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Benin vs Paraguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 6.93M in Paraguay (ranked 107/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 152,901 sq mi for Paraguay (ranked 99th vs. 59th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Paraguay ranks 98/197 ($44.5B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Paraguay ranks 108/197 ($6,416).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Paraguay
Population
15100397
7079103
Population rank 76/197 108/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$44.5B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 98/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$6,416
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 108/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$18,524
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$20.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
43.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$2,903
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 104/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$5,493
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
152,901 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
45.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
27.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
74.1 years
2025

Benin and Paraguay: Comparison Charts

Benin and Paraguay economies compared

GDP
Benin

Paraguay
Year GDP
Benin Paraguay
1960 $226,195,578 $288,884,368
1961 $235,668,221 $322,053,713
1962 $236,434,954 $360,698,413
1963 $253,927,697 $383,904,762
1964 $269,819,006 $408,349,206
1965 $289,908,680 $443,587,302
1966 $302,925,235 $465,888,889
1967 $306,221,953 $492,674,603
1968 $326,323,105 $517,650,794
1969 $330,748,245 $556,293,651
1970 $333,627,713 $594,611,111
1971 $335,073,028 $664,571,429
1972 $410,331,857 $769,039,683
1973 $504,376,074 $995,531,746
1974 $554,654,861 $1,333,475,397
1975 $676,870,140 $1,511,420,635
1976 $698,408,262 $1,698,960,317
1977 $750,049,779 $2,092,158,730
1978 $928,843,469 $2,559,857,143
1979 $1,186,231,020 $3,416,777,778
1980 $1,405,251,847 $4,448,087,302
1981 $1,291,120,188 $5,624,515,873
1982 $1,267,778,670 $5,419,411,765
1983 $1,095,348,199 $5,673,248,726
1984 $1,051,134,009 $4,502,462,807
1985 $1,045,712,789 $3,282,449,236
1986 $1,336,102,025 $3,723,993,943
1987 $1,562,412,228 $3,971,044,724
1988 $1,620,246,084 $4,255,683,528
1989 $1,502,294,416 $4,757,732,200
1990 $1,959,965,330 $5,812,114,523
1991 $1,986,437,797 $6,984,367,763
1992 $1,695,315,306 $7,157,424,031
1993 $2,274,558,083 $7,249,533,620
1994 $1,598,075,944 $7,870,982,005
1995 $2,169,627,138 $9,062,131,475
1996 $2,361,116,449 $9,788,391,781
1997 $2,268,301,646 $9,965,225,678
1998 $2,455,092,686 $9,260,481,572
1999 $3,677,393,999 $8,837,070,236
2000 $3,519,991,440 $8,855,705,140
2001 $3,666,222,635 $8,495,806,432
2002 $4,194,342,686 $7,196,260,657
2003 $5,349,258,094 $7,691,367,471
2004 $6,190,270,380 $9,624,440,836
2005 $6,567,654,954 $10,737,500,188
2006 $7,034,111,315 $13,429,430,050
2007 $8,169,048,383 $17,856,393,235
2008 $9,787,734,526 $24,615,267,664
2009 $9,738,626,517 $22,355,151,162
2010 $9,535,345,016 $27,260,886,405
2011 $10,693,321,364 $33,756,238,767
2012 $11,141,358,116 $33,271,921,136
2013 $12,517,845,124 $38,501,122,141
2014 $13,284,527,847 $40,377,929,296
2015 $11,388,160,997 $36,211,447,840
2016 $11,821,065,853 $36,089,700,223
2017 $12,701,655,837 $38,997,129,474
2018 $14,262,408,090 $40,225,448,341
2019 $14,391,686,313 $37,925,338,329
2020 $15,686,741,894 $35,432,178,068
2021 $17,687,623,535 $39,950,899,939
2022 $17,425,405,084 $41,952,910,858
2023 $19,673,290,996 $43,118,053,175
2024 $21,482,643,720 $44,458,118,400

Benin and Paraguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Paraguay
Year GDP per capita
Benin Paraguay
1960 $89.9 $153.4
1961 $92.1 $167.1
1962 $90.8 $182.8
1963 $95.7 $189.9
1964 $99.8 $197
1965 $105.1 $208.7
1966 $107.6 $213.9
1967 $106.6 $220.9
1968 $111.2 $226.8
1969 $110.3 $238.2
1970 $108.8 $249
1971 $106.9 $272.1
1972 $127.9 $308
1973 $153.6 $389
1974 $164.9 $508
1975 $196.5 $562
1976 $197.7 $616
1977 $207 $740
1978 $249.8 $883
1979 $311 $1,149
1980 $358 $1,457
1981 $320 $1,793
1982 $305 $1,680
1983 $256 $1,710
1984 $238.6 $1,319
1985 $230.4 $935
1986 $285.8 $1,031
1987 $324 $1,069
1988 $326 $1,114
1989 $293.3 $1,211
1990 $371 $1,440
1991 $365 $1,685
1992 $302 $1,683
1993 $387 $1,662
1994 $262.1 $1,760
1995 $348 $1,979
1996 $369 $2,088
1997 $345 $2,079
1998 $362 $1,890
1999 $525 $1,766
2000 $487 $1,736
2001 $492 $1,638
2002 $546 $1,368
2003 $676 $1,444
2004 $759 $1,786
2005 $779 $1,971
2006 $809 $2,439
2007 $912 $3,212
2008 $1,061 $4,385
2009 $1,024 $3,942
2010 $973 $4,751
2011 $1,059 $5,805
2012 $1,072 $5,642
2013 $1,169 $6,436
2014 $1,204 $6,652
2015 $1,002 $5,879
2016 $1,011 $5,775
2017 $1,055 $6,152
2018 $1,152 $6,258
2019 $1,131 $5,821
2020 $1,200 $5,365
2021 $1,319 $5,977
2022 $1,266 $6,206
2023 $1,394 $6,300
2024 $1,485 $6,416

