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Benin vs Myanmar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 54.5M in Myanmar (ranked 27/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar (ranked 99th vs. 39th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Myanmar
Population
15100397
55119090
Population rank 76/197 27/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$74.1B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 85/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$1,359
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 165/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$5,997
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$45.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
62.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$833
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 146/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$1,798
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
251,997 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
67.3 years
2025

Benin and Myanmar: Comparison Charts

Benin and Myanmar economies compared

GDP
Benin

Myanmar
Year GDP
Benin Myanmar
1960 $226,195,578 $545,098,448
1961 $235,668,221 $605,581,577
1962 $236,434,954 $634,528,872
1963 $253,927,697 $598,998,419
1964 $269,819,006 $411,419,906
1965 $289,908,680 $367,053,117
1966 $302,925,235 $293,103,479
1967 $306,221,953 $420,359,036
1968 $326,323,105 $559,956,130
1969 $330,748,245 $571,854,215
1970 $333,627,713 $563,555,631
1971 $335,073,028 $587,448,405
1972 $410,331,857 $662,213,083
1973 $504,376,074 $719,754,655
1974 $554,654,861 $1,225,589,878
1975 $676,870,140 $1,061,107,354
1976 $698,408,262 $1,204,699,849
1977 $750,049,779 $873,579,932
1978 $928,843,469 $935,408,775
1979 $1,186,231,020 $952,265,043
1980 $1,405,251,847 $1,038,225,167
1981 $1,291,120,188 $1,111,000,765
1982 $1,267,778,670 $1,481,165,468
1983 $1,095,348,199 $1,381,573,615
1984 $1,051,134,009 $1,304,063,253
1985 $1,045,712,789 $1,478,908,173
1986 $1,336,102,025 $1,582,873,750
1987 $1,562,412,228 $1,562,448,077
1988 $1,620,246,084 $1,541,088,312
1989 $1,502,294,416 $2,013,448,229
1990 $1,959,965,330 $2,115,193,513
1991 $1,986,437,797 $2,069,832,687
1992 $1,695,315,306 $2,411,552,289
1993 $2,274,558,083 $3,163,020,035
1994 $1,598,075,944 $4,432,257,174
1995 $2,169,627,138 $5,289,174,943
1996 $2,361,116,449 $6,123,556,717
1997 $2,268,301,646 $4,722,288,496
1998 $2,455,092,686 $6,459,461,639
1999 $3,677,393,999 $8,486,832,801
2000 $3,519,991,440 $8,905,066,164
2001 $3,666,222,635 $6,477,790,688
2002 $4,194,342,686 $6,777,632,512
2003 $5,349,258,094 $10,467,109,978
2004 $6,190,270,380 $10,567,354,056
2005 $6,567,654,954 $11,986,972,419
2006 $7,034,111,315 $14,502,553,710
2007 $8,169,048,383 $20,182,477,481
2008 $9,787,734,526 $31,862,554,102
2009 $9,738,626,517 $36,906,181,381
2010 $9,535,345,016 $49,540,813,342
2011 $10,693,321,364 $59,977,326,086
2012 $11,141,358,116 $59,937,796,648
2013 $12,517,845,124 $60,269,732,855
2014 $13,284,527,847 $65,531,374,200
2015 $11,388,160,997 $59,607,290,408
2016 $11,821,065,853 $63,298,361,996
2017 $12,701,655,837 $66,053,040,483
2018 $14,262,408,090 $67,860,515,990
2019 $14,391,686,313 $75,065,106,228
2020 $15,686,741,894 $79,006,113,643
2021 $17,687,623,535 $66,345,291,160
2022 $17,425,405,084 $62,253,049,892
2023 $19,673,290,996 $66,757,619,000
2024 $21,482,643,720 $74,079,772,652

Benin and Myanmar economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Myanmar
Year GDP per capita
Benin Myanmar
1960 $89.9 $25.1
1961 $92.1 $27.3
1962 $90.8 $27.9
1963 $95.7 $25.8
1964 $99.8 $17.3
1965 $105.1 $15.1
1966 $107.6 $11.8
1967 $106.6 $16.5
1968 $111.2 $21.5
1969 $110.3 $21.5
1970 $108.8 $20.7
1971 $106.9 $21.1
1972 $127.9 $23.3
1973 $153.6 $24.8
1974 $164.9 $41.4
1975 $196.5 $35.2
1976 $197.7 $39.2
1977 $207 $27.9
1978 $249.8 $29.3
1979 $311 $29.2
1980 $358 $31.2
1981 $320 $32.8
1982 $305 $43
1983 $256 $39.3
1984 $238.6 $36.3
1985 $230.4 $40.4
1986 $285.8 $42.4
1987 $324 $41.1
1988 $326 $39.9
1989 $293.3 $51.3
1990 $371 $53.1
1991 $365 $51.2
1992 $302 $58.9
1993 $387 $76.2
1994 $262.1 $105.4
1995 $348 $124.1
1996 $369 $141.9
1997 $345 $108
1998 $362 $146
1999 $525 $189.5
2000 $487 $196.6
2001 $492 $141.5
2002 $546 $146.6
2003 $676 $224.3
2004 $759 $224.5
2005 $779 $252.7
2006 $809 $303
2007 $912 $419
2008 $1,061 $658
2009 $1,024 $758
2010 $973 $1,011
2011 $1,059 $1,214
2012 $1,072 $1,203
2013 $1,169 $1,199
2014 $1,204 $1,293
2015 $1,002 $1,167
2016 $1,011 $1,229
2017 $1,055 $1,273
2018 $1,152 $1,298
2019 $1,131 $1,426
2020 $1,200 $1,490
2021 $1,319 $1,243
2022 $1,266 $1,158
2023 $1,394 $1,233
2024 $1,485 $1,359

