Benin vs Netherlands statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 99th vs. 134th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Benin and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Benin and Netherlands economies compared

GDP

Benin

Netherlands

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Netherlands
1960	$226,195,578	$13,282,979,015
1961	$235,668,221	$14,599,836,396
1962	$236,434,954	$15,847,582,341
1963	$253,927,697	$17,193,744,109
1964	$269,819,006	$20,232,048,553
1965	$289,908,680	$22,721,869,808
1966	$302,925,235	$24,741,480,717
1967	$306,221,953	$27,143,828,099
1968	$326,323,105	$30,097,635,751
1969	$330,748,245	$34,086,038,090
1970	$333,627,713	$38,220,884,519
1971	$335,073,028	$44,644,730,576
1972	$410,331,857	$54,787,070,173
1973	$504,376,074	$71,946,639,603
1974	$554,654,861	$87,371,810,804
1975	$676,870,140	$100,397,061,694
1976	$698,408,262	$109,329,386,564
1977	$750,049,779	$127,203,923,857
1978	$928,843,469	$156,089,077,205
1979	$1,186,231,020	$179,933,827,310
1980	$1,405,251,847	$195,439,301,707
1981	$1,291,120,188	$164,375,775,854
1982	$1,267,778,670	$158,712,765,536
1983	$1,095,348,199	$153,671,294,109
1984	$1,051,134,009	$144,124,462,912
1985	$1,045,712,789	$144,057,523,222
1986	$1,336,102,025	$201,157,708,221
1987	$1,562,412,228	$245,406,949,521
1988	$1,620,246,084	$262,295,966,105
1989	$1,502,294,416	$258,716,904,292
1990	$1,959,965,330	$318,799,003,994
1991	$1,986,437,797	$327,982,316,124
1992	$1,695,315,306	$363,497,050,125
1993	$2,274,558,083	$354,070,495,966
1994	$1,598,075,944	$379,688,232,232
1995	$2,169,627,138	$452,967,334,614
1996	$2,361,116,449	$451,372,549,020
1997	$2,268,301,646	$417,506,211,882
1998	$2,455,092,686	$438,612,530,549
1999	$3,677,393,999	$447,778,514,140
2000	$3,519,991,440	$417,649,282,154
2001	$3,666,222,635	$432,536,219,669
2002	$4,194,342,686	$475,529,972,123
2003	$5,349,258,094	$582,435,617,082
2004	$6,190,270,380	$661,224,886,143
2005	$6,567,654,954	$688,133,699,636
2006	$7,034,111,315	$737,593,995,289
2007	$8,169,048,383	$853,499,460,873
2008	$9,787,734,526	$957,901,566,041
2009	$9,738,626,517	$878,954,223,140
2010	$9,535,345,016	$852,464,982,433
2011	$10,693,321,364	$913,140,741,333
2012	$11,141,358,116	$845,689,017,066
2013	$12,517,845,124	$883,951,539,007
2014	$13,284,527,847	$901,556,501,756
2015	$11,388,160,997	$775,743,675,303
2016	$11,821,065,853	$797,163,949,290
2017	$12,701,655,837	$848,233,537,846
2018	$14,262,408,090	$929,733,599,797
2019	$14,391,686,313	$928,903,005,576
2020	$15,686,741,894	$932,560,861,701
2021	$17,687,623,535	$1,054,472,123,450
2022	$17,425,405,084	$1,046,540,797,549
2023	$19,673,290,996	$1,154,361,305,398
2024	$21,482,643,720	$1,227,543,925,316

Benin and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Netherlands

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Netherlands
1960	$89.9	$1,156
1961	$92.1	$1,254
1962	$90.8	$1,342
1963	$95.7	$1,437
1964	$99.8	$1,668
1965	$105.1	$1,848
1966	$107.6	$1,986
1967	$106.6	$2,155
1968	$111.2	$2,364
1969	$110.3	$2,647
1970	$108.8	$2,931
1971	$106.9	$3,384
1972	$127.9	$4,110
1973	$153.6	$5,353
1974	$164.9	$6,450
1975	$196.5	$7,346
1976	$197.7	$7,937
1977	$207	$9,180
1978	$249.8	$11,196
1979	$311	$12,817
1980	$358	$13,812
1981	$320	$11,537
1982	$305	$11,089
1983	$256	$10,696
1984	$238.6	$9,992
1985	$230.4	$9,941
1986	$285.8	$13,804
1987	$324	$16,734
1988	$326	$17,771
1989	$293.3	$17,423
1990	$371	$21,322
1991	$365	$21,764
1992	$302	$23,939
1993	$387	$23,156
1994	$262.1	$24,683
1995	$348	$29,301
1996	$369	$29,064
1997	$345	$26,745
1998	$362	$27,924
1999	$525	$28,319
2000	$487	$26,225
2001	$492	$26,956
2002	$546	$29,447
2003	$676	$35,897
2004	$759	$40,611
2005	$779	$42,165
2006	$809	$45,124
2007	$912	$52,101
2008	$1,061	$58,247
2009	$1,024	$53,172
2010	$973	$51,306
2011	$1,059	$54,702
2012	$1,072	$50,474
2013	$1,169	$52,602
2014	$1,204	$53,457
2015	$1,002	$45,794
2016	$1,011	$46,809
2017	$1,055	$49,514
2018	$1,152	$53,955
2019	$1,131	$53,555
2020	$1,200	$53,468
2021	$1,319	$60,142
2022	$1,266	$59,123
2023	$1,394	$64,572
2024	$1,485	$68,219

