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Benin vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 99th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Poland
Population
15100397
36176920
Population rank 76/197 46/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
79 years
2025

Benin and Poland: Comparison Charts

Benin and Poland economies compared

GDP
Benin

Poland
Year GDP
Benin Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $1,986,437,797 $85,500,935,935
1992 $1,695,315,306 $94,337,050,693
1993 $2,274,558,083 $96,043,157,273
1994 $1,598,075,944 $110,803,635,288
1995 $2,169,627,138 $142,838,527,115
1996 $2,361,116,449 $160,813,026,223
1997 $2,268,301,646 $159,893,964,917
1998 $2,455,092,686 $175,282,269,667
1999 $3,677,393,999 $170,704,452,715
2000 $3,519,991,440 $172,953,527,033
2001 $3,666,222,635 $191,823,200,371
2002 $4,194,342,686 $199,694,463,256
2003 $5,349,258,094 $218,561,225,998
2004 $6,190,270,380 $256,268,656,145
2005 $6,567,654,954 $306,999,913,151
2006 $7,034,111,315 $345,897,630,736
2007 $8,169,048,383 $429,715,132,138
2008 $9,787,734,526 $535,612,030,672
2009 $9,738,626,517 $440,891,472,247
2010 $9,535,345,016 $478,111,630,684
2011 $10,693,321,364 $527,848,543,023
2012 $11,141,358,116 $498,148,649,703
2013 $12,517,845,124 $518,179,836,405
2014 $13,284,527,847 $542,134,167,179
2015 $11,388,160,997 $480,054,118,583
2016 $11,821,065,853 $473,259,623,976
2017 $12,701,655,837 $528,356,723,263
2018 $14,262,408,090 $594,616,632,477
2019 $14,391,686,313 $602,683,770,145
2020 $15,686,741,894 $605,914,186,118
2021 $17,687,623,535 $689,170,171,187
2022 $17,425,405,084 $695,607,522,885
2023 $19,673,290,996 $812,451,128,979
2024 $21,482,643,720 $914,696,430,325

Benin and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Benin Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $365 $2,236
1992 $302 $2,459
1993 $387 $2,497
1994 $262.1 $2,875
1995 $348 $3,701
1996 $369 $4,164
1997 $345 $4,137
1998 $362 $4,534
1999 $525 $4,416
2000 $487 $4,521
2001 $492 $5,015
2002 $546 $5,223
2003 $676 $5,721
2004 $759 $6,712
2005 $779 $8,044
2006 $809 $9,069
2007 $912 $11,273
2008 $1,061 $14,049
2009 $1,024 $11,556
2010 $973 $12,568
2011 $1,059 $13,868
2012 $1,072 $13,087
2013 $1,169 $13,622
2014 $1,204 $14,262
2015 $1,002 $12,638
2016 $1,011 $12,464
2017 $1,055 $13,913
2018 $1,152 $15,658
2019 $1,131 $15,875
2020 $1,200 $16,151
2021 $1,319 $18,636
2022 $1,266 $18,891
2023 $1,394 $22,145
2024 $1,485 $25,023

Benin vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Poland
1950 35.4 58.3
1951 35.7 58.9
1952 36 59.7
1953 36.3 61.3
1954 36.7 62.3
1955 37 63.1
1956 37.3 63.4
1957 37.6 64.4
1958 38 64.9
1959 38.4 66.4
1960 38.8 67.1
1961 39.2 67.8
1962 39.6 68
1963 40.1 68.3
1964 40.5 68.9
1965 41 69.4
1966 41.3 69.7
1967 41.8 69.9
1968 42.2 69.8
1969 42.6 69.8
1970 43 69.6
1971 43.4 69.8
1972 43.9 70.1
1973 44.4 70.7
1974 44.9 70.7
1975 45.4 70.6
1976 46 70.4
1977 46.5 70.3
1978 46.9 70.4
1979 47.4 70.2
1980 47.7 70.5
1981 48.1 70.6
1982 48.5 70.9
1983 48.8 70.8
1984 49.4 70.6
1985 50 70.5
1986 50.6 70.6
1987 51.3 70.8
1988 52 70.8
1989 52.5 70.8
1990 53 70.6
1991 53.4 70.7
1992 54.1 70.9
1993 54.6 71.3
1994 55 71.7
1995 55.4 72
1996 55.6 72.3
1997 56 72.6
1998 56.2 72.8
1999 56.3 73.2
2000 56.6 73.6
2001 56.7 74.2
2002 56.9 74.5
2003 57.1 74.8
2004 57.3 74.9
2005 57.7 75.1
2006 58 75.3
2007 58.2 75.4
2008 58.1 75.6
2009 58.3 75.9
2010 58.4 76.3
2011 58.5 76.6
2012 58.6 76.8
2013 58.9 77.1
2014 59 77.3
2015 59.1 77.6
2016 59.3 77.6
2017 59.5 77.7
2018 59.7 77.6
2019 59.9 77.9
2020 60.2 76.6
2021 59.6 75.6
2022 60.5 77.9
2023 60.8 78.6
2024 61 78.8
2025 61.1 79

