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Benin vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 99th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Romania
Population
15100397
18962595
Population rank 76/197 69/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Benin and Romania: Comparison Charts

Benin and Romania economies compared

GDP
Benin

Romania
Year GDP
Benin Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $1,620,246,084 $40,424,528,302
1989 $1,502,294,416 $41,450,777,202
1990 $1,959,965,330 $38,247,882,300
1991 $1,986,437,797 $28,850,634,900
1992 $1,695,315,306 $25,121,666,667
1993 $2,274,558,083 $26,361,160,450
1994 $1,598,075,944 $30,072,805,104
1995 $2,169,627,138 $37,430,162,103
1996 $2,361,116,449 $36,937,074,278
1997 $2,268,301,646 $35,575,214,078
1998 $2,455,092,686 $41,696,091,974
1999 $3,677,393,999 $35,953,156,754
2000 $3,519,991,440 $37,253,739,511
2001 $3,666,222,635 $40,395,116,581
2002 $4,194,342,686 $46,065,502,703
2003 $5,349,258,094 $57,806,384,143
2004 $6,190,270,380 $74,973,656,852
2005 $6,567,654,954 $98,454,380,120
2006 $7,034,111,315 $122,023,735,993
2007 $8,169,048,383 $174,588,782,939
2008 $9,787,734,526 $214,315,932,061
2009 $9,738,626,517 $174,110,532,659
2010 $9,535,345,016 $170,064,350,672
2011 $10,693,321,364 $192,623,977,894
2012 $11,141,358,116 $179,117,323,107
2013 $12,517,845,124 $189,798,603,751
2014 $13,284,527,847 $199,722,319,676
2015 $11,388,160,997 $177,885,131,240
2016 $11,821,065,853 $185,290,759,249
2017 $12,701,655,837 $210,147,385,855
2018 $14,262,408,090 $243,468,683,030
2019 $14,391,686,313 $251,677,082,534
2020 $15,686,741,894 $252,033,792,712
2021 $17,687,623,535 $286,578,196,368
2022 $17,425,405,084 $296,354,358,293
2023 $19,673,290,996 $350,775,856,415
2024 $21,482,643,720 $382,767,571,329

Benin and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Benin Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $326 $1,753
1989 $293.3 $1,790
1990 $371 $1,648
1991 $365 $1,254
1992 $302 $1,102
1993 $387 $1,158
1994 $262.1 $1,323
1995 $348 $1,650
1996 $369 $1,633
1997 $345 $1,577
1998 $362 $1,853
1999 $525 $1,600
2000 $487 $1,660
2001 $492 $1,825
2002 $546 $2,120
2003 $676 $2,679
2004 $759 $3,495
2005 $779 $4,618
2006 $809 $5,758
2007 $912 $8,360
2008 $1,061 $10,435
2009 $1,024 $8,548
2010 $973 $8,400
2011 $1,059 $9,561
2012 $1,072 $8,930
2013 $1,169 $9,498
2014 $1,204 $10,032
2015 $1,002 $8,977
2016 $1,011 $9,405
2017 $1,055 $10,728
2018 $1,152 $12,502
2019 $1,131 $12,992
2020 $1,200 $13,082
2021 $1,319 $14,987
2022 $1,266 $15,558
2023 $1,394 $18,404
2024 $1,485 $20,072

Benin vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Romania
1950 35.4 60.5
1951 35.7 61.2
1952 36 61.8
1953 36.3 62.5
1954 36.7 63
1955 37 63.3
1956 37.3 63.6
1957 37.6 64
1958 38 64.4
1959 38.4 64.9
1960 38.8 65.6
1961 39.2 66.4
1962 39.6 67.2
1963 40.1 67.8
1964 40.5 68.4
1965 41 68.4
1966 41.3 68.2
1967 41.8 68.1
1968 42.2 67.9
1969 42.6 67.2
1970 43 67.9
1971 43.4 68.4
1972 43.9 69
1973 44.4 68.7
1974 44.9 69.5
1975 45.4 69.6
1976 46 69.9
1977 46.5 69.5
1978 46.9 69.8
1979 47.4 69.5
1980 47.7 69.2
1981 48.1 69.5
1982 48.5 69.8
1983 48.8 69.8
1984 49.4 69.9
1985 50 69.4
1986 50.6 69.7
1987 51.3 69.1
1988 52 69.4
1989 52.5 69.5
1990 53 69.8
1991 53.4 70
1992 54.1 69.5
1993 54.6 69.5
1994 55 69.3
1995 55.4 69.3
1996 55.6 68.8
1997 56 69.1
1998 56.2 69.9
1999 56.3 70.6
2000 56.6 71.2
2001 56.7 71.1
2002 56.9 70.8
2003 57.1 70.8
2004 57.3 71.1
2005 57.7 71.6
2006 58 72.2
2007 58.2 72.8
2008 58.1 73.2
2009 58.3 73.5
2010 58.4 73.6
2011 58.5 74.3
2012 58.6 74.3
2013 58.9 74.9
2014 59 74.8
2015 59.1 74.7
2016 59.3 75
2017 59.5 75
2018 59.7 75.1
2019 59.9 75.3
2020 60.2 74
2021 59.6 72.7
2022 60.5 75.3
2023 60.8 75.9
2024 61 76.1
2025 61.1 76.2

