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Benin vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 99th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Nepal
Population
15100397
29627185
Population rank 76/197 52/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Benin and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Benin and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Benin

Nepal
Year GDP
Benin Nepal
1960 $226,195,578 $508,334,414
1961 $235,668,221 $531,959,562
1962 $236,434,954 $574,091,101
1963 $253,927,697 $496,947,904
1964 $269,819,006 $496,098,775
1965 $289,908,680 $735,267,082
1966 $302,925,235 $906,811,944
1967 $306,221,953 $841,974,025
1968 $326,323,105 $772,231,387
1969 $330,748,245 $788,641,965
1970 $333,627,713 $865,975,309
1971 $335,073,028 $882,765,472
1972 $410,331,857 $1,024,098,400
1973 $504,376,074 $972,101,725
1974 $554,654,861 $1,217,953,547
1975 $676,870,140 $1,575,789,254
1976 $698,408,262 $1,452,788,985
1977 $750,049,779 $1,382,400,000
1978 $928,843,469 $1,604,162,497
1979 $1,186,231,020 $1,851,250,008
1980 $1,405,251,847 $1,945,916,583
1981 $1,291,120,188 $2,275,583,317
1982 $1,267,778,670 $2,395,423,742
1983 $1,095,348,199 $2,447,174,803
1984 $1,051,134,009 $2,581,207,388
1985 $1,045,712,789 $2,619,913,956
1986 $1,336,102,025 $2,850,782,044
1987 $1,562,412,228 $2,957,255,380
1988 $1,620,246,084 $3,487,009,748
1989 $1,502,294,416 $3,525,225,787
1990 $1,959,965,330 $3,627,560,239
1991 $1,986,437,797 $3,921,476,085
1992 $1,695,315,306 $3,401,211,581
1993 $2,274,558,083 $3,660,041,667
1994 $1,598,075,944 $4,066,775,510
1995 $2,169,627,138 $4,401,104,418
1996 $2,361,116,449 $4,521,580,381
1997 $2,268,301,646 $4,918,691,917
1998 $2,455,092,686 $4,856,255,044
1999 $3,677,393,999 $5,033,642,384
2000 $3,519,991,440 $5,494,252,208
2001 $3,666,222,635 $6,007,055,042
2002 $4,194,342,686 $6,050,875,807
2003 $5,349,258,094 $6,330,473,097
2004 $6,190,270,380 $7,273,938,315
2005 $6,567,654,954 $8,130,258,378
2006 $7,034,111,315 $9,043,715,356
2007 $8,169,048,383 $10,325,618,017
2008 $9,787,734,526 $12,545,438,605
2009 $9,738,626,517 $12,854,985,464
2010 $9,535,345,016 $16,002,656,434
2011 $10,693,321,364 $21,573,872,421
2012 $11,141,358,116 $21,703,100,877
2013 $12,517,845,124 $22,162,204,925
2014 $13,284,527,847 $22,731,612,922
2015 $11,388,160,997 $24,360,801,287
2016 $11,821,065,853 $24,524,109,484
2017 $12,701,655,837 $28,971,588,940
2018 $14,262,408,090 $33,111,525,237
2019 $14,391,686,313 $34,186,180,699
2020 $15,686,741,894 $33,433,659,301
2021 $17,687,623,535 $36,924,841,394
2022 $17,425,405,084 $41,182,939,601
2023 $19,673,290,996 $41,047,772,331
2024 $21,482,643,720 $42,914,268,287

Benin and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Benin Nepal
1960 $89.9 $50.2
1961 $92.1 $51.6
1962 $90.8 $54.6
1963 $95.7 $46.3
1964 $99.8 $45.3
1965 $105.1 $65.8
1966 $107.6 $79.5
1967 $106.6 $72.3
1968 $111.2 $64.9
1969 $110.3 $64.8
1970 $108.8 $69.6
1971 $106.9 $69.5
1972 $127.9 $78.8
1973 $153.6 $73.2
1974 $164.9 $89.8
1975 $196.5 $113.6
1976 $197.7 $102.5
1977 $207 $95.3
1978 $249.8 $108.1
1979 $311 $121.9
1980 $358 $125.1
1981 $320 $142.9
1982 $305 $147
1983 $256 $146.6
1984 $238.6 $151.1
1985 $230.4 $149.9
1986 $285.8 $159.5
1987 $324 $162
1988 $326 $187.1
1989 $293.3 $185
1990 $371 $185.8
1991 $365 $195.7
1992 $302 $165
1993 $387 $172.8
1994 $262.1 $187.3
1995 $348 $197.8
1996 $369 $198.8
1997 $345 $211.8
1998 $362 $205.1
1999 $525 $208.6
2000 $487 $223.8
2001 $492 $240.8
2002 $546 $238.9
2003 $676 $246.4
2004 $759 $279.6
2005 $779 $309
2006 $809 $340
2007 $912 $385
2008 $1,061 $465
2009 $1,024 $473
2010 $973 $585
2011 $1,059 $786
2012 $1,072 $788
2013 $1,169 $803
2014 $1,204 $821
2015 $1,002 $876
2016 $1,011 $877
2017 $1,055 $1,034
2018 $1,152 $1,179
2019 $1,131 $1,203
2020 $1,200 $1,154
2021 $1,319 $1,253
2022 $1,266 $1,386
2023 $1,394 $1,382
2024 $1,485 $1,447

