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Benin vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 99th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Oman
Population
15100397
5636678
Population rank 76/197 120/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Benin and Oman: Comparison Charts

Benin and Oman economies compared

GDP
Benin

Oman
Year GDP
Benin Oman
1960 $226,195,578 $44,234,656
1961 $235,668,221 $45,634,487
1962 $236,434,954 $56,273,202
1963 $253,927,697 $59,912,763
1964 $269,819,006 $61,872,526
1965 $289,908,680 $63,279,975
1966 $302,925,235 $67,759,973
1967 $306,221,953 $107,151,832
1968 $326,323,105 $188,879,849
1969 $330,748,245 $239,999,808
1970 $333,627,713 $256,319,795
1971 $335,073,028 $301,010,587
1972 $410,331,857 $366,883,548
1973 $504,376,074 $483,066,991
1974 $554,654,861 $1,645,917,776
1975 $676,870,140 $2,096,699,189
1976 $698,408,262 $2,560,220,035
1977 $750,049,779 $2,741,169,948
1978 $928,843,469 $2,740,301,390
1979 $1,186,231,020 $3,733,352,635
1980 $1,405,251,847 $5,981,760,278
1981 $1,291,120,188 $7,259,120,151
1982 $1,267,778,670 $7,554,719,456
1983 $1,095,348,199 $7,932,541,691
1984 $1,051,134,009 $8,821,443,151
1985 $1,045,712,789 $10,005,645,420
1986 $1,336,102,025 $7,324,167,369
1987 $1,562,412,228 $7,811,183,095
1988 $1,620,246,084 $8,386,215,865
1989 $1,502,294,416 $9,372,171,651
1990 $1,959,965,330 $13,310,273,082
1991 $1,986,437,797 $12,918,335,501
1992 $1,695,315,306 $14,183,615,085
1993 $2,274,558,083 $14,230,429,129
1994 $1,598,075,944 $14,715,214,564
1995 $2,169,627,138 $15,722,236,671
1996 $2,361,116,449 $17,402,080,624
1997 $2,268,301,646 $18,039,791,938
1998 $2,455,092,686 $16,044,213,264
1999 $3,677,393,999 $17,832,769,831
2000 $3,519,991,440 $22,259,557,867
2001 $3,666,222,635 $22,205,721,717
2002 $4,194,342,686 $23,065,539,662
2003 $5,349,258,094 $24,733,680,104
2004 $6,190,270,380 $28,378,933,680
2005 $6,567,654,954 $35,506,892,068
2006 $7,034,111,315 $42,577,633,290
2007 $8,169,048,383 $48,300,390,117
2008 $9,787,734,526 $69,804,681,404
2009 $9,738,626,517 $55,454,096,229
2010 $9,535,345,016 $64,993,498,049
2011 $10,693,321,364 $77,497,529,259
2012 $11,141,358,116 $87,408,842,653
2013 $12,517,845,124 $89,936,020,806
2014 $13,284,527,847 $92,699,089,727
2015 $11,388,160,997 $78,710,793,238
2016 $11,821,065,853 $75,128,738,622
2017 $12,701,655,837 $80,856,697,009
2018 $14,262,408,090 $91,505,851,756
2019 $14,391,686,313 $88,060,858,257
2020 $15,686,741,894 $75,909,492,848
2021 $17,687,623,535 $87,323,797,139
2022 $17,425,405,084 $109,852,795,839
2023 $19,673,290,996 $105,895,708,713
2024 $21,482,643,720 $106,942,782,835

Benin and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Benin Oman
1960 $89.9 $83.4
1961 $92.1 $84.5
1962 $90.8 $102.3
1963 $95.7 $106.8
1964 $99.8 $108.1
1965 $105.1 $108.1
1966 $107.6 $113.2
1967 $106.6 $174.7
1968 $111.2 $300
1969 $110.3 $372
1970 $108.8 $387
1971 $106.9 $442
1972 $127.9 $524
1973 $153.6 $670
1974 $164.9 $2,203
1975 $196.5 $2,692
1976 $197.7 $3,143
1977 $207 $3,205
1978 $249.8 $3,044
1979 $311 $3,934
1980 $358 $5,974
1981 $320 $6,866
1982 $305 $6,759
1983 $256 $6,714
1984 $238.6 $7,070
1985 $230.4 $7,549
1986 $285.8 $5,182
1987 $324 $5,204
1988 $326 $5,279
1989 $293.3 $5,591
1990 $371 $7,546
1991 $365 $6,977
1992 $302 $7,318
1993 $387 $7,039
1994 $262.1 $7,068
1995 $348 $7,414
1996 $369 $8,068
1997 $345 $8,235
1998 $362 $7,219
1999 $525 $7,915
2000 $487 $9,754
2001 $492 $9,612
2002 $546 $9,869
2003 $676 $10,464
2004 $759 $11,801
2005 $779 $14,435
2006 $809 $16,931
2007 $912 $18,793
2008 $1,061 $26,577
2009 $1,024 $20,656
2010 $973 $23,570
2011 $1,059 $25,188
2012 $1,072 $24,642
2013 $1,169 $23,458
2014 $1,204 $23,161
2015 $1,002 $18,808
2016 $1,011 $17,110
2017 $1,055 $17,820
2018 $1,152 $19,902
2019 $1,131 $19,180
2020 $1,200 $16,785
2021 $1,319 $19,403
2022 $1,266 $23,224
2023 $1,394 $20,972
2024 $1,485 $20,248