Benin vs. Myanmar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Myanmar
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Myanmar
1950 35.4 35.7
1951 35.7 36.5
1952 36 37.7
1953 36.3 38.6
1954 36.7 39.6
1955 37 40.4
1956 37.3 41.2
1957 37.6 42
1958 38 42.8
1959 38.4 43.4
1960 38.8 44.1
1961 39.2 44.6
1962 39.6 45.3
1963 40.1 46
1964 40.5 46.7
1965 41 47.4
1966 41.3 48.2
1967 41.8 48.9
1968 42.2 49.4
1969 42.6 50
1970 43 50.5
1971 43.4 51
1972 43.9 51.4
1973 44.4 51.8
1974 44.9 52.1
1975 45.4 52.5
1976 46 52.9
1977 46.5 53.3
1978 46.9 53.5
1979 47.4 54
1980 47.7 54.4
1981 48.1 54.7
1982 48.5 55
1983 48.8 55.3
1984 49.4 55.6
1985 50 55.8
1986 50.6 56.1
1987 51.3 56.4
1988 52 56.6
1989 52.5 56.9
1990 53 57.2
1991 53.4 57.4
1992 54.1 57.7
1993 54.6 58
1994 55 58.3
1995 55.4 58.7
1996 55.6 59.2
1997 56 59.5
1998 56.2 59.9
1999 56.3 60.1
2000 56.6 60.4
2001 56.7 60.6
2002 56.9 60.9
2003 57.1 61.2
2004 57.3 61.4
2005 57.7 61.7
2006 58 62
2007 58.2 62.4
2008 58.1 56.4
2009 58.3 63.1
2010 58.4 63.5
2011 58.5 63.9
2012 58.6 64.3
2013 58.9 64.6
2014 59 65
2015 59.1 65.3
2016 59.3 65.6
2017 59.5 65.9
2018 59.7 66.2
2019 59.9 66.5
2020 60.2 66.6
2021 59.6 65.6
2022 60.5 66.5
2023 60.8 66.9
2024 61 67.1
2025 61.1 67.3

Benin and Myanmar population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Myanmar
Year Population
Benin Myanmar
1960 2,517,286 21,730,250
1961 2,559,223 22,210,581
1962 2,604,659 22,704,719
1963 2,652,908 23,213,408
1964 2,704,003 23,737,315
1965 2,757,936 24,279,431
1966 2,814,317 24,836,496
1967 2,872,997 25,406,429
1968 2,934,257 25,989,662
1969 2,998,222 26,585,112
1970 3,065,057 27,193,016
1971 3,134,767 27,807,219
1972 3,207,543 28,428,324
1973 3,283,496 29,026,388
1974 3,362,633 29,598,167
1975 3,445,407 30,176,565
1976 3,532,196 30,758,811
1977 3,623,202 31,355,966
1978 3,718,305 31,972,976
1979 3,818,528 32,596,550
1980 3,925,251 33,227,204
1981 4,038,307 33,858,783
1982 4,156,596 34,482,965
1983 4,278,978 35,162,715
1984 4,405,895 35,899,313
1985 4,538,012 36,622,827
1986 4,675,420 37,314,878
1987 4,818,486 37,971,594
1988 4,967,341 38,600,927
1989 5,121,657 39,214,618
1990 5,281,479 39,817,251
1991 5,446,932 40,394,154
1992 5,617,844 40,950,342
1993 5,872,706 41,502,429
1994 6,096,506 42,055,143
1995 6,226,773 42,605,338
1996 6,391,858 43,154,860
1997 6,583,365 43,708,798
1998 6,789,489 44,257,793
1999 7,002,818 44,787,724
2000 7,221,619 45,290,841
2001 7,445,596 45,771,139
2002 7,675,426 46,232,653
2003 7,913,070 46,667,192
2004 8,159,094 47,068,772
2005 8,426,144 47,438,365
2006 8,693,242 47,785,135
2007 8,953,969 48,125,043
2008 9,228,466 48,390,793
2009 9,509,423 48,660,459
2010 9,797,484 49,024,382
2011 10,093,623 49,419,820
2012 10,397,657 49,837,446
2013 10,708,834 50,262,658
2014 11,030,004 50,681,634
2015 11,360,681 51,089,056
2016 11,697,842 51,495,696
2017 12,039,780 51,894,938
2018 12,383,347 52,272,247
2019 12,726,755 52,640,713
2020 13,070,169 53,016,522
2021 13,413,417 53,387,102
2022 13,759,501 53,756,787
2023 14,111,034 54,133,798
2024 14,462,724 54,500,091

