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Benin vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 99th vs. 71st).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Philippines
Population
15100397
117540050
Population rank 76/197 14/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Benin and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Benin and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Benin

Philippines
Year GDP
Benin Philippines
1960 $226,195,578 $7,515,894,111
1961 $235,668,221 $8,171,194,425
1962 $236,434,954 $4,954,593,072
1963 $253,927,697 $5,505,023,238
1964 $269,819,006 $5,953,756,195
1965 $289,908,680 $6,517,349,772
1966 $302,925,235 $7,189,017,888
1967 $306,221,953 $7,724,873,935
1968 $326,323,105 $8,632,749,269
1969 $330,748,245 $9,571,800,653
1970 $333,627,713 $7,559,115,517
1971 $335,073,028 $8,375,075,630
1972 $410,331,857 $9,067,815,521
1973 $504,376,074 $11,412,449,735
1974 $554,654,861 $15,607,882,555
1975 $676,870,140 $16,875,240,684
1976 $698,408,262 $19,381,055,197
1977 $750,049,779 $22,283,109,803
1978 $928,843,469 $25,762,224,563
1979 $1,186,231,020 $31,218,296,292
1980 $1,405,251,847 $36,848,080,899
1981 $1,291,120,188 $40,499,388,869
1982 $1,267,778,670 $42,206,011,275
1983 $1,095,348,199 $37,759,179,895
1984 $1,051,134,009 $35,730,185,634
1985 $1,045,712,789 $34,961,486,348
1986 $1,336,102,025 $33,987,207,295
1987 $1,562,412,228 $37,791,488,666
1988 $1,620,246,084 $43,152,128,959
1989 $1,502,294,416 $48,513,773,721
1990 $1,959,965,330 $50,508,286,642
1991 $1,986,437,797 $51,784,144,943
1992 $1,695,315,306 $60,422,328,242
1993 $2,274,558,083 $62,036,529,147
1994 $1,598,075,944 $73,159,336,915
1995 $2,169,627,138 $84,644,328,727
1996 $2,361,116,449 $94,648,084,429
1997 $2,268,301,646 $94,106,317,565
1998 $2,455,092,686 $74,492,416,330
1999 $3,677,393,999 $85,640,171,045
2000 $3,519,991,440 $83,669,788,377
2001 $3,666,222,635 $78,921,234,458
2002 $4,194,342,686 $84,307,345,888
2003 $5,349,258,094 $87,039,092,974
2004 $6,190,270,380 $95,001,999,685
2005 $6,567,654,954 $107,419,977,318
2006 $7,034,111,315 $127,652,926,368
2007 $8,169,048,383 $155,980,408,673
2008 $9,787,734,526 $181,624,626,327
2009 $9,738,626,517 $175,974,755,881
2010 $9,535,345,016 $208,368,893,151
2011 $10,693,321,364 $234,216,730,291
2012 $11,141,358,116 $261,920,540,963
2013 $12,517,845,124 $283,902,828,589
2014 $13,284,527,847 $297,483,555,338
2015 $11,388,160,997 $306,445,871,242
2016 $11,821,065,853 $318,627,003,017
2017 $12,701,655,837 $328,480,736,803
2018 $14,262,408,090 $346,841,896,587
2019 $14,391,686,313 $376,823,402,239
2020 $15,686,741,894 $361,751,145,452
2021 $17,687,623,535 $394,087,359,848
2022 $17,425,405,084 $404,353,369,605
2023 $19,673,290,996 $437,055,627,244
2024 $21,482,643,720 $461,617,509,782

Benin and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Benin Philippines
1960 $89.9 $269.5
1961 $92.1 $283.8
1962 $90.8 $166.7
1963 $95.7 $179.5
1964 $99.8 $188.2
1965 $105.1 $199.8
1966 $107.6 $213.8
1967 $106.6 $223.1
1968 $111.2 $242.2
1969 $110.3 $261.1
1970 $108.8 $200.9
1971 $106.9 $217.4
1972 $127.9 $230.1
1973 $153.6 $283.2
1974 $164.9 $379
1975 $196.5 $401
1976 $197.7 $449
1977 $207 $502
1978 $249.8 $565
1979 $311 $667
1980 $358 $767
1981 $320 $821
1982 $305 $833
1983 $256 $723
1984 $238.6 $665
1985 $230.4 $633
1986 $285.8 $600
1987 $324 $650
1988 $326 $722
1989 $293.3 $792
1990 $371 $804
1991 $365 $804
1992 $302 $917
1993 $387 $919
1994 $262.1 $1,060
1995 $348 $1,200
1996 $369 $1,311
1997 $345 $1,273
1998 $362 $983
1999 $525 $1,101
2000 $487 $1,051
2001 $492 $970
2002 $546 $1,015
2003 $676 $1,027
2004 $759 $1,100
2005 $779 $1,220
2006 $809 $1,426
2007 $912 $1,713
2008 $1,061 $1,959
2009 $1,024 $1,864
2010 $973 $2,163
2011 $1,059 $2,384
2012 $1,072 $2,615
2013 $1,169 $2,781
2014 $1,204 $2,867
2015 $1,002 $2,910
2016 $1,011 $2,985
2017 $1,055 $3,038
2018 $1,152 $3,169
2019 $1,131 $3,401
2020 $1,200 $3,228
2021 $1,319 $3,484
2022 $1,266 $3,548
2023 $1,394 $3,804
2024 $1,485 $3,985