Benin vs. Paraguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Paraguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Paraguay
1950 35.4 58.1
1951 35.7 58.3
1952 36 58.4
1953 36.3 58.5
1954 36.7 58.6
1955 37 58.8
1956 37.3 59
1957 37.6 59.3
1958 38 59.6
1959 38.4 59.9
1960 38.8 60.2
1961 39.2 60.5
1962 39.6 60.8
1963 40.1 61.1
1964 40.5 61.4
1965 41 61.6
1966 41.3 61.8
1967 41.8 62
1968 42.2 62.2
1969 42.6 62.4
1970 43 62.6
1971 43.4 62.7
1972 43.9 62.9
1973 44.4 63.1
1974 44.9 63.2
1975 45.4 63.4
1976 46 63.7
1977 46.5 63.9
1978 46.9 64.1
1979 47.4 64.3
1980 47.7 64.6
1981 48.1 64.8
1982 48.5 65.1
1983 48.8 65.3
1984 49.4 65.6
1985 50 65.9
1986 50.6 66.2
1987 51.3 66.5
1988 52 66.7
1989 52.5 66.9
1990 53 67.3
1991 53.4 67.7
1992 54.1 68
1993 54.6 68.2
1994 55 68.5
1995 55.4 68.8
1996 55.6 69.1
1997 56 69.3
1998 56.2 69.5
1999 56.3 69.8
2000 56.6 70
2001 56.7 70.3
2002 56.9 70.5
2003 57.1 70.8
2004 57.3 71.1
2005 57.7 71.3
2006 58 71.6
2007 58.2 71.8
2008 58.1 72
2009 58.3 72.3
2010 58.4 72.6
2011 58.5 72.8
2012 58.6 73.1
2013 58.9 73.3
2014 59 73.4
2015 59.1 73.5
2016 59.3 73.5
2017 59.5 73.4
2018 59.7 73.6
2019 59.9 73.7
2020 60.2 72.7
2021 59.6 68.1
2022 60.5 72.3
2023 60.8 73.8
2024 61 74
2025 61.1 74.1

Benin and Paraguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Paraguay
Year Population
Benin Paraguay
1960 2,517,286 1,883,514
1961 2,559,223 1,927,394
1962 2,604,659 1,973,130
1963 2,652,908 2,021,909
1964 2,704,003 2,073,119
1965 2,757,936 2,125,177
1966 2,814,317 2,177,584
1967 2,872,997 2,229,994
1968 2,934,257 2,282,391
1969 2,998,222 2,334,992
1970 3,065,057 2,388,028
1971 3,134,767 2,442,537
1972 3,207,543 2,499,881
1973 3,283,496 2,561,102
1974 3,362,633 2,625,621
1975 3,445,407 2,691,648
1976 3,532,196 2,758,836
1977 3,623,202 2,827,874
1978 3,718,305 2,899,269
1979 3,818,528 2,973,968
1980 3,925,251 3,053,235
1981 4,038,307 3,137,604
1982 4,156,596 3,226,189
1983 4,278,978 3,318,068
1984 4,405,895 3,412,936
1985 4,538,012 3,510,671
1986 4,675,420 3,611,474
1987 4,818,486 3,714,889
1988 4,967,341 3,820,546
1989 5,121,657 3,927,802
1990 5,281,479 4,035,747
1991 5,446,932 4,144,364
1992 5,617,844 4,253,600
1993 5,872,706 4,362,696
1994 6,096,506 4,471,417
1995 6,226,773 4,579,806
1996 6,391,858 4,687,543
1997 6,583,365 4,794,412
1998 6,789,489 4,900,025
1999 7,002,818 5,003,135
2000 7,221,619 5,100,868
2001 7,445,596 5,187,689
2002 7,675,426 5,261,328
2003 7,913,070 5,326,436
2004 8,159,094 5,388,175
2005 8,426,144 5,448,097
2006 8,693,242 5,505,148
2007 8,953,969 5,559,386
2008 9,228,466 5,613,574
2009 9,509,423 5,671,236
2010 9,797,484 5,737,971
2011 10,093,623 5,814,626
2012 10,397,657 5,897,008
2013 10,708,834 5,982,445
2014 11,030,004 6,069,811
2015 11,360,681 6,159,103
2016 11,697,842 6,249,126
2017 12,039,780 6,338,660
2018 12,383,347 6,427,382
2019 12,726,755 6,515,058
2020 13,070,169 6,603,739
2021 13,413,417 6,684,182
2022 13,759,501 6,760,464
2023 14,111,034 6,844,146
2024 14,462,724 6,929,153

