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Benin vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 99th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Qatar
Population
15100397
2964497
Population rank 76/197 137/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Benin and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Benin and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Benin

Qatar
Year GDP
Benin Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $335,073,028 $387,703,106
1972 $410,331,857 $510,262,500
1973 $504,376,074 $793,885,560
1974 $554,654,861 $2,401,403,227
1975 $676,870,140 $2,512,773,166
1976 $698,408,262 $3,284,273,987
1977 $750,049,779 $3,617,564,638
1978 $928,843,469 $4,052,000,413
1979 $1,186,231,020 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,405,251,847 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,291,120,188 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,267,778,670 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,095,348,199 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,051,134,009 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,045,712,789 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,336,102,025 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,562,412,228 $5,446,428,681
1988 $1,620,246,084 $6,038,187,033
1989 $1,502,294,416 $6,487,912,088
1990 $1,959,965,330 $7,360,439,423
1991 $1,986,437,797 $6,883,516,484
1992 $1,695,315,306 $7,646,153,984
1993 $2,274,558,083 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,598,075,944 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,169,627,138 $8,137,911,978
1996 $2,361,116,449 $9,059,340,385
1997 $2,268,301,646 $11,297,802,115
1998 $2,455,092,686 $10,255,495,027
1999 $3,677,393,999 $12,393,131,868
2000 $3,519,991,440 $17,759,890,110
2001 $3,666,222,635 $17,538,461,538
2002 $4,194,342,686 $19,363,736,264
2003 $5,349,258,094 $23,533,791,209
2004 $6,190,270,380 $31,734,065,934
2005 $6,567,654,954 $44,530,494,505
2006 $7,034,111,315 $60,882,142,857
2007 $8,169,048,383 $79,712,087,912
2008 $9,787,734,526 $115,270,054,945
2009 $9,738,626,517 $97,798,351,648
2010 $9,535,345,016 $125,122,306,346
2011 $10,693,321,364 $167,775,268,626
2012 $11,141,358,116 $186,833,502,363
2013 $12,517,845,124 $198,727,642,967
2014 $13,284,527,847 $206,224,598,571
2015 $11,388,160,997 $161,739,955,577
2016 $11,821,065,853 $151,732,181,868
2017 $12,701,655,837 $161,099,122,225
2018 $14,262,408,090 $183,334,953,819
2019 $14,391,686,313 $176,371,267,692
2020 $15,686,741,894 $144,411,363,352
2021 $17,687,623,535 $179,732,009,560
2022 $17,425,405,084 $235,709,325,714
2023 $19,673,290,996 $213,002,809,341
2024 $21,482,643,720 $217,982,967,033

Benin and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Benin Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $106.9 $2,952
1972 $127.9 $3,483
1973 $153.6 $4,905
1974 $164.9 $13,540
1975 $196.5 $13,014
1976 $197.7 $15,710
1977 $207 $16,058
1978 $249.8 $16,757
1979 $311 $21,777
1980 $358 $28,375
1981 $320 $29,505
1982 $305 $24,385
1983 $256 $19,616
1984 $238.6 $19,272
1985 $230.4 $16,815
1986 $285.8 $13,213
1987 $324 $13,719
1988 $326 $14,682
1989 $293.3 $15,243
1990 $371 $16,722
1991 $365 $15,133
1992 $302 $16,280
1993 $387 $14,770
1994 $262.1 $14,765
1995 $348 $15,823
1996 $369 $17,125
1997 $345 $20,523
1998 $362 $17,665
1999 $525 $20,234
2000 $487 $27,535
2001 $492 $25,871
2002 $546 $27,227
2003 $676 $31,602
2004 $759 $41,036
2005 $779 $53,950
2006 $809 $62,582
2007 $912 $65,954
2008 $1,061 $80,781
2009 $1,024 $60,786
2010 $973 $77,387
2011 $1,059 $103,262
2012 $1,072 $108,470
2013 $1,169 $103,697
2014 $1,204 $95,841
2015 $1,002 $68,985
2016 $1,011 $61,254
2017 $1,055 $63,280
2018 $1,152 $71,040
2019 $1,131 $66,841
2020 $1,200 $51,684
2021 $1,319 $71,752
2022 $1,266 $88,701
2023 $1,394 $80,196
2024 $1,485 $76,276

