965 19.7 18.2
1966 19.5 18.1
1967 19.3 18
1968 19 18
1969 18.8 18.1
1970 18.6 18.2
1971 18.4 18.3
1972 18.3 18.5
1973 18.1 18.7
1974 17.9 18.9
1975 17.8 19
1976 17.7 19.1
1977 17.6 19.2
1978 17.5 19.4
1979 17.4 19.6
1980 17.3 19.8
1981 17.3 19.9
1982 17.2 20.1
1983 17.1 20.3
1984 17.1 20.5
1985 17 20.7
1986 17 20.8
1987 16.9 21
1988 16.9 21.2
1989 16.9 21.4
1990 16.9 21.6
1991 16.9 21.8
1992 16.9 22
1993 17.1 22.3
1994 17.2 22.5
1995 17 22.8
1996 16.9 23.1
1997 17 23.4
1998 17 23.7
1999 17.1 24
2000 17.1 24.3
2001 17.2 24.6
2002 17.3 24.9
2003 17.4 25.2
2004 17.4 25.6
2005 17.5 26
2006 17.6 26.3
2007 17.6 26.7
2008 17.7 27.1
2009 17.8 27.5
2010 17.8 27.9
2011 17.9 28.2
2012 18 28.6
2013 18 28.9
2014 18.1 29.2
2015 18.1 29.4
2016 18.2 29.5
2017 18.3 29.4
2018 18.3 29.3
2019 18.4 29
2020 18.5 28.9
2021 18.6 29
2022 18.7 29.2
2023 18.8 29.4
2024 19 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold n/a
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
27%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Benin Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Lebanon
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
1%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Benin Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Lebanon
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
13,487 mi
2017

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