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Benin vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 99th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Maldives
Population
15100397
531152
Population rank 76/197 168/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Benin and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Benin and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Benin

Maldives
Year GDP
Benin Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $335,073,028 $21,566,404
1972 $410,331,857 $25,177,138
1973 $504,376,074 $30,862,042
1974 $554,654,861 $39,120,171
1975 $676,870,140 $24,540,878
1976 $698,408,262 $22,399,467
1977 $750,049,779 $20,853,789
1978 $928,843,469 $24,369,109
1979 $1,186,231,020 $38,523,364
1980 $1,405,251,847 $42,463,576
1981 $1,291,120,188 $44,781,457
1982 $1,267,778,670 $47,911,340
1983 $1,095,348,199 $57,829,787
1984 $1,051,134,009 $109,503,546
1985 $1,045,712,789 $127,190,758
1986 $1,336,102,025 $141,882,254
1987 $1,562,412,228 $141,223,029
1988 $1,620,246,084 $168,514,513
1989 $1,502,294,416 $189,514,434
1990 $1,959,965,330 $215,043,970
1991 $1,986,437,797 $244,396,762
1992 $1,695,315,306 $284,875,809
1993 $2,274,558,083 $322,417,837
1994 $1,598,075,944 $356,014,932
1995 $2,169,627,138 $398,988,955
1996 $2,361,116,449 $450,382,328
1997 $2,268,301,646 $508,223,602
1998 $2,455,092,686 $540,096,398
1999 $3,677,393,999 $589,239,754
2000 $3,519,991,440 $624,337,145
2001 $3,666,222,635 $870,031,677
2002 $4,194,342,686 $897,031,250
2003 $5,349,258,094 $1,052,121,055
2004 $6,190,270,380 $1,226,829,563
2005 $6,567,654,954 $1,163,362,438
2006 $7,034,111,315 $1,575,200,391
2007 $8,169,048,383 $1,868,383,461
2008 $9,787,734,526 $2,271,646,188
2009 $9,738,626,517 $2,345,294,875
2010 $9,535,345,016 $2,588,176,055
2011 $10,693,321,364 $2,774,350,240
2012 $11,141,358,116 $2,886,163,997
2013 $12,517,845,124 $3,295,009,238
2014 $13,284,527,847 $3,697,353,039
2015 $11,388,160,997 $4,129,505,319
2016 $11,821,065,853 $4,409,942,624
2017 $12,701,655,837 $4,816,426,257
2018 $14,262,408,090 $5,404,344,163
2019 $14,391,686,313 $5,726,094,799
2020 $15,686,741,894 $3,712,604,583
2021 $17,687,623,535 $5,252,457,370
2022 $17,425,405,084 $6,177,118,114
2023 $19,673,290,996 $6,590,894,302
2024 $21,482,643,720 $6,975,146,349

Benin and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Benin Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $106.9 $169.8
1972 $127.9 $192.2
1973 $153.6 $228.7
1974 $164.9 $281.5
1975 $196.5 $171.4
1976 $197.7 $151.8
1977 $207 $137.3
1978 $249.8 $156.1
1979 $311 $240.2
1980 $358 $257.6
1981 $320 $264.1
1982 $305 $274.8
1983 $256 $323
1984 $238.6 $594
1985 $230.4 $669
1986 $285.8 $720
1987 $324 $692
1988 $326 $799
1989 $293.3 $870
1990 $371 $957
1991 $365 $1,054
1992 $302 $1,194
1993 $387 $1,317
1994 $262.1 $1,419
1995 $348 $1,555
1996 $369 $1,717
1997 $345 $1,898
1998 $362 $1,980
1999 $525 $2,124
2000 $487 $2,214
2001 $492 $3,034
2002 $546 $3,076
2003 $676 $3,549
2004 $759 $4,070
2005 $779 $3,797
2006 $809 $5,019
2007 $912 $5,758
2008 $1,061 $6,757
2009 $1,024 $6,734
2010 $973 $7,174
2011 $1,059 $7,425
2012 $1,072 $7,461
2013 $1,169 $8,236
2014 $1,204 $8,939
2015 $1,002 $9,645
2016 $1,011 $9,948
2017 $1,055 $10,510
2018 $1,152 $11,423
2019 $1,131 $11,740
2020 $1,200 $7,394
2021 $1,319 $10,176
2022 $1,266 $11,786
2023 $1,394 $12,530
2024 $1,485 $13,216