Benin vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Philippines
1950 35.4 53.6
1951 35.7 54.1
1952 36 54.7
1953 36.3 55.4
1954 36.7 56
1955 37 56.6
1956 37.3 57.2
1957 37.6 57.8
1958 38 58.3
1959 38.4 58.7
1960 38.8 59.2
1961 39.2 59.5
1962 39.6 59.8
1963 40.1 60
1964 40.5 60.1
1965 41 60.4
1966 41.3 60.6
1967 41.8 60.8
1968 42.2 60.9
1969 42.6 61
1970 43 60.8
1971 43.4 61.1
1972 43.9 60.9
1973 44.4 60.7
1974 44.9 60.8
1975 45.4 60.9
1976 46 60.9
1977 46.5 61.4
1978 46.9 61.5
1979 47.4 61.7
1980 47.7 61.9
1981 48.1 61.9
1982 48.5 62.2
1983 48.8 62.3
1984 49.4 62.4
1985 50 62.7
1986 50.6 62.9
1987 51.3 63.3
1988 52 63.7
1989 52.5 64.1
1990 53 64.4
1991 53.4 64.6
1992 54.1 65.4
1993 54.6 65.7
1994 55 66
1995 55.4 66.3
1996 55.6 66.7
1997 56 67
1998 56.2 67.2
1999 56.3 67.5
2000 56.6 67.8
2001 56.7 67.8
2002 56.9 67.9
2003 57.1 68
2004 57.3 68.3
2005 57.7 68.4
2006 58 68.2
2007 58.2 68.5
2008 58.1 68.6
2009 58.3 68.6
2010 58.4 68.9
2011 58.5 69.1
2012 58.6 69.2
2013 58.9 69.3
2014 59 69.3
2015 59.1 69.5
2016 59.3 69.5
2017 59.5 70
2018 59.7 69.8
2019 59.9 69.7
2020 60.2 70.1
2021 59.6 66.7
2022 60.5 69.5
2023 60.8 69.8
2024 61 69.9
2025 61.1 70.1

Benin and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Philippines
Year Population
Benin Philippines
1960 2,517,286 27,891,897
1961 2,559,223 28,792,621
1962 2,604,659 29,723,536
1963 2,652,908 30,674,731
1964 2,704,003 31,643,032
1965 2,757,936 32,625,316
1966 2,814,317 33,617,170
1967 2,872,997 34,621,320
1968 2,934,257 35,638,342
1969 2,998,222 36,660,799
1970 3,065,057 37,622,204
1971 3,134,767 38,518,659
1972 3,207,543 39,408,560
1973 3,283,496 40,294,130
1974 3,362,633 41,174,341
1975 3,445,407 42,120,826
1976 3,532,196 43,201,488
1977 3,623,202 44,367,962
1978 3,718,305 45,575,281
1979 3,818,528 46,807,103
1980 3,925,251 48,043,740
1981 4,038,307 49,311,727
1982 4,156,596 50,695,707
1983 4,278,978 52,194,620
1984 4,405,895 53,726,181
1985 4,538,012 55,213,006
1986 4,675,420 56,645,077
1987 4,818,486 58,157,496
1988 4,967,341 59,739,052
1989 5,121,657 61,265,260
1990 5,281,479 62,854,666
1991 5,446,932 64,382,249
1992 5,617,844 65,926,125
1993 5,872,706 67,530,621
1994 6,096,506 69,019,291
1995 6,226,773 70,546,246
1996 6,391,858 72,190,242
1997 6,583,365 73,908,810
1998 6,789,489 75,791,024
1999 7,002,818 77,753,257
2000 7,221,619 79,625,397
2001 7,445,596 81,401,488
2002 7,675,426 83,068,889
2003 7,913,070 84,731,835
2004 8,159,094 86,394,504
2005 8,426,144 88,015,962
2006 8,693,242 89,508,986
2007 8,953,969 91,075,184
2008 9,228,466 92,699,095
2009 9,509,423 94,384,250
2010 9,797,484 96,337,125
2011 10,093,623 98,248,614
2012 10,397,657 100,175,512
2013 10,708,834 102,076,336
2014 11,030,004 103,767,130
2015 11,360,681 105,312,992
2016 11,697,842 106,735,719
2017 12,039,780 108,119,693
2018 12,383,347 109,465,287
2019 12,726,755 110,804,683
2020 13,070,169 112,081,264
2021 13,413,417 113,100,950
2022 13,759,501 113,964,338
2023 14,111,034 114,891,199
2024 14,462,724 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Benin and Philippines