Benin and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Poland
Year Population
Benin Poland
1960 2,517,286 29,637,450
1961 2,559,223 29,964,000
1962 2,604,659 30,308,500
1963 2,652,908 30,712,000
1964 2,704,003 31,139,450
1965 2,757,936 31,444,950
1966 2,814,317 31,681,000
1967 2,872,997 31,987,155
1968 2,934,257 32,294,655
1969 2,998,222 32,548,300
1970 3,065,057 32,664,300
1971 3,134,767 32,783,500
1972 3,207,543 33,055,650
1973 3,283,496 33,357,200
1974 3,362,633 33,678,899
1975 3,445,407 34,015,199
1976 3,532,196 34,356,300
1977 3,623,202 34,689,050
1978 3,718,305 34,965,600
1979 3,818,528 35,247,217
1980 3,925,251 35,574,150
1981 4,038,307 35,898,587
1982 4,156,596 36,230,481
1983 4,278,978 36,571,808
1984 4,405,895 36,904,134
1985 4,538,012 37,201,885
1986 4,675,420 37,456,119
1987 4,818,486 37,668,045
1988 4,967,341 37,824,487
1989 5,121,657 37,961,529
1990 5,281,479 38,110,782
1991 5,446,932 38,246,193
1992 5,617,844 38,363,667
1993 5,872,706 38,461,408
1994 6,096,506 38,542,652
1995 6,226,773 38,594,998
1996 6,391,858 38,624,370
1997 6,583,365 38,649,660
1998 6,789,489 38,663,481
1999 7,002,818 38,660,271
2000 7,221,619 38,258,629
2001 7,445,596 38,248,076
2002 7,675,426 38,230,364
2003 7,913,070 38,204,570
2004 8,159,094 38,182,222
2005 8,426,144 38,165,445
2006 8,693,242 38,141,267
2007 8,953,969 38,120,560
2008 9,228,466 38,125,759
2009 9,509,423 38,151,603
2010 9,797,484 38,042,794
2011 10,093,623 38,063,255
2012 10,397,657 38,063,164
2013 10,708,834 38,040,196
2014 11,030,004 38,011,735
2015 11,360,681 37,986,412
2016 11,697,842 37,970,087
2017 12,039,780 37,974,826
2018 12,383,347 37,974,750
2019 12,726,755 37,965,475
2020 13,070,169 37,515,748
2021 13,413,417 36,981,559
2022 13,759,501 36,821,749
2023 14,111,034 36,687,353
2024 14,462,724 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Benin and Poland

Fertility rate
Benin

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Benin Poland
1960 6.28 2.98
1961 6.4 2.83
1962 6.46 2.72
1963 6.51 2.7
1964 6.57 2.57
1965 6.61 2.52
1966 6.63 2.34
1967 6.64 2.33
1968 6.67 2.24
1969 6.71 2.2
1970 6.74 2.2
1971 6.77 2.25
1972 6.8 2.24
1973 6.81 2.26
1974 6.82 2.26
1975 6.83 2.27
1976 6.83 2.3
1977 6.83 2.23
1978 6.82 2.21
1979 6.91 2.28
1980 6.99 2.28
1981 7.06 2.24
1982 7.06 2.34
1983 7.05 2.42
1984 7.03 2.37
1985 7 2.33
1986 6.96 2.22
1987 6.92 2.15
1988 6.87 2.13
1989 6.82 2.08
1990 6.74 2.06
1991 6.67 2.07
1992 6.59 1.95
1993 6.51 1.87
1994 6.42 1.81
1995 6.33 1.62
1996 6.28 1.59
1997 6.23 1.51
1998 6.14 1.44
1999 6.03 1.37
2000 5.94 1.37
2001 5.85 1.31
2002 5.79 1.25
2003 5.76 1.22
2004 5.72 1.23
2005 5.69 1.24
2006 5.67 1.27
2007 5.63 1.31
2008 5.55 1.39
2009 5.49 1.4
2010 5.45 1.41
2011 5.44 1.33
2012 5.43 1.33
2013 5.41 1.29
2014 5.37 1.32
2015 5.32 1.32
2016 5.25 1.39
2017 5.16 1.48
2018 5.03 1.46
2019 4.9 1.44
2020 4.8 1.39
2021 4.71 1.33
2022 4.63 1.29
2023 4.56 1.16

Benin and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Poland
Year Median age, years
Benin Poland
1960 20.8 26.6
1961 20.6 26.8
1962 20.3 26.9
1963 20.1 27.1
1964 19.9 27.3
1965 19.7 27.5
1966 19.5 27.7
1967 19.3 27.8
1968 19 28
1969 18.8 28.1
1970 18.6 28.2
1971 18.4 28.4
1972 18.3 28.5
1973 18.1 28.5
1974 17.9 28.6
1975 17.8 28.6
1976 17.7 28.7
1977 17.6 28.9
1978 17.5 29.1
1979 17.4 29.3
1980 17.3 29.5
1981 17.3 29.8
1982 17.2 30.1
1983 17.1 30.3
1984 17.1 30.6
1985 17 30.8
1986 17 31.1
1987 16.9 31.4
1988 16.9 31.7
1989 16.9 32.1
1990 16.9 32.4
1991 16.9 32.6
1992 16.9 32.9
1993 17.1 33.2
1994 17.2 33.5
1995 17 33.9
1996 16.9 34.2
1997 17 34.4
1998 17 34.7
1999 17.1 35
2000 17.1 35.2
2001 17.2 35.5
2002 17.3 35.8
2003 17.4 36
2004 17.4 36.3
2005 17.5 36.6
2006 17.6 36.9
2007 17.6 37.2
2008 17.7 37.5
2009 17.8 37.8
2010 17.8 38.1
2011 17.9 38.2
2012 18 38.4
2013 18 38.7
2014 18.1 39
2015 18.1 39.3
2016 18.2 39.7
2017 18.3 40
2018 18.3 40.4
2019 18.4 40.8
2020 18.5 41.1
2021 18.6 41.5
2022 18.7 41.9
2023 18.8 42.4
2024 19 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Benin Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Poland
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
99.8%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Benin Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Poland
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
267,065 mi
2024

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