Benin vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Maldives
1950 35.4 36.5
1951 35.7 37.1
1952 36 37
1953 36.3 36.9
1954 36.7 36.9
1955 37 37
1956 37.3 37.1
1957 37.6 37.3
1958 38 37.6
1959 38.4 37.9
1960 38.8 38.2
1961 39.2 38.6
1962 39.6 39.1
1963 40.1 39.6
1964 40.5 40.2
1965 41 40.8
1966 41.3 41.4
1967 41.8 42.1
1968 42.2 42.9
1969 42.6 43.7
1970 43 44.5
1971 43.4 45.5
1972 43.9 46.4
1973 44.4 47.5
1974 44.9 48.5
1975 45.4 49.6
1976 46 50.8
1977 46.5 51.8
1978 46.9 50.4
1979 47.4 53.9
1980 47.7 54.8
1981 48.1 55.7
1982 48.5 56.6
1983 48.8 57.5
1984 49.4 58.3
1985 50 59.2
1986 50.6 60
1987 51.3 60.8
1988 52 61.6
1989 52.5 62.4
1990 53 63.1
1991 53.4 63.9
1992 54.1 64.7
1993 54.6 65.4
1994 55 66.2
1995 55.4 67
1996 55.6 67.7
1997 56 68.5
1998 56.2 69.3
1999 56.3 70.2
2000 56.6 70.9
2001 56.7 71.7
2002 56.9 72.4
2003 57.1 73.3
2004 57.3 73
2005 57.7 74.8
2006 58 75.3
2007 58.2 75.7
2008 58.1 76
2009 58.3 76.4
2010 58.4 76.8
2011 58.5 77.1
2012 58.6 77.5
2013 58.9 77.8
2014 59 78.2
2015 59.1 78.6
2016 59.3 78.9
2017 59.5 79.2
2018 59.7 79.4
2019 59.9 79.7
2020 60.2 78.7
2021 59.6 78.1
2022 60.5 80.8
2023 60.8 81
2024 61 81.3
2025 61.1 81.5

Benin and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Maldives
Year Population
Benin Maldives
1960 2,517,286 91,189
1961 2,559,223 93,450
1962 2,604,659 95,802
1963 2,652,908 98,222
1964 2,704,003 100,662
1965 2,757,936 104,102
1966 2,814,317 108,507
1967 2,872,997 112,528
1968 2,934,257 116,075
1969 2,998,222 119,564
1970 3,065,057 123,219
1971 3,134,767 127,035
1972 3,207,543 130,968
1973 3,283,496 134,952
1974 3,362,633 138,978
1975 3,445,407 143,158
1976 3,532,196 147,525
1977 3,623,202 151,930
1978 3,718,305 156,159
1979 3,818,528 160,360
1980 3,925,251 164,835
1981 4,038,307 169,532
1982 4,156,596 174,333
1983 4,278,978 179,128
1984 4,405,895 184,198
1985 4,538,012 190,169
1986 4,675,420 196,935
1987 4,818,486 203,944
1988 4,967,341 210,885
1989 5,121,657 217,738
1990 5,281,479 224,762
1991 5,446,932 231,802
1992 5,617,844 238,543
1993 5,872,706 244,884
1994 6,096,506 250,822
1995 6,226,773 256,649
1996 6,391,858 262,347
1997 6,583,365 267,707
1998 6,789,489 272,723
1999 7,002,818 277,412
2000 7,221,619 282,019
2001 7,445,596 286,767
2002 7,675,426 291,616
2003 7,913,070 296,491
2004 8,159,094 301,413
2005 8,426,144 306,429
2006 8,693,242 313,851
2007 8,953,969 324,479
2008 9,228,466 336,170
2009 9,509,423 348,275
2010 9,797,484 360,792
2011 10,093,623 373,674
2012 10,397,657 386,818
2013 10,708,834 400,070
2014 11,030,004 413,617
2015 11,360,681 428,154
2016 11,697,842 443,308
2017 12,039,780 458,287
2018 12,383,347 473,099
2019 12,726,755 487,731
2020 13,070,169 502,118
2021 13,413,417 516,154
2022 13,759,501 524,106
2023 14,111,034 525,994
2024 14,462,724 527,799