Benin vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Qatar
1950 35.4 50.8
1951 35.7 51.5
1952 36 52.1
1953 36.3 52.8
1954 36.7 53.5
1955 37 54.2
1956 37.3 54.9
1957 37.6 55.6
1958 38 56.3
1959 38.4 57
1960 38.8 57.8
1961 39.2 58.5
1962 39.6 59.2
1963 40.1 60
1964 40.5 60.7
1965 41 61.4
1966 41.3 62.2
1967 41.8 62.9
1968 42.2 63.6
1969 42.6 64.2
1970 43 64.9
1971 43.4 65.5
1972 43.9 66.1
1973 44.4 66.6
1974 44.9 67.2
1975 45.4 67.7
1976 46 68.2
1977 46.5 68.6
1978 46.9 69.1
1979 47.4 69.5
1980 47.7 69.9
1981 48.1 70.3
1982 48.5 70.7
1983 48.8 71.1
1984 49.4 71.5
1985 50 71.8
1986 50.6 72.2
1987 51.3 72.5
1988 52 72.8
1989 52.5 73.1
1990 53 73.4
1991 53.4 73.7
1992 54.1 73.9
1993 54.6 74.1
1994 55 74.2
1995 55.4 74.4
1996 55.6 74.6
1997 56 74.7
1998 56.2 74.9
1999 56.3 75
2000 56.6 75.3
2001 56.7 75.5
2002 56.9 75.8
2003 57.1 76.1
2004 57.3 76.5
2005 57.7 76.9
2006 58 77.3
2007 58.2 77.7
2008 58.1 78.3
2009 58.3 78.8
2010 58.4 79.4
2011 58.5 80
2012 58.6 80.5
2013 58.9 81
2014 59 81.4
2015 59.1 81.8
2016 59.3 82.1
2017 59.5 82.5
2018 59.7 82.7
2019 59.9 82.9
2020 60.2 80.4
2021 59.6 81.1
2022 60.5 81.9
2023 60.8 82.4
2024 61 82.5
2025 61.1 82.7

Benin and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Qatar
Year Population
Benin Qatar
1960 2,517,286 36,010
1961 2,559,223 39,680
1962 2,604,659 44,630
1963 2,652,908 50,380
1964 2,704,003 56,867
1965 2,757,936 64,065
1966 2,814,317 72,192
1967 2,872,997 81,439
1968 2,934,257 91,749
1969 2,998,222 103,025
1970 3,065,057 116,350
1971 3,134,767 131,346
1972 3,207,543 146,506
1973 3,283,496 161,841
1974 3,362,633 177,362
1975 3,445,407 193,087
1976 3,532,196 209,052
1977 3,623,202 225,285
1978 3,718,305 241,808
1979 3,818,528 258,670
1980 3,925,251 275,913
1981 4,038,307 293,553
1982 4,156,596 311,537
1983 4,278,978 329,709
1984 4,405,895 347,878
1985 4,538,012 365,940
1986 4,675,420 382,422
1987 4,818,486 397,005
1988 4,967,341 411,264
1989 5,121,657 425,646
1990 5,281,479 440,175
1991 5,446,932 454,853
1992 5,617,844 469,657
1993 5,872,706 484,545
1994 6,096,506 499,459
1995 6,226,773 514,325
1996 6,391,858 529,019
1997 6,583,365 550,500
1998 6,789,489 580,540
1999 7,002,818 612,500
2000 7,221,619 644,989
2001 7,445,596 677,925
2002 7,675,426 711,205
2003 7,913,070 744,682
2004 8,159,094 773,332
2005 8,426,144 825,408
2006 8,693,242 972,831
2007 8,953,969 1,208,595
2008 9,228,466 1,426,938
2009 9,509,423 1,608,903
2010 9,797,484 1,616,832
2011 10,093,623 1,624,761
2012 10,397,657 1,722,438
2013 10,708,834 1,916,426
2014 11,030,004 2,151,745
2015 11,360,681 2,344,557
2016 11,697,842 2,477,113
2017 12,039,780 2,545,820
2018 12,383,347 2,580,734
2019 12,726,755 2,638,657
2020 13,070,169 2,794,148
2021 13,413,417 2,504,910
2022 13,759,501 2,657,333
2023 14,111,034 2,656,032
2024 14,462,724 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Benin and Qatar