Benin vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Nepal
1950 35.4 37.6
1951 35.7 37.6
1952 36 37.7
1953 36.3 37.7
1954 36.7 37.8
1955 37 37.9
1956 37.3 37.9
1957 37.6 38
1958 38 38.1
1959 38.4 38.4
1960 38.8 38.7
1961 39.2 39
1962 39.6 39.3
1963 40.1 39.6
1964 40.5 40.2
1965 41 40.7
1966 41.3 41.2
1967 41.8 41.7
1968 42.2 42.2
1969 42.6 42.7
1970 43 43.2
1971 43.4 43.6
1972 43.9 44.1
1973 44.4 44.5
1974 44.9 44.9
1975 45.4 45.5
1976 46 46
1977 46.5 46.6
1978 46.9 47.2
1979 47.4 47.8
1980 47.7 48.3
1981 48.1 48.7
1982 48.5 49.2
1983 48.8 49.7
1984 49.4 50.2
1985 50 50.9
1986 50.6 51.6
1987 51.3 52.4
1988 52 53.1
1989 52.5 54
1990 53 54.8
1991 53.4 55.6
1992 54.1 56.7
1993 54.6 57.6
1994 55 58.6
1995 55.4 59.3
1996 55.6 60
1997 56 60.8
1998 56.2 61.5
1999 56.3 62
2000 56.6 62.6
2001 56.7 63.3
2002 56.9 63.5
2003 57.1 64.2
2004 57.3 64.7
2005 57.7 65.3
2006 58 65.9
2007 58.2 66.2
2008 58.1 66.4
2009 58.3 66.6
2010 58.4 66.8
2011 58.5 67.1
2012 58.6 67.4
2013 58.9 67.6
2014 59 67.8
2015 59.1 67.4
2016 59.3 68.4
2017 59.5 68.7
2018 59.7 69
2019 59.9 69.3
2020 60.2 69.1
2021 59.6 68.4
2022 60.5 70.1
2023 60.8 70.4
2024 61 70.6
2025 61.1 70.9

Benin and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Nepal
Year Population
Benin Nepal
1960 2,517,286 10,123,658
1961 2,559,223 10,318,396
1962 2,604,659 10,521,116
1963 2,652,908 10,729,818
1964 2,704,003 10,946,392
1965 2,757,936 11,173,411
1966 2,814,317 11,408,710
1967 2,872,997 11,652,716
1968 2,934,257 11,906,266
1969 2,998,222 12,167,036
1970 3,065,057 12,436,190
1971 3,134,767 12,710,061
1972 3,207,543 12,989,099
1973 3,283,496 13,275,239
1974 3,362,633 13,568,435
1975 3,445,407 13,870,695
1976 3,532,196 14,177,649
1977 3,623,202 14,499,175
1978 3,718,305 14,839,695
1979 3,818,528 15,190,590
1980 3,925,251 15,553,105
1981 4,038,307 15,922,423
1982 4,156,596 16,297,987
1983 4,278,978 16,689,119
1984 4,405,895 17,085,242
1985 4,538,012 17,477,692
1986 4,675,420 17,868,124
1987 4,818,486 18,250,505
1988 4,967,341 18,638,661
1989 5,121,657 19,057,807
1990 5,281,479 19,524,573
1991 5,446,932 20,036,500
1992 5,617,844 20,609,707
1993 5,872,706 21,180,159
1994 6,096,506 21,717,479
1995 6,226,773 22,245,439
1996 6,391,858 22,741,862
1997 6,583,365 23,219,463
1998 6,789,489 23,680,357
1999 7,002,818 24,125,199
2000 7,221,619 24,546,509
2001 7,445,596 24,946,748
2002 7,675,426 25,328,981
2003 7,913,070 25,688,758
2004 8,159,094 26,016,656
2005 8,426,144 26,309,458
2006 8,693,242 26,565,425
2007 8,953,969 26,788,492
2008 9,228,466 26,990,037
2009 9,509,423 27,173,035
2010 9,797,484 27,341,952
2011 10,093,623 27,464,494
2012 10,397,657 27,534,915
2013 10,708,834 27,589,996
2014 11,030,004 27,672,370
2015 11,360,681 27,823,629
2016 11,697,842 27,955,462
2017 12,039,780 28,011,258
2018 12,383,347 28,079,689
2019 12,726,755 28,414,064
2020 13,070,169 28,966,574
2021 13,413,417 29,475,010
2022 13,759,501 29,715,436
2023 14,111,034 29,694,614
2024 14,462,724 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Benin and Nepal

