Benin vs North Korea statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 99th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Benin and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Benin and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Benin

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	North Korea
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	-
1971	$335,073,028	-
1972	$410,331,857	-
1973	$504,376,074	-
1974	$554,654,861	-
1975	$676,870,140	-
1976	$698,408,262	-
1977	$750,049,779	-
1978	$928,843,469	-
1979	$1,186,231,020	-
1980	$1,405,251,847	-
1981	$1,291,120,188	-
1982	$1,267,778,670	-
1983	$1,095,348,199	-
1984	$1,051,134,009	-
1985	$1,045,712,789	-
1986	$1,336,102,025	-
1987	$1,562,412,228	-
1988	$1,620,246,084	-
1989	$1,502,294,416	-
1990	$1,959,965,330	-
1991	$1,986,437,797	-
1992	$1,695,315,306	-
1993	$2,274,558,083	-
1994	$1,598,075,944	-
1995	$2,169,627,138	-
1996	$2,361,116,449	-
1997	$2,268,301,646	-
1998	$2,455,092,686	-
1999	$3,677,393,999	-
2000	$3,519,991,440	-
2001	$3,666,222,635	-
2002	$4,194,342,686	-
2003	$5,349,258,094	-
2004	$6,190,270,380	-
2005	$6,567,654,954	-
2006	$7,034,111,315	-
2007	$8,169,048,383	-
2008	$9,787,734,526	-
2009	$9,738,626,517	$23,356,470,000
2010	$9,535,345,016	$25,995,513,000
2011	$10,693,321,364	$29,005,020,000
2012	$11,141,358,116	$29,890,710,000
2013	$12,517,845,124	$30,588,922,000
2014	$13,284,527,847	$30,554,460,000
2015	$11,388,160,997	$30,723,030,000
2016	$11,821,065,853	$28,882,640,000
2017	$12,701,655,837	$29,105,440,000
2018	$14,262,408,090	$28,536,400,000
2019	$14,391,686,313	$28,222,880,000
2020	$15,686,741,894	$27,728,240,000
2021	$17,687,623,535	$32,301,720,000
2022	$17,425,405,084	$28,971,360,000
2023	$19,673,290,996	$32,155,360,000
2024	$21,482,643,720	$34,943,120,000

Benin and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	North Korea
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	-
1971	$106.9	-
1972	$127.9	-
1973	$153.6	-
1974	$164.9	-
1975	$196.5	-
1976	$197.7	-
1977	$207	-
1978	$249.8	-
1979	$311	-
1980	$358	-
1981	$320	-
1982	$305	-
1983	$256	-
1984	$238.6	-
1985	$230.4	-
1986	$285.8	-
1987	$324	-
1988	$326	-
1989	$293.3	-
1990	$371	-
1991	$365	-
1992	$302	-
1993	$387	-
1994	$262.1	-
1995	$348	-
1996	$369	-
1997	$345	-
1998	$362	-
1999	$525	-
2000	$487	-
2001	$492	-
2002	$546	-
2003	$676	-
2004	$759	-
2005	$779	-
2006	$809	-
2007	$912	-
2008	$1,061	-
2009	$1,024	$939
2010	$973	$1,040
2011	$1,059	$1,156
2012	$1,072	$1,186
2013	$1,169	$1,208
2014	$1,204	$1,201
2015	$1,002	$1,201
2016	$1,011	$1,124
2017	$1,055	$1,127
2018	$1,152	$1,100
2019	$1,131	$1,084
2020	$1,200	$1,061
2021	$1,319	$1,231
2022	$1,266	$1,100
2023	$1,394	$1,217
2024	$1,485	$1,319