Fertility rate
Benin

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Benin Qatar
1960 6.28 6.53
1961 6.4 6.53
1962 6.46 6.53
1963 6.51 6.53
1964 6.57 6.53
1965 6.61 6.53
1966 6.63 6.52
1967 6.64 6.46
1968 6.67 6.39
1969 6.71 6.31
1970 6.74 6.23
1971 6.77 6.15
1972 6.8 6.07
1973 6.81 6.01
1974 6.82 5.94
1975 6.83 5.86
1976 6.83 5.78
1977 6.83 5.69
1978 6.82 5.58
1979 6.91 5.46
1980 6.99 5.33
1981 7.06 5.2
1982 7.06 5.04
1983 7.05 4.9
1984 7.03 4.76
1985 7 4.64
1986 6.96 4.57
1987 6.92 4.54
1988 6.87 4.51
1989 6.82 4.41
1990 6.74 4.23
1991 6.67 3.99
1992 6.59 3.85
1993 6.51 3.77
1994 6.42 3.67
1995 6.33 3.56
1996 6.28 3.44
1997 6.23 3.33
1998 6.14 3.21
1999 6.03 3.12
2000 5.94 3.07
2001 5.85 3.08
2002 5.79 3.01
2003 5.76 2.93
2004 5.72 2.79
2005 5.69 2.64
2006 5.67 2.51
2007 5.63 2.44
2008 5.55 2.37
2009 5.49 2.25
2010 5.45 2.14
2011 5.44 2.07
2012 5.43 2.04
2013 5.41 2.03
2014 5.37 2.03
2015 5.32 1.98
2016 5.25 1.86
2017 5.16 1.83
2018 5.03 1.76
2019 4.9 1.73
2020 4.8 1.68
2021 4.71 1.61
2022 4.63 1.74
2023 4.56 1.73

Benin and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Benin Qatar
1960 20.8 18
1961 20.6 19
1962 20.3 20.1
1963 20.1 21.1
1964 19.9 21.8
1965 19.7 22.5
1966 19.5 23
1967 19.3 23.5
1968 19 24
1969 18.8 24.4
1970 18.6 23.7
1971 18.4 22.2
1972 18.3 21.3
1973 18.1 20.9
1974 17.9 20.8
1975 17.8 21
1976 17.7 21.3
1977 17.6 21.8
1978 17.5 22.3
1979 17.4 22.9
1980 17.3 23.5
1981 17.3 24.1
1982 17.2 24.8
1983 17.1 25.6
1984 17.1 26.3
1985 17 27
1986 17 27.4
1987 16.9 27.5
1988 16.9 27.5
1989 16.9 27.6
1990 16.9 27.7
1991 16.9 27.9
1992 16.9 28.1
1993 17.1 28.4
1994 17.2 28.7
1995 17 29.1
1996 16.9 29.6
1997 17 29.9
1998 17 29.8
1999 17.1 29.8
2000 17.1 29.9
2001 17.2 30.1
2002 17.3 30.5
2003 17.4 30.9
2004 17.4 31
2005 17.5 30.9
2006 17.6 30.6
2007 17.6 30.1
2008 17.7 30.1
2009 17.8 30.8
2010 17.8 31.3
2011 17.9 31.2
2012 18 31
2013 18 30.9
2014 18.1 31.1
2015 18.1 31.2
2016 18.2 31.4
2017 18.3 31.6
2018 18.3 31.9
2019 18.4 32.3
2020 18.5 32.6
2021 18.6 32.9
2022 18.7 33.4
2023 18.8 34.1
2024 19 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Benin Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Qatar
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Benin Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Qatar
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
4,374 mi
2016

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