Fertility rates in Benin and Maldives

Fertility rate
Benin

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Benin Maldives
1960 6.28 6.71
1961 6.4 6.79
1962 6.46 6.89
1963 6.51 6.94
1964 6.57 7
1965 6.61 7.07
1966 6.63 7.15
1967 6.64 7.23
1968 6.67 7.28
1969 6.71 7.33
1970 6.74 7.39
1971 6.77 7.38
1972 6.8 7.37
1973 6.81 7.4
1974 6.82 7.38
1975 6.83 7.32
1976 6.83 7.29
1977 6.83 7.27
1978 6.82 7.23
1979 6.91 7.23
1980 6.99 7.23
1981 7.06 7.19
1982 7.06 7.15
1983 7.05 7.09
1984 7.03 7.03
1985 7 6.94
1986 6.96 6.85
1987 6.92 6.73
1988 6.87 6.58
1989 6.82 6.39
1990 6.74 6.13
1991 6.67 5.8
1992 6.59 5.44
1993 6.51 5.06
1994 6.42 4.69
1995 6.33 4.29
1996 6.28 3.86
1997 6.23 3.48
1998 6.14 3.17
1999 6.03 2.9
2000 5.94 2.69
2001 5.85 2.53
2002 5.79 2.42
2003 5.76 2.34
2004 5.72 2.26
2005 5.69 2.2
2006 5.67 2.2
2007 5.63 2.29
2008 5.55 2.37
2009 5.49 2.39
2010 5.45 2.35
2011 5.44 2.31
2012 5.43 2.25
2013 5.41 2.17
2014 5.37 2.09
2015 5.32 2
2016 5.25 1.9
2017 5.16 1.8
2018 5.03 1.71
2019 4.9 1.64
2020 4.8 1.61
2021 4.71 1.6
2022 4.63 1.58
2023 4.56 1.58

Benin and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Benin Maldives
1960 20.8 20.6
1961 20.6 20.6
1962 20.3 20.6
1963 20.1 20.6
1964 19.9 20.5
1965 19.7 19.9
1966 19.5 18.9
1967 19.3 18.2
1968 19 17.8
1969 18.8 17.6
1970 18.6 17.4
1971 18.4 17.3
1972 18.3 17.2
1973 18.1 17.2
1974 17.9 17.2
1975 17.8 17.1
1976 17.7 17
1977 17.6 17
1978 17.5 17
1979 17.4 16.9
1980 17.3 16.8
1981 17.3 16.8
1982 17.2 16.9
1983 17.1 16.9
1984 17.1 17
1985 17 17
1986 17 16.9
1987 16.9 16.7
1988 16.9 16.6
1989 16.9 16.5
1990 16.9 16.4
1991 16.9 16.4
1992 16.9 16.4
1993 17.1 16.5
1994 17.2 16.7
1995 17 16.9
1996 16.9 17.3
1997 17 17.6
1998 17 18
1999 17.1 18.4
2000 17.1 18.9
2001 17.2 19.3
2002 17.3 19.8
2003 17.4 20.3
2004 17.4 20.9
2005 17.5 21.5
2006 17.6 22.1
2007 17.6 22.7
2008 17.7 23.2
2009 17.8 23.8
2010 17.8 24.4
2011 17.9 25.1
2012 18 25.8
2013 18 26.5
2014 18.1 27.1
2015 18.1 27.6
2016 18.2 28
2017 18.3 28.5
2018 18.3 29
2019 18.4 29.5
2020 18.5 30.1
2021 18.6 30.7
2022 18.7 31.4
2023 18.8 32.1
2024 19 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Benin Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Maldives
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Benin Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Maldives
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
57.8 mi
2018

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