Benin vs Nigeria statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 99th vs. 30th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Benin and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Benin and Nigeria economies compared

GDP

Benin

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Nigeria
1960	$226,195,578	$4,196,174,502
1961	$235,668,221	$4,467,287,893
1962	$236,434,954	$4,909,399,176
1963	$253,927,697	$5,165,590,254
1964	$269,819,006	$5,552,931,319
1965	$289,908,680	$5,874,537,650
1966	$302,925,235	$6,366,917,453
1967	$306,221,953	$5,203,237,919
1968	$326,323,105	$5,200,997,920
1969	$330,748,245	$6,634,317,346
1970	$333,627,713	$12,546,094,982
1971	$335,073,028	$9,181,769,912
1972	$410,331,857	$12,274,416,018
1973	$504,376,074	$15,162,871,287
1974	$554,654,861	$24,846,641,318
1975	$676,870,140	$27,778,934,625
1976	$698,408,262	$36,308,883,249
1977	$750,049,779	$36,035,407,725
1978	$928,843,469	$36,527,862,209
1979	$1,186,231,020	$47,259,911,894
1980	$1,405,251,847	$64,201,788,123
1981	$1,291,120,188	$164,475,209,516
1982	$1,267,778,670	$142,769,363,314
1983	$1,095,348,199	$97,094,911,792
1984	$1,051,134,009	$73,484,359,521
1985	$1,045,712,789	$73,745,821,158
1986	$1,336,102,025	$54,805,852,581
1987	$1,562,412,228	$52,676,041,931
1988	$1,620,246,084	$49,648,470,440
1989	$1,502,294,416	$44,003,061,108
1990	$1,959,965,330	$54,035,795,388
1991	$1,986,437,797	$59,526,833,412
1992	$1,695,315,306	$52,058,181,854
1993	$2,274,558,083	$56,721,051,402
1994	$1,598,075,944	$80,399,613,064
1995	$2,169,627,138	$140,919,776,986
1996	$2,361,116,449	$185,730,236,700
1997	$2,268,301,646	$200,850,397,618
1998	$2,455,092,686	$218,416,200,673
1999	$3,677,393,999	$59,145,077,039
2000	$3,519,991,440	$69,171,451,627
2001	$3,666,222,635	$73,557,840,064
2002	$4,194,342,686	$95,054,059,303
2003	$5,349,258,094	$104,738,954,264
2004	$6,190,270,380	$135,764,731,646
2005	$6,567,654,954	$175,670,569,969
2006	$7,034,111,315	$238,454,997,161
2007	$8,169,048,383	$278,260,846,800
2008	$9,787,734,526	$339,476,276,258
2009	$9,738,626,517	$295,008,835,381
2010	$9,535,345,016	$366,990,417,129
2011	$10,693,321,364	$414,466,676,831
2012	$11,141,358,116	$463,971,018,239
2013	$12,517,845,124	$520,117,180,314
2014	$13,284,527,847	$574,183,763,412
2015	$11,388,160,997	$493,026,682,801
2016	$11,821,065,853	$404,649,125,252
2017	$12,701,655,837	$375,745,731,053
2018	$14,262,408,090	$421,739,251,509
2019	$14,391,686,313	$474,517,490,844
2020	$15,686,741,894	$432,198,898,468
2021	$17,687,623,535	$440,833,635,874
2022	$17,425,405,084	$477,403,400,101
2023	$19,673,290,996	$363,846,332,835
2024	$21,482,643,720	$187,759,703,100

Benin and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Nigeria
1960	$89.9	$93.1
1961	$92.1	$97.1
1962	$90.8	$104.5
1963	$95.7	$107.7
1964	$99.8	$113.3
1965	$105.1	$117.3
1966	$107.6	$124.4
1967	$106.6	$99.5
1968	$111.2	$97.3
1969	$110.3	$121.4
1970	$108.8	$224.5
1971	$106.9	$160.5
1972	$127.9	$209.5
1973	$153.6	$252.4
1974	$164.9	$403
1975	$196.5	$438
1976	$197.7	$556
1977	$207	$536
1978	$249.8	$527
1979	$311	$661
1980	$358	$870
1981	$320	$2,162
1982	$305	$1,822
1983	$256	$1,207
1984	$238.6	$890
1985	$230.4	$869
1986	$285.8	$628
1987	$324	$588
1988	$326	$540
1989	$293.3	$465
1990	$371	$556
1991	$365	$597
1992	$302	$509
1993	$387	$540
1994	$262.1	$745
1995	$348	$1,272
1996	$369	$1,633
1997	$345	$1,720
1998	$362	$1,822
1999	$525	$481
2000	$487	$547
2001	$492	$566
2002	$546	$712
2003	$676	$763
2004	$759	$962
2005	$779	$1,211
2006	$809	$1,600
2007	$912	$1,816
2008	$1,061	$2,154
2009	$1,024	$1,820
2010	$973	$2,202
2011	$1,059	$2,418
2012	$1,072	$2,633
2013	$1,169	$2,873
2014	$1,204	$3,089
2015	$1,002	$2,586
2016	$1,011	$2,070
2017	$1,055	$1,876
2018	$1,152	$2,058
2019	$1,131	$2,265
2020	$1,200	$2,020
2021	$1,319	$2,017
2022	$1,266	$2,139
2023	$1,394	$1,597
2024	$1,485	$807