Benin vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Netherlands

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Netherlands
1950	35.4	71.4
1951	35.7	71.5
1952	36	72.1
1953	36.3	71.7
1954	36.7	72.4
1955	37	72.5
1956	37.3	72.5
1957	37.6	73
1958	38	73.1
1959	38.4	73.2
1960	38.8	73.4
1961	39.2	73.6
1962	39.6	73.2
1963	40.1	73.4
1964	40.5	73.7
1965	41	73.6
1966	41.3	73.6
1967	41.8	73.8
1968	42.2	73.6
1969	42.6	73.6
1970	43	73.6
1971	43.4	73.9
1972	43.9	73.8
1973	44.4	74.2
1974	44.9	74.6
1975	45.4	74.6
1976	46	74.7
1977	46.5	75.3
1978	46.9	75.2
1979	47.4	75.6
1980	47.7	75.8
1981	48.1	76
1982	48.5	76.1
1983	48.8	76.3
1984	49.4	76.3
1985	50	76.4
1986	50.6	76.4
1987	51.3	76.8
1988	52	77
1989	52.5	76.8
1990	53	77
1991	53.4	77.2
1992	54.1	77.4
1993	54.6	77
1994	55	77.5
1995	55.4	77.6
1996	55.6	77.6
1997	56	77.9
1998	56.2	78
1999	56.3	78
2000	56.6	78.1
2001	56.7	78.3
2002	56.9	78.4
2003	57.1	78.7
2004	57.3	79.2
2005	57.7	79.5
2006	58	79.8
2007	58.2	80.3
2008	58.1	80.4
2009	58.3	80.7
2010	58.4	80.8
2011	58.5	81.1
2012	58.6	81.1
2013	58.9	81.3
2014	59	81.7
2015	59.1	81.5
2016	59.3	81.6
2017	59.5	81.7
2018	59.7	81.8
2019	59.9	82.1
2020	60.2	81.4
2021	59.6	81.4
2022	60.5	81.9
2023	60.8	82.2
2024	61	82.3
2025	61.1	82.4

Benin and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Netherlands

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Netherlands
1960	2,517,286	11,486,631
1961	2,559,223	11,638,712
1962	2,604,659	11,805,689
1963	2,652,908	11,965,966
1964	2,704,003	12,127,120
1965	2,757,936	12,294,732
1966	2,814,317	12,456,251
1967	2,872,997	12,598,201
1968	2,934,257	12,729,721
1969	2,998,222	12,877,984
1970	3,065,057	13,038,526
1971	3,134,767	13,194,497
1972	3,207,543	13,328,593
1973	3,283,496	13,439,322
1974	3,362,633	13,545,056
1975	3,445,407	13,666,335
1976	3,532,196	13,774,037
1977	3,623,202	13,856,185
1978	3,718,305	13,941,700
1979	3,818,528	14,038,270
1980	3,925,251	14,149,800
1981	4,038,307	14,247,208
1982	4,156,596	14,312,690
1983	4,278,978	14,367,070
1984	4,405,895	14,424,211
1985	4,538,012	14,491,632
1986	4,675,420	14,572,278
1987	4,818,486	14,665,037
1988	4,967,341	14,760,094
1989	5,121,657	14,848,907
1990	5,281,479	14,951,510
1991	5,446,932	15,069,798
1992	5,617,844	15,184,166
1993	5,872,706	15,290,368
1994	6,096,506	15,382,838
1995	6,226,773	15,459,006
1996	6,391,858	15,530,498
1997	6,583,365	15,610,650
1998	6,789,489	15,707,209
1999	7,002,818	15,812,088
2000	7,221,619	15,925,513
2001	7,445,596	16,046,180
2002	7,675,426	16,148,929
2003	7,913,070	16,225,302
2004	8,159,094	16,281,779
2005	8,426,144	16,319,868
2006	8,693,242	16,346,101
2007	8,953,969	16,381,696
2008	9,228,466	16,445,593
2009	9,509,423	16,530,388
2010	9,797,484	16,615,394
2011	10,093,623	16,693,074
2012	10,397,657	16,754,962
2013	10,708,834	16,804,432
2014	11,030,004	16,865,008
2015	11,360,681	16,939,923
2016	11,697,842	17,030,314
2017	12,039,780	17,131,296
2018	12,383,347	17,231,624
2019	12,726,755	17,344,874
2020	13,070,169	17,441,500
2021	13,413,417	17,533,044
2022	13,759,501	17,700,982
2023	14,111,034	17,877,117
2024	14,462,724	17,994,237