Benin vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	North Korea
1950	35.4	14.2
1951	35.7	17.7
1952	36	32.8
1953	36.3	40.3
1954	36.7	50.6
1955	37	51.8
1956	37.3	52.8
1957	37.6	53.7
1958	38	54.5
1959	38.4	55.2
1960	38.8	55.8
1961	39.2	56.4
1962	39.6	57
1963	40.1	57.6
1964	40.5	58.2
1965	41	58.8
1966	41.3	59.4
1967	41.8	60.1
1968	42.2	60.8
1969	42.6	61.4
1970	43	62
1971	43.4	62.7
1972	43.9	63.3
1973	44.4	63.8
1974	44.9	64.3
1975	45.4	64.8
1976	46	65.3
1977	46.5	65.8
1978	46.9	66.3
1979	47.4	66.7
1980	47.7	67.2
1981	48.1	67.7
1982	48.5	68.1
1983	48.8	68.5
1984	49.4	68.9
1985	50	69.2
1986	50.6	69.5
1987	51.3	69.8
1988	52	70.1
1989	52.5	70.3
1990	53	70.5
1991	53.4	70.7
1992	54.1	71
1993	54.6	70.8
1994	55	70.5
1995	55.4	60.8
1996	55.6	60.8
1997	56	60.9
1998	56.2	60.9
1999	56.3	60.9
2000	56.6	60.9
2001	56.7	60.9
2002	56.9	60.9
2003	57.1	69.4
2004	57.3	69.3
2005	57.7	69.2
2006	58	69.1
2007	58.2	69
2008	58.1	69.3
2009	58.3	69.7
2010	58.4	70.2
2011	58.5	70.8
2012	58.6	71.3
2013	58.9	71.9
2014	59	72.5
2015	59.1	72.8
2016	59.3	73
2017	59.5	73
2018	59.7	73
2019	59.9	72.9
2020	60.2	72.8
2021	59.6	73.4
2022	60.5	73.6
2023	60.8	73.6
2024	61	73.7
2025	61.1	73.9

Benin and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	North Korea
1960	2,517,286	11,722,953
1961	2,559,223	11,990,713
1962	2,604,659	12,262,882
1963	2,652,908	12,567,057
1964	2,704,003	12,889,770
1965	2,757,936	13,219,369
1966	2,814,317	13,569,094
1967	2,872,997	13,958,350
1968	2,934,257	14,365,596
1969	2,998,222	14,767,615
1970	3,065,057	15,172,775
1971	3,134,767	15,572,457
1972	3,207,543	15,975,069
1973	3,283,496	16,350,367
1974	3,362,633	16,673,121
1975	3,445,407	16,971,055
1976	3,532,196	17,243,450
1977	3,623,202	17,492,798
1978	3,718,305	17,735,995
1979	3,818,528	17,983,470
1980	3,925,251	18,236,786
1981	4,038,307	18,501,295
1982	4,156,596	18,776,357
1983	4,278,978	19,054,034
1984	4,405,895	19,335,043
1985	4,538,012	19,620,388
1986	4,675,420	19,910,855
1987	4,818,486	20,205,483
1988	4,967,341	20,503,161
1989	5,121,657	20,804,367
1990	5,281,479	21,112,137
1991	5,446,932	21,428,638
1992	5,617,844	21,750,911
1993	5,872,706	22,073,352
1994	6,096,506	22,393,975
1995	6,226,773	22,669,304
1996	6,391,858	22,895,746
1997	6,583,365	23,110,830
1998	6,789,489	23,311,564
1999	7,002,818	23,497,599
2000	7,221,619	23,665,910
2001	7,445,596	23,815,358
2002	7,675,426	23,943,973
2003	7,913,070	24,090,380
2004	8,159,094	24,254,943
2005	8,426,144	24,396,433
2006	8,693,242	24,524,507
2007	8,953,969	24,646,383
2008	9,228,466	24,764,618
2009	9,509,423	24,878,332
2010	9,797,484	24,987,258
2011	10,093,623	25,097,874
2012	10,397,657	25,211,728
2013	10,708,834	25,329,451
2014	11,030,004	25,451,262
2015	11,360,681	25,575,350
2016	11,697,842	25,698,326
2017	12,039,780	25,817,709
2018	12,383,347	25,931,147
2019	12,726,755	26,037,632
2020	13,070,169	26,136,312
2021	13,413,417	26,232,534
2022	13,759,501	26,328,845
2023	14,111,034	26,418,204
2024	14,462,724	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Benin and North Korea