Fertility rate
Benin

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Benin Nepal
1960 6.28 6.07
1961 6.4 6.09
1962 6.46 6.08
1963 6.51 6.06
1964 6.57 6.04
1965 6.61 6.01
1966 6.63 5.98
1967 6.64 5.95
1968 6.67 5.94
1969 6.71 5.89
1970 6.74 5.87
1971 6.77 5.85
1972 6.8 5.8
1973 6.81 5.7
1974 6.82 5.75
1975 6.83 5.73
1976 6.83 5.72
1977 6.83 5.69
1978 6.82 5.68
1979 6.91 5.64
1980 6.99 5.6
1981 7.06 5.58
1982 7.06 5.55
1983 7.05 5.54
1984 7.03 5.51
1985 7 5.46
1986 6.96 5.4
1987 6.92 5.35
1988 6.87 5.31
1989 6.82 5.26
1990 6.74 5.21
1991 6.67 5.15
1992 6.59 5.07
1993 6.51 5.04
1994 6.42 4.96
1995 6.33 4.87
1996 6.28 4.67
1997 6.23 4.44
1998 6.14 4.28
1999 6.03 4.13
2000 5.94 3.98
2001 5.85 3.79
2002 5.79 3.6
2003 5.76 3.44
2004 5.72 3.28
2005 5.69 3.12
2006 5.67 2.97
2007 5.63 2.86
2008 5.55 2.74
2009 5.49 2.63
2010 5.45 2.54
2011 5.44 2.46
2012 5.43 2.42
2013 5.41 2.36
2014 5.37 2.32
2015 5.32 2.27
2016 5.25 2.23
2017 5.16 2.17
2018 5.03 2.12
2019 4.9 2.08
2020 4.8 2.05
2021 4.71 2.03
2022 4.63 2
2023 4.56 1.98

Benin and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Benin Nepal
1960 20.8 19.5
1961 20.6 19.5
1962 20.3 19.6
1963 20.1 19.6
1964 19.9 19.6
1965 19.7 19.6
1966 19.5 19.6
1967 19.3 19.7
1968 19 19.7
1969 18.8 19.7
1970 18.6 19.7
1971 18.4 19.7
1972 18.3 19.7
1973 18.1 19.7
1974 17.9 19.7
1975 17.8 19.7
1976 17.7 19.7
1977 17.6 19.7
1978 17.5 19.6
1979 17.4 19.6
1980 17.3 19.6
1981 17.3 19.5
1982 17.2 19.5
1983 17.1 19.5
1984 17.1 19.5
1985 17 19.4
1986 17 19.4
1987 16.9 19.3
1988 16.9 19.2
1989 16.9 19.2
1990 16.9 19.2
1991 16.9 19.2
1992 16.9 19.2
1993 17.1 19.2
1994 17.2 19.2
1995 17 19.2
1996 16.9 19.2
1997 17 19.2
1998 17 19.2
1999 17.1 19.3
2000 17.1 19.3
2001 17.2 19.4
2002 17.3 19.5
2003 17.4 19.7
2004 17.4 19.8
2005 17.5 20
2006 17.6 20.3
2007 17.6 20.5
2008 17.7 20.8
2009 17.8 21
2010 17.8 21.3
2011 17.9 21.6
2012 18 21.8
2013 18 22
2014 18.1 22.2
2015 18.1 22.4
2016 18.2 22.7
2017 18.3 22.9
2018 18.3 23.2
2019 18.4 23.7
2020 18.5 24.5
2021 18.6 25
2022 18.7 25.4
2023 18.8 25.7
2024 19 26

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Finance

Benin Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold n/a
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
60%
2024

Energy

Benin Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Benin Nepal
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
71.2%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
3%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Benin Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Nepal
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
49,758 mi
2015

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