Benin vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Oman
1950 35.4 29.3
1951 35.7 29.8
1952 36 30.2
1953 36.3 30.7
1954 36.7 31.2
1955 37 31.8
1956 37.3 32.4
1957 37.6 33
1958 38 33.8
1959 38.4 34.6
1960 38.8 35.4
1961 39.2 36.4
1962 39.6 37.4
1963 40.1 38.5
1964 40.5 39.6
1965 41 40.8
1966 41.3 42
1967 41.8 43.2
1968 42.2 44.4
1969 42.6 45.6
1970 43 46.6
1971 43.4 47.9
1972 43.9 48.7
1973 44.4 50
1974 44.9 51.2
1975 45.4 52.5
1976 46 54.4
1977 46.5 55.5
1978 46.9 57
1979 47.4 58.3
1980 47.7 59.6
1981 48.1 60.8
1982 48.5 62
1983 48.8 63.2
1984 49.4 64.3
1985 50 65.3
1986 50.6 66.2
1987 51.3 67
1988 52 67.7
1989 52.5 68.4
1990 53 69
1991 53.4 69.6
1992 54.1 70.1
1993 54.6 70.6
1994 55 71.1
1995 55.4 71.6
1996 55.6 72
1997 56 72.5
1998 56.2 72.9
1999 56.3 73.3
2000 56.6 73.6
2001 56.7 74
2002 56.9 74.3
2003 57.1 74.5
2004 57.3 74.8
2005 57.7 75.1
2006 58 75.4
2007 58.2 75.6
2008 58.1 76.1
2009 58.3 76.6
2010 58.4 77.2
2011 58.5 77.7
2012 58.6 78.2
2013 58.9 78.6
2014 59 79
2015 59.1 79.3
2016 59.3 79.6
2017 59.5 79.7
2018 59.7 79.9
2019 59.9 79.9
2020 60.2 77.8
2021 59.6 76
2022 60.5 77.9
2023 60.8 80
2024 61 80.2
2025 61.1 80.5

Benin and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Oman
Year Population
Benin Oman
1960 2,517,286 530,485
1961 2,559,223 539,854
1962 2,604,659 549,941
1963 2,652,908 560,827
1964 2,704,003 572,577
1965 2,757,936 585,236
1966 2,814,317 598,804
1967 2,872,997 613,318
1968 2,934,257 628,798
1969 2,998,222 645,255
1970 3,065,057 662,680
1971 3,134,767 681,119
1972 3,207,543 700,593
1973 3,283,496 721,179
1974 3,362,633 746,988
1975 3,445,407 778,864
1976 3,532,196 814,701
1977 3,623,202 855,314
1978 3,718,305 900,304
1979 3,818,528 949,116
1980 3,925,251 1,001,248
1981 4,038,307 1,057,320
1982 4,156,596 1,117,678
1983 4,278,978 1,181,459
1984 4,405,895 1,247,716
1985 4,538,012 1,325,480
1986 4,675,420 1,413,419
1987 4,818,486 1,500,996
1988 4,967,341 1,588,568
1989 5,121,657 1,676,228
1990 5,281,479 1,763,954
1991 5,446,932 1,851,473
1992 5,617,844 1,938,238
1993 5,872,706 2,021,675
1994 6,096,506 2,081,834
1995 6,226,773 2,120,528
1996 6,391,858 2,156,926
1997 6,583,365 2,190,720
1998 6,789,489 2,222,489
1999 7,002,818 2,252,909
2000 7,221,619 2,282,131
2001 7,445,596 2,310,217
2002 7,675,426 2,337,140
2003 7,913,070 2,363,796
2004 8,159,094 2,404,821
2005 8,426,144 2,459,802
2006 8,693,242 2,514,795
2007 8,953,969 2,570,174
2008 9,228,466 2,626,529
2009 9,509,423 2,684,659
2010 9,797,484 2,757,446
2011 10,093,623 3,076,763
2012 10,397,657 3,547,106
2013 10,708,834 3,833,913
2014 11,030,004 4,002,439
2015 11,360,681 4,184,895
2016 11,697,842 4,390,877
2017 12,039,780 4,537,396
2018 12,383,347 4,597,877
2019 12,726,755 4,591,241
2020 13,070,169 4,522,497
2021 13,413,417 4,500,424
2022 13,759,501 4,730,226
2023 14,111,034 5,049,269
2024 14,462,724 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Benin and Oman