Benin vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Nigeria

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Nigeria
1950	35.4	35.5
1951	35.7	35.7
1952	36	35.9
1953	36.3	36
1954	36.7	36.2
1955	37	36.3
1956	37.3	36.5
1957	37.6	36.6
1958	38	36.8
1959	38.4	37
1960	38.8	37.2
1961	39.2	37.4
1962	39.6	37.6
1963	40.1	37.8
1964	40.5	38
1965	41	38.2
1966	41.3	38.4
1967	41.8	37.5
1968	42.2	38.6
1969	42.6	38.9
1970	43	40
1971	43.4	40.6
1972	43.9	41.3
1973	44.4	41.8
1974	44.9	42.5
1975	45.4	43.1
1976	46	44.2
1977	46.5	44.8
1978	46.9	45.3
1979	47.4	45.7
1980	47.7	46
1981	48.1	46.3
1982	48.5	46.4
1983	48.8	46.4
1984	49.4	46.3
1985	50	46.2
1986	50.6	46
1987	51.3	45.9
1988	52	45.8
1989	52.5	45.8
1990	53	45.7
1991	53.4	45.5
1992	54.1	45.6
1993	54.6	45.8
1994	55	45.7
1995	55.4	45.9
1996	55.6	45.8
1997	56	46
1998	56.2	46.1
1999	56.3	46.6
2000	56.6	47.1
2001	56.7	47.5
2002	56.9	48
2003	57.1	48.6
2004	57.3	49.1
2005	57.7	49.5
2006	58	49.9
2007	58.2	50.4
2008	58.1	50.7
2009	58.3	51.1
2010	58.4	51.3
2011	58.5	51.5
2012	58.6	51.7
2013	58.9	51.8
2014	59	51.9
2015	59.1	51.9
2016	59.3	52.2
2017	59.5	52.4
2018	59.7	52.7
2019	59.9	53
2020	60.2	53.1
2021	59.6	53.5
2022	60.5	54.1
2023	60.8	54.5
2024	61	54.6
2025	61.1	54.8

Benin and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Nigeria

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Nigeria
1960	2,517,286	45,053,782
1961	2,559,223	45,989,310
1962	2,604,659	46,965,292
1963	2,652,908	47,973,575
1964	2,704,003	49,012,016
1965	2,757,936	50,086,764
1966	2,814,317	51,188,234
1967	2,872,997	52,293,065
1968	2,934,257	53,432,783
1969	2,998,222	54,631,914
1970	3,065,057	55,893,838
1971	3,134,767	57,214,684
1972	3,207,543	58,601,748
1973	3,283,496	60,082,139
1974	3,362,633	61,679,144
1975	3,445,407	63,410,815
1976	3,532,196	65,258,009
1977	3,623,202	67,234,590
1978	3,718,305	69,326,532
1979	3,818,528	71,498,242
1980	3,925,251	73,764,641
1981	4,038,307	76,068,103
1982	4,156,596	78,378,701
1983	4,278,978	80,438,260
1984	4,405,895	82,526,443
1985	4,538,012	84,897,973
1986	4,675,420	87,235,953
1987	4,818,486	89,591,716
1988	4,967,341	92,020,090
1989	5,121,657	94,531,014
1990	5,281,479	97,120,925
1991	5,446,932	99,720,162
1992	5,617,844	102,372,770
1993	5,872,706	105,122,069
1994	6,096,506	107,935,714
1995	6,226,773	110,819,428
1996	6,391,858	113,754,779
1997	6,583,365	116,754,792
1998	6,789,489	119,846,254
1999	7,002,818	123,047,320
2000	7,221,619	126,382,494
2001	7,445,596	129,862,595
2002	7,675,426	133,471,989
2003	7,913,070	137,202,644
2004	8,159,094	141,057,045
2005	8,426,144	145,017,253
2006	8,693,242	149,077,334
2007	8,953,969	153,267,261
2008	9,228,466	157,595,014
2009	9,509,423	162,049,464
2010	9,797,484	166,642,886
2011	10,093,623	171,379,598
2012	10,397,657	176,200,625
2013	10,708,834	181,049,443
2014	11,030,004	185,896,915
2015	11,360,681	190,671,878
2016	11,697,842	195,443,700
2017	12,039,780	200,254,579
2018	12,383,347	204,938,755
2019	12,726,755	209,485,641
2020	13,070,169	213,996,181
2021	13,413,417	218,529,286
2022	13,759,501	223,150,896
2023	14,111,034	227,882,945
2024	14,462,724	232,679,478