Fertility rates in Benin and Netherlands

Fertility rate

Benin

Netherlands

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Netherlands
1960	6.28	3.12
1961	6.4	3.22
1962	6.46	3.18
1963	6.51	3.19
1964	6.57	3.17
1965	6.61	3.04
1966	6.63	2.9
1967	6.64	2.81
1968	6.67	2.72
1969	6.71	2.75
1970	6.74	2.57
1971	6.77	2.36
1972	6.8	2.15
1973	6.81	1.9
1974	6.82	1.77
1975	6.83	1.66
1976	6.83	1.63
1977	6.83	1.58
1978	6.82	1.58
1979	6.91	1.56
1980	6.99	1.6
1981	7.06	1.56
1982	7.06	1.5
1983	7.05	1.47
1984	7.03	1.49
1985	7	1.51
1986	6.96	1.55
1987	6.92	1.56
1988	6.87	1.55
1989	6.82	1.55
1990	6.74	1.62
1991	6.67	1.61
1992	6.59	1.59
1993	6.51	1.57
1994	6.42	1.57
1995	6.33	1.53
1996	6.28	1.53
1997	6.23	1.56
1998	6.14	1.63
1999	6.03	1.65
2000	5.94	1.72
2001	5.85	1.71
2002	5.79	1.73
2003	5.76	1.75
2004	5.72	1.72
2005	5.69	1.71
2006	5.67	1.72
2007	5.63	1.72
2008	5.55	1.77
2009	5.49	1.79
2010	5.45	1.79
2011	5.44	1.76
2012	5.43	1.72
2013	5.41	1.68
2014	5.37	1.71
2015	5.32	1.66
2016	5.25	1.66
2017	5.16	1.62
2018	5.03	1.59
2019	4.9	1.57
2020	4.8	1.54
2021	4.71	1.62
2022	4.63	1.49
2023	4.56	1.43

Benin and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Netherlands

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Netherlands
1960	20.8	28.8
1961	20.6	28.8
1962	20.3	28.7
1963	20.1	28.7
1964	19.9	28.6
1965	19.7	28.6
1966	19.5	28.6
1967	19.3	28.5
1968	19	28.6
1969	18.8	28.6
1970	18.6	28.6
1971	18.4	28.7
1972	18.3	28.9
1973	18.1	29
1974	17.9	29.3
1975	17.8	29.4
1976	17.7	29.8
1977	17.6	30.3
1978	17.5	30.7
1979	17.4	31
1980	17.3	31.3
1981	17.3	31.6
1982	17.2	31.9
1983	17.1	32.3
1984	17.1	32.6
1985	17	32.9
1986	17	33.2
1987	16.9	33.5
1988	16.9	33.8
1989	16.9	34.1
1990	16.9	34.3
1991	16.9	34.6
1992	16.9	34.8
1993	17.1	35.1
1994	17.2	35.4
1995	17	35.7
1996	16.9	36.1
1997	17	36.4
1998	17	36.7
1999	17.1	37
2000	17.1	37.3
2001	17.2	37.5
2002	17.3	37.8
2003	17.4	38.1
2004	17.4	38.5
2005	17.5	38.9
2006	17.6	39.3
2007	17.6	39.7
2008	17.7	40
2009	17.8	40.3
2010	17.8	40.7
2011	17.9	41
2012	18	41.3
2013	18	41.6
2014	18.1	41.8
2015	18.1	42
2016	18.2	42.2
2017	18.3	42.3
2018	18.3	42.4
2019	18.4	42.5
2020	18.5	42.5
2021	18.6	42.6
2022	18.7	42.5
2023	18.8	42.4
2024	19	42.4

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