Fertility rate
Benin

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Benin Oman
1960 6.28 7.28
1961 6.4 7.29
1962 6.46 7.32
1963 6.51 7.33
1964 6.57 7.37
1965 6.61 7.39
1966 6.63 7.41
1967 6.64 7.44
1968 6.67 7.46
1969 6.71 7.49
1970 6.74 7.52
1971 6.77 7.56
1972 6.8 7.59
1973 6.81 7.63
1974 6.82 7.67
1975 6.83 7.71
1976 6.83 7.74
1977 6.83 7.78
1978 6.82 7.82
1979 6.91 7.85
1980 6.99 7.89
1981 7.06 7.9
1982 7.06 7.84
1983 7.05 7.75
1984 7.03 7.64
1985 7 7.51
1986 6.96 7.35
1987 6.92 7.18
1988 6.87 6.95
1989 6.82 6.72
1990 6.74 6.46
1991 6.67 6.2
1992 6.59 5.92
1993 6.51 5.64
1994 6.42 5.36
1995 6.33 5.07
1996 6.28 4.79
1997 6.23 4.52
1998 6.14 4.27
1999 6.03 4.06
2000 5.94 3.85
2001 5.85 3.66
2002 5.79 3.51
2003 5.76 3.37
2004 5.72 3.2
2005 5.69 3.03
2006 5.67 2.88
2007 5.63 2.76
2008 5.55 2.76
2009 5.49 2.83
2010 5.45 2.97
2011 5.44 2.96
2012 5.43 2.93
2013 5.41 2.95
2014 5.37 2.97
2015 5.32 2.97
2016 5.25 2.95
2017 5.16 2.92
2018 5.03 2.81
2019 4.9 2.7
2020 4.8 2.64
2021 4.71 2.59
2022 4.63 2.45
2023 4.56 2.53

Benin and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Oman
Year Median age, years
Benin Oman
1960 20.8 18.9
1961 20.6 18.8
1962 20.3 18.7
1963 20.1 18.6
1964 19.9 18.5
1965 19.7 18.4
1966 19.5 18.2
1967 19.3 18
1968 19 17.8
1969 18.8 17.5
1970 18.6 17.2
1971 18.4 16.9
1972 18.3 16.7
1973 18.1 16.4
1974 17.9 16.3
1975 17.8 16.2
1976 17.7 16.3
1977 17.6 16.3
1978 17.5 16.4
1979 17.4 16.4
1980 17.3 16.4
1981 17.3 16.5
1982 17.2 16.5
1983 17.1 16.5
1984 17.1 16.5
1985 17 16.6
1986 17 16.8
1987 16.9 17.1
1988 16.9 17.5
1989 16.9 17.9
1990 16.9 18.4
1991 16.9 18.8
1992 16.9 19.4
1993 17.1 19.9
1994 17.2 20.1
1995 17 20.1
1996 16.9 20.1
1997 17 20.2
1998 17 20.4
1999 17.1 20.6
2000 17.1 20.9
2001 17.2 21.3
2002 17.3 21.6
2003 17.4 22
2004 17.4 22.3
2005 17.5 22.7
2006 17.6 23.1
2007 17.6 23.5
2008 17.7 24
2009 17.8 24.6
2010 17.8 25.2
2011 17.9 26.5
2012 18 27.7
2013 18 28.2
2014 18.1 28.5
2015 18.1 28.8
2016 18.2 29.1
2017 18.3 29.4
2018 18.3 29.7
2019 18.4 29.9
2020 18.5 29.7
2021 18.6 29.7
2022 18.7 30
2023 18.8 30.3
2024 19 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Benin Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Oman
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
97.3%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
22%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Benin Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Oman
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
n/a

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