Fertility rates in Benin and Paraguay

Fertility rate
Benin

Paraguay
Year Fertility rate
Benin Paraguay
1960 6.28 6.5
1961 6.4 6.49
1962 6.46 6.47
1963 6.51 6.45
1964 6.57 6.42
1965 6.61 6.35
1966 6.63 6.23
1967 6.64 6.1
1968 6.67 5.97
1969 6.71 5.84
1970 6.74 5.72
1971 6.77 5.59
1972 6.8 5.46
1973 6.81 5.35
1974 6.82 5.27
1975 6.83 5.18
1976 6.83 5.12
1977 6.83 5.08
1978 6.82 5.04
1979 6.91 5.06
1980 6.99 5.1
1981 7.06 5.15
1982 7.06 5.13
1983 7.05 5.09
1984 7.03 5.04
1985 7 4.97
1986 6.96 4.93
1987 6.92 4.85
1988 6.87 4.77
1989 6.82 4.68
1990 6.74 4.57
1991 6.67 4.48
1992 6.59 4.4
1993 6.51 4.28
1994 6.42 4.2
1995 6.33 4.11
1996 6.28 4.01
1997 6.23 3.91
1998 6.14 3.8
1999 6.03 3.67
2000 5.94 3.51
2001 5.85 3.36
2002 5.79 3.23
2003 5.76 3.12
2004 5.72 3.05
2005 5.69 2.97
2006 5.67 2.89
2007 5.63 2.82
2008 5.55 2.79
2009 5.49 2.76
2010 5.45 2.7
2011 5.44 2.67
2012 5.43 2.66
2013 5.41 2.64
2014 5.37 2.65
2015 5.32 2.65
2016 5.25 2.62
2017 5.16 2.59
2018 5.03 2.56
2019 4.9 2.53
2020 4.8 2.5
2021 4.71 2.47
2022 4.63 2.44
2023 4.56 2.42

Benin and Paraguay demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Paraguay
Year Median age, years
Benin Paraguay
1960 20.8 16.8
1961 20.6 16.8
1962 20.3 16.9
1963 20.1 16.9
1964 19.9 16.9
1965 19.7 16.9
1966 19.5 16.9
1967 19.3 17
1968 19 17
1969 18.8 17.1
1970 18.6 17.2
1971 18.4 17.3
1972 18.3 17.4
1973 18.1 17.5
1974 17.9 17.7
1975 17.8 17.9
1976 17.7 18
1977 17.6 18.2
1978 17.5 18.4
1979 17.4 18.6
1980 17.3 18.7
1981 17.3 18.8
1982 17.2 18.9
1983 17.1 18.9
1984 17.1 19
1985 17 19
1986 17 19.1
1987 16.9 19.1
1988 16.9 19.2
1989 16.9 19.2
1990 16.9 19.2
1991 16.9 19.3
1992 16.9 19.3
1993 17.1 19.3
1994 17.2 19.4
1995 17 19.4
1996 16.9 19.5
1997 17 19.6
1998 17 19.7
1999 17.1 19.9
2000 17.1 20.1
2001 17.2 20.3
2002 17.3 20.5
2003 17.4 20.8
2004 17.4 21.1
2005 17.5 21.5
2006 17.6 21.8
2007 17.6 22.2
2008 17.7 22.5
2009 17.8 22.9
2010 17.8 23.2
2011 17.9 23.6
2012 18 23.9
2013 18 24.3
2014 18.1 24.6
2015 18.1 24.9
2016 18.2 25.3
2017 18.3 25.6
2018 18.3 25.9
2019 18.4 26.2
2020 18.5 26.6
2021 18.6 26.8
2022 18.7 27.1
2023 18.8 27.4
2024 19 27.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Paraguay
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$43.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
20.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.41%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
29,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
5.69%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
48.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
32.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
35%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
55
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$313M
1999
Total reserves including gold n/a
$9.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$878M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
1,077,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
0.84%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
60.9%
2024

Energy

Benin Paraguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
1,044 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
8.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.21 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
34.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
58.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
63.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-4.69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
2,389 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
100%
2012
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
99.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Benin Paraguay
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-12,451
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
43.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
6.96
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
22
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
94.9%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
81.6%
2024

Health

Benin Paraguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$480
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$186.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
74.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.88
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
22.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
58
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
17
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
34%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Paraguay
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
22,066 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
82,730 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
58,936 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
10,333 mi
2023

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