Benin and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Romania
Year Population
Benin Romania
1960 2,517,286 18,406,905
1961 2,559,223 18,555,250
1962 2,604,659 18,676,550
1963 2,652,908 18,797,850
1964 2,704,003 18,919,126
1965 2,757,936 19,031,576
1966 2,814,317 19,215,450
1967 2,872,997 19,534,242
1968 2,934,257 19,799,831
1969 2,998,222 20,009,141
1970 3,065,057 20,250,398
1971 3,134,767 20,461,567
1972 3,207,543 20,657,957
1973 3,283,496 20,835,681
1974 3,362,633 21,029,429
1975 3,445,407 21,293,583
1976 3,532,196 21,551,634
1977 3,623,202 21,756,096
1978 3,718,305 21,951,464
1979 3,818,528 22,090,488
1980 3,925,251 22,207,282
1981 4,038,307 22,353,070
1982 4,156,596 22,475,741
1983 4,278,978 22,560,478
1984 4,405,895 22,640,547
1985 4,538,012 22,732,999
1986 4,675,420 22,836,841
1987 4,818,486 22,949,430
1988 4,967,341 23,057,662
1989 5,121,657 23,161,458
1990 5,281,479 23,201,835
1991 5,446,932 23,001,155
1992 5,617,844 22,794,284
1993 5,872,706 22,763,280
1994 6,096,506 22,730,211
1995 6,226,773 22,684,270
1996 6,391,858 22,619,004
1997 6,583,365 22,553,978
1998 6,789,489 22,507,344
1999 7,002,818 22,472,040
2000 7,221,619 22,442,971
2001 7,445,596 22,131,970
2002 7,675,426 21,730,496
2003 7,913,070 21,574,326
2004 8,159,094 21,451,748
2005 8,426,144 21,319,685
2006 8,693,242 21,193,760
2007 8,953,969 20,882,982
2008 9,228,466 20,537,875
2009 9,509,423 20,367,487
2010 9,797,484 20,246,871
2011 10,093,623 20,147,528
2012 10,397,657 20,058,035
2013 10,708,834 19,983,693
2014 11,030,004 19,908,979
2015 11,360,681 19,815,616
2016 11,697,842 19,702,267
2017 12,039,780 19,588,715
2018 12,383,347 19,473,970
2019 12,726,755 19,371,648
2020 13,070,169 19,265,250
2021 13,413,417 19,122,059
2022 13,759,501 19,048,502
2023 14,111,034 19,059,479
2024 14,462,724 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Benin and Romania

Fertility rate
Benin

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Benin Romania
1960 6.28 2.34
1961 6.4 2.17
1962 6.46 2.04
1963 6.51 2.01
1964 6.57 1.96
1965 6.61 1.91
1966 6.63 1.9
1967 6.64 3.66
1968 6.67 3.63
1969 6.71 3.19
1970 6.74 2.89
1971 6.77 2.67
1972 6.8 2.55
1973 6.81 2.44
1974 6.82 2.71
1975 6.83 2.59
1976 6.83 2.54
1977 6.83 2.57
1978 6.82 2.52
1979 6.91 2.49
1980 6.99 2.43
1981 7.06 2.36
1982 7.06 2.17
1983 7.05 2.06
1984 7.03 2.26
1985 7 2.31
1986 6.96 2.39
1987 6.92 2.38
1988 6.87 2.3
1989 6.82 2.22
1990 6.74 1.83
1991 6.67 1.59
1992 6.59 1.51
1993 6.51 1.43
1994 6.42 1.4
1995 6.33 1.33
1996 6.28 1.3
1997 6.23 1.32
1998 6.14 1.32
1999 6.03 1.3
2000 5.94 1.31
2001 5.85 1.27
2002 5.79 1.27
2003 5.76 1.3
2004 5.72 1.33
2005 5.69 1.4
2006 5.67 1.42
2007 5.63 1.45
2008 5.55 1.6
2009 5.49 1.66
2010 5.45 1.59
2011 5.44 1.47
2012 5.43 1.52
2013 5.41 1.46
2014 5.37 1.56
2015 5.32 1.62
2016 5.25 1.69
2017 5.16 1.78
2018 5.03 1.76
2019 4.9 1.77
2020 4.8 1.8
2021 4.71 1.81
2022 4.63 1.71
2023 4.56 1.71

Benin and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Romania
Year Median age, years
Benin Romania
1960 20.8 28.5
1961 20.6 28.9
1962 20.3 29.3
1963 20.1 29.7
1964 19.9 30.2
1965 19.7 30.6
1966 19.5 31
1967 19.3 31.3
1968 19 31.3
1969 18.8 31.3
1970 18.6 31.4
1971 18.4 31.4
1972 18.3 31.5
1973 18.1 31.5
1974 17.9 31.6
1975 17.8 31.7
1976 17.7 31.8
1977 17.6 31.8
1978 17.5 31.7
1979 17.4 31.7
1980 17.3 31.8
1981 17.3 31.9
1982 17.2 32
1983 17.1 32.1
1984 17.1 32.3
1985 17 32.5
1986 17 32.7
1987 16.9 32.8
1988 16.9 32.8
1989 16.9 32.9
1990 16.9 33
1991 16.9 33.1
1992 16.9 33.3
1993 17.1 33.6
1994 17.2 33.8
1995 17 34
1996 16.9 34.2
1997 17 34.4
1998 17 34.6
1999 17.1 34.7
2000 17.1 34.8
2001 17.2 34.8
2002 17.3 35.3
2003 17.4 36
2004 17.4 36.6
2005 17.5 37
2006 17.6 37.3
2007 17.6 37.7
2008 17.7 38.2
2009 17.8 38.8
2010 17.8 39.3
2011 17.9 39.8
2012 18 40.2
2013 18 40.5
2014 18.1 40.9
2015 18.1 41.3
2016 18.2 41.7
2017 18.3 42
2018 18.3 42.3
2019 18.4 42.6
2020 18.5 42.9
2021 18.6 43.2
2022 18.7 43.3
2023 18.8 43.5
2024 19 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Benin Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Romania
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Benin Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Romania
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
53,679 mi
2023

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