Fertility rates in Benin and Nigeria

Fertility rate

Benin

Nigeria

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Nigeria
1960	6.28	6.36
1961	6.4	6.35
1962	6.46	6.36
1963	6.51	6.35
1964	6.57	6.36
1965	6.61	6.37
1966	6.63	6.39
1967	6.64	6.4
1968	6.67	6.42
1969	6.71	6.44
1970	6.74	6.47
1971	6.77	6.53
1972	6.8	6.58
1973	6.81	6.63
1974	6.82	6.7
1975	6.83	6.77
1976	6.83	6.81
1977	6.83	6.86
1978	6.82	6.92
1979	6.91	6.89
1980	6.99	6.85
1981	7.06	6.82
1982	7.06	6.8
1983	7.05	6.78
1984	7.03	6.7
1985	7	6.62
1986	6.96	6.56
1987	6.92	6.5
1988	6.87	6.5
1989	6.82	6.49
1990	6.74	6.46
1991	6.67	6.43
1992	6.59	6.39
1993	6.51	6.35
1994	6.42	6.32
1995	6.33	6.27
1996	6.28	6.22
1997	6.23	6.14
1998	6.14	6.07
1999	6.03	6.08
2000	5.94	6.12
2001	5.85	6.13
2002	5.79	6.12
2003	5.76	6.1
2004	5.72	6.09
2005	5.69	6.06
2006	5.67	6.05
2007	5.63	6.03
2008	5.55	6.02
2009	5.49	5.99
2010	5.45	5.95
2011	5.44	5.89
2012	5.43	5.8
2013	5.41	5.69
2014	5.37	5.62
2015	5.32	5.5
2016	5.25	5.34
2017	5.16	5.18
2018	5.03	5.02
2019	4.9	4.86
2020	4.8	4.7
2021	4.71	4.64
2022	4.63	4.55
2023	4.56	4.48

Benin and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Nigeria

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Nigeria
1960	20.8	19.3
1961	20.6	19.3
1962	20.3	19.3
1963	20.1	19.3
1964	19.9	19.3
1965	19.7	19.3
1966	19.5	19.3
1967	19.3	19.2
1968	19	19.2
1969	18.8	19.1
1970	18.6	18.9
1971	18.4	18.8
1972	18.3	18.7
1973	18.1	18.6
1974	17.9	18.5
1975	17.8	18.4
1976	17.7	18.3
1977	17.6	18.2
1978	17.5	18
1979	17.4	17.9
1980	17.3	17.8
1981	17.3	17.7
1982	17.2	17.6
1983	17.1	17.5
1984	17.1	17.4
1985	17	17.3
1986	17	17.3
1987	16.9	17.3
1988	16.9	17.3
1989	16.9	17.3
1990	16.9	17.3
1991	16.9	17.3
1992	16.9	17.4
1993	17.1	17.4
1994	17.2	17.5
1995	17	17.6
1996	16.9	17.6
1997	17	17.7
1998	17	17.8
1999	17.1	17.9
2000	17.1	17.9
2001	17.2	17.9
2002	17.3	17.9
2003	17.4	17.9
2004	17.4	17.9
2005	17.5	17.9
2006	17.6	17.9
2007	17.6	17.9
2008	17.7	17.8
2009	17.8	17.8
2010	17.8	17.8
2011	17.9	17.7
2012	18	17.7
2013	18	17.7
2014	18.1	17.7
2015	18.1	17.8
2016	18.2	17.8
2017	18.3	17.9
2018	18.3	18
2019	18.4	18.2
2020	18.5	18.3
2021	18.6	18.5
2022	18.7	18.7
2023	18.8	18.8
2024	19	19

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