Fertility rate

Benin

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	North Korea
1960	6.28	3.57
1961	6.4	3.26
1962	6.46	3.41
1963	6.51	3.63
1964	6.57	3.55
1965	6.61	3.56
1966	6.63	3.71
1967	6.64	4.05
1968	6.67	3.87
1969	6.71	3.86
1970	6.74	3.85
1971	6.77	3.74
1972	6.8	3.89
1973	6.81	3.35
1974	6.82	3.14
1975	6.83	3.05
1976	6.83	2.84
1977	6.83	2.77
1978	6.82	2.79
1979	6.91	2.85
1980	6.99	2.84
1981	7.06	2.92
1982	7.06	2.85
1983	7.05	2.78
1984	7.03	2.71
1985	7	2.65
1986	6.96	2.59
1987	6.92	2.53
1988	6.87	2.47
1989	6.82	2.41
1990	6.74	2.39
1991	6.67	2.35
1992	6.59	2.29
1993	6.51	2.22
1994	6.42	2.18
1995	6.33	2.15
1996	6.28	2.09
1997	6.23	2.03
1998	6.14	1.99
1999	6.03	1.97
2000	5.94	1.94
2001	5.85	1.94
2002	5.79	1.92
2003	5.76	1.91
2004	5.72	1.9
2005	5.69	1.87
2006	5.67	1.94
2007	5.63	1.94
2008	5.55	1.97
2009	5.49	1.91
2010	5.45	1.89
2011	5.44	1.88
2012	5.43	1.88
2013	5.41	1.88
2014	5.37	1.87
2015	5.32	1.86
2016	5.25	1.86
2017	5.16	1.85
2018	5.03	1.83
2019	4.9	1.83
2020	4.8	1.82
2021	4.71	1.81
2022	4.63	1.8
2023	4.56	1.78

Benin and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Benin

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	North Korea
1960	20.8	19.9
1961	20.6	20.2
1962	20.3	20.6
1963	20.1	20.8
1964	19.9	21
1965	19.7	21.2
1966	19.5	21.3
1967	19.3	21.4
1968	19	21.4
1969	18.8	21.4
1970	18.6	21.4
1971	18.4	21.2
1972	18.3	20.9
1973	18.1	20.7
1974	17.9	20.7
1975	17.8	20.9
1976	17.7	21.1
1977	17.6	21.4
1978	17.5	21.8
1979	17.4	22.2
1980	17.3	22.5
1981	17.3	22.8
1982	17.2	23.1
1983	17.1	23.5
1984	17.1	23.9
1985	17	24.2
1986	17	24.5
1987	16.9	24.8
1988	16.9	25.1
1989	16.9	25.6
1990	16.9	26
1991	16.9	26.4
1992	16.9	26.8
1993	17.1	27.2
1994	17.2	27.6
1995	17	28
1996	16.9	28.3
1997	17	28.8
1998	17	29.2
1999	17.1	29.6
2000	17.1	30.1
2001	17.2	30.5
2002	17.3	31
2003	17.4	31.4
2004	17.4	31.8
2005	17.5	32.1
2006	17.6	32.5
2007	17.6	32.9
2008	17.7	33.3
2009	17.8	33.7
2010	17.8	34
2011	17.9	34.3
2012	18	34.5
2013	18	34.7
2014	18.1	35
2015	18.1	35.2
2016	18.2	35.4
2017	18.3	35.7
2018	18.3	35.9
2019	18.4	36.2
2020	18.5	36.4
2021	18.6	36.6
2022	18.7	36.8
2023	18.8	37.1
2024	19	37.3

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