Fertility rate
Benin

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Benin Philippines
1960 6.28 7
1961 6.4 6.99
1962 6.46 6.98
1963 6.51 6.95
1964 6.57 6.89
1965 6.61 6.8
1966 6.63 6.69
1967 6.64 6.57
1968 6.67 6.45
1969 6.71 6.33
1970 6.74 6.22
1971 6.77 6.08
1972 6.8 5.94
1973 6.81 5.79
1974 6.82 5.69
1975 6.83 5.6
1976 6.83 5.51
1977 6.83 5.44
1978 6.82 5.39
1979 6.91 5.26
1980 6.99 5.11
1981 7.06 4.97
1982 7.06 4.92
1983 7.05 4.87
1984 7.03 4.77
1985 7 4.66
1986 6.96 4.56
1987 6.92 4.51
1988 6.87 4.45
1989 6.82 4.37
1990 6.74 4.32
1991 6.67 4.27
1992 6.59 4.16
1993 6.51 4.1
1994 6.42 4.08
1995 6.33 4.07
1996 6.28 4
1997 6.23 3.94
1998 6.14 3.88
1999 6.03 3.83
2000 5.94 3.75
2001 5.85 3.72
2002 5.79 3.65
2003 5.76 3.59
2004 5.72 3.52
2005 5.69 3.45
2006 5.67 3.47
2007 5.63 3.4
2008 5.55 3.4
2009 5.49 3.38
2010 5.45 3.32
2011 5.44 3.24
2012 5.43 3.14
2013 5.41 3.04
2014 5.37 2.89
2015 5.32 2.83
2016 5.25 2.68
2017 5.16 2.53
2018 5.03 2.38
2019 4.9 2.22
2020 4.8 2.08
2021 4.71 1.95
2022 4.63 1.93
2023 4.56 1.92

Benin and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Benin Philippines
1960 20.8 15.8
1961 20.6 15.6
1962 20.3 15.5
1963 20.1 15.4
1964 19.9 15.4
1965 19.7 15.4
1966 19.5 15.4
1967 19.3 15.4
1968 19 15.5
1969 18.8 15.6
1970 18.6 15.7
1971 18.4 15.8
1972 18.3 15.9
1973 18.1 16
1974 17.9 16.1
1975 17.8 16.3
1976 17.7 16.5
1977 17.6 16.7
1978 17.5 16.9
1979 17.4 17.1
1980 17.3 17.3
1981 17.3 17.5
1982 17.2 17.7
1983 17.1 17.9
1984 17.1 18.1
1985 17 18.2
1986 17 18.3
1987 16.9 18.5
1988 16.9 18.6
1989 16.9 18.7
1990 16.9 18.8
1991 16.9 18.9
1992 16.9 19
1993 17.1 19.1
1994 17.2 19.1
1995 17 19.2
1996 16.9 19.3
1997 17 19.4
1998 17 19.6
1999 17.1 19.8
2000 17.1 20
2001 17.2 20.2
2002 17.3 20.4
2003 17.4 20.6
2004 17.4 20.8
2005 17.5 21
2006 17.6 21.2
2007 17.6 21.3
2008 17.7 21.5
2009 17.8 21.7
2010 17.8 22
2011 17.9 22.2
2012 18 22.4
2013 18 22.7
2014 18.1 22.9
2015 18.1 23.3
2016 18.2 23.6
2017 18.3 24
2018 18.3 24.3
2019 18.4 24.7
2020 18.5 25.1
2021 18.6 25.5
2022 18.7 25.9
2023 18.8 26.3
2024 19 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
50.2%
2024

Energy

Benin Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Benin Philippines
% of world population
0.18%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
98.5%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Benin Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Philippines
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
134,457 mi
2020

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