Fertility rates in Benin and Myanmar

Fertility rate
Benin

Myanmar
Year Fertility rate
Benin Myanmar
1960 6.28 5.9
1961 6.4 5.9
1962 6.46 5.9
1963 6.51 5.91
1964 6.57 5.91
1965 6.61 5.91
1966 6.63 5.88
1967 6.64 5.84
1968 6.67 5.8
1969 6.71 5.75
1970 6.74 5.68
1971 6.77 5.62
1972 6.8 5.53
1973 6.81 5.44
1974 6.82 5.34
1975 6.83 5.25
1976 6.83 5.16
1977 6.83 5.07
1978 6.82 4.99
1979 6.91 4.9
1980 6.99 4.79
1981 7.06 4.69
1982 7.06 4.66
1983 7.05 4.63
1984 7.03 4.52
1985 7 4.32
1986 6.96 4.08
1987 6.92 3.86
1988 6.87 3.67
1989 6.82 3.59
1990 6.74 3.5
1991 6.67 3.43
1992 6.59 3.35
1993 6.51 3.28
1994 6.42 3.2
1995 6.33 3.13
1996 6.28 3.06
1997 6.23 2.99
1998 6.14 2.91
1999 6.03 2.85
2000 5.94 2.81
2001 5.85 2.79
2002 5.79 2.77
2003 5.76 2.68
2004 5.72 2.59
2005 5.69 2.52
2006 5.67 2.47
2007 5.63 2.45
2008 5.55 2.4
2009 5.49 2.37
2010 5.45 2.34
2011 5.44 2.31
2012 5.43 2.28
2013 5.41 2.26
2014 5.37 2.25
2015 5.32 2.27
2016 5.25 2.27
2017 5.16 2.25
2018 5.03 2.23
2019 4.9 2.21
2020 4.8 2.18
2021 4.71 2.16
2022 4.63 2.13
2023 4.56 2.12

Benin and Myanmar demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Myanmar
Year Median age, years
Benin Myanmar
1960 20.8 20.9
1961 20.6 20.7
1962 20.3 20.5
1963 20.1 20.3
1964 19.9 20.1
1965 19.7 19.9
1966 19.5 19.8
1967 19.3 19.7
1968 19 19.6
1969 18.8 19.5
1970 18.6 19.5
1971 18.4 19.5
1972 18.3 19.6
1973 18.1 19.6
1974 17.9 19.7
1975 17.8 19.7
1976 17.7 19.8
1977 17.6 19.8
1978 17.5 19.9
1979 17.4 20
1980 17.3 20.1
1981 17.3 20.2
1982 17.2 20.3
1983 17.1 20.4
1984 17.1 20.5
1985 17 20.7
1986 17 20.9
1987 16.9 21.1
1988 16.9 21.3
1989 16.9 21.5
1990 16.9 21.7
1991 16.9 21.9
1992 16.9 22.1
1993 17.1 22.3
1994 17.2 22.5
1995 17 22.8
1996 16.9 23
1997 17 23.2
1998 17 23.5
1999 17.1 23.7
2000 17.1 24
2001 17.2 24.2
2002 17.3 24.5
2003 17.4 24.7
2004 17.4 25
2005 17.5 25.3
2006 17.6 25.5
2007 17.6 25.8
2008 17.7 26.2
2009 17.8 26.5
2010 17.8 26.8
2011 17.9 27.1
2012 18 27.4
2013 18 27.7
2014 18.1 28
2015 18.1 28.3
2016 18.2 28.6
2017 18.3 28.9
2018 18.3 29.2
2019 18.4 29.5
2020 18.5 29.7
2021 18.6 30
2022 18.7 30.3
2023 18.8 30.5
2024 19 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Myanmar
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$66.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
2%
2019
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
3.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
463,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
1.48%
2020
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
41.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
37.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
43.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
25.5%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.8%
2017
Total reserves including gold n/a
$9.34B
2023
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$1.15B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
903,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
14.3%
2019
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
47.8%
2021

Energy

Benin Myanmar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
400 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
33.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.62 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
45.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
62.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
3.7%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-19%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
354 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
62.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
43.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
76.8%
2023

Society

Benin Myanmar
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.67%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-37,979
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
32.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
23
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
3.87
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
20.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
93.5%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
4.45%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Benin Myanmar
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$58
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$37.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
67.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
13.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.75
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
24.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
185
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
38.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
7.71%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
44.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
1.93 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Myanmar
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.44%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
4,624 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
50,183 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
106,853 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
97,555 mi
2013

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