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Benin vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 99th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Samoa
Population
15100397
220288
Population rank 76/197 177/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Benin and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Benin and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Benin

Samoa
Year GDP
Benin Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $335,073,028 $53,719,569
1972 $410,331,857 $62,566,116
1973 $504,376,074 $82,452,985
1974 $554,654,861 $93,549,611
1975 $676,870,140 $93,489,283
1976 $698,408,262 $85,003,078
1977 $750,049,779 $98,295,671
1978 $928,843,469 $108,223,444
1979 $1,186,231,020 $122,257,393
1980 $1,405,251,847 $125,747,038
1981 $1,291,120,188 $118,190,655
1982 $1,267,778,670 $121,221,652
1983 $1,095,348,199 $111,862,824
1984 $1,051,134,009 $109,200,934
1985 $1,045,712,789 $95,572,173
1986 $1,336,102,025 $100,947,849
1987 $1,562,412,228 $111,713,922
1988 $1,620,246,084 $133,016,065
1989 $1,502,294,416 $122,888,610
1990 $1,959,965,330 $125,766,270
1991 $1,986,437,797 $125,597,205
1992 $1,695,315,306 $132,303,041
1993 $2,274,558,083 $133,122,897
1994 $1,598,075,944 $221,098,107
1995 $2,169,627,138 $224,865,731
1996 $2,361,116,449 $249,907,869
1997 $2,268,301,646 $285,475,592
1998 $2,455,092,686 $269,485,244
1999 $3,677,393,999 $255,408,060
2000 $3,519,991,440 $258,856,140
2001 $3,666,222,635 $266,299,591
2002 $4,194,342,686 $281,790,134
2003 $5,349,258,094 $333,426,188
2004 $6,190,270,380 $407,747,565
2005 $6,567,654,954 $476,801,793
2006 $7,034,111,315 $499,923,758
2007 $8,169,048,383 $573,548,460
2008 $9,787,734,526 $641,346,192
2009 $9,738,626,517 $628,006,115
2010 $9,535,345,016 $680,260,907
2011 $10,693,321,364 $744,097,050
2012 $11,141,358,116 $773,141,661
2013 $12,517,845,124 $797,736,334
2014 $13,284,527,847 $796,683,520
2015 $11,388,160,997 $824,150,499
2016 $11,821,065,853 $843,924,797
2017 $12,701,655,837 $884,844,384
2018 $14,262,408,090 $878,448,433
2019 $14,391,686,313 $912,950,466
2020 $15,686,741,894 $868,898,358
2021 $17,687,623,535 $843,923,639
2022 $17,425,405,084 $832,945,206
2023 $19,673,290,996 $938,189,444
2024 $21,482,643,720 $1,068,025,244

Benin and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Benin Samoa
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 $322
1971 $106.9 $377
1972 $127.9 $433
1973 $153.6 $563
1974 $164.9 $626
1975 $196.5 $610
1976 $197.7 $541
1977 $207 $615
1978 $249.8 $671
1979 $311 $751
1980 $358 $765
1981 $320 $713
1982 $305 $728
1983 $256 $671
1984 $238.6 $655
1985 $230.4 $573
1986 $285.8 $604
1987 $324 $666
1988 $326 $790
1989 $293.3 $728
1990 $371 $744
1991 $365 $742
1992 $302 $777
1993 $387 $775
1994 $262.1 $1,277
1995 $348 $1,288
1996 $369 $1,419
1997 $345 $1,608
1998 $362 $1,506
1999 $525 $1,417
2000 $487 $1,425
2001 $492 $1,454
2002 $546 $1,528
2003 $676 $1,798
2004 $759 $2,189
2005 $779 $2,550
2006 $809 $2,663
2007 $912 $3,039
2008 $1,061 $3,374
2009 $1,024 $3,279
2010 $973 $3,524
2011 $1,059 $3,822
2012 $1,072 $3,935
2013 $1,169 $4,024
2014 $1,204 $3,983
2015 $1,002 $4,084
2016 $1,011 $4,147
2017 $1,055 $4,308
2018 $1,152 $4,232
2019 $1,131 $4,352
2020 $1,200 $4,100
2021 $1,319 $3,948
2022 $1,266 $3,869
2023 $1,394 $4,330
2024 $1,485 $4,899

Benin vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Samoa
1950 35.4 49.2
1951 35.7 49.8
1952 36 50.4
1953 36.3 51
1954 36.7 51.6
1955 37 52.2
1956 37.3 52.8
1957 37.6 53.4
1958 38 54
1959 38.4 54.6
1960 38.8 55.2
1961 39.2 55.7
1962 39.6 56.3
1963 40.1 56.9
1964 40.5 54
1965 41 57.9
1966 41.3 58.2
1967 41.8 58.9
1968 42.2 59.4
1969 42.6 59.9
1970 43 60.4
1971 43.4 60.9
1972 43.9 61.4
1973 44.4 61.9
1974 44.9 62.3
1975 45.4 62.8
1976 46 63.3
1977 46.5 63.7
1978 46.9 64.1
1979 47.4 64.5
1980 47.7 65
1981 48.1 65.3
1982 48.5 65.6
1983 48.8 66
1984 49.4 66.3
1985 50 66.6
1986 50.6 66.8
1987 51.3 67
1988 52 67.3
1989 52.5 67.6
1990 53 67.8
1991 53.4 68
1992 54.1 68.5
1993 54.6 68.8
1994 55 69.2
1995 55.4 69.5
1996 55.6 69.8
1997 56 70
1998 56.2 70.3
1999 56.3 70.6
2000 56.6 70.8
2001 56.7 71
2002 56.9 71.2
2003 57.1 71.4
2004 57.3 71.5
2005 57.7 71.5
2006 58 71.6
2007 58.2 71.6
2008 58.1 71.5
2009 58.3 69.5
2010 58.4 71.5
2011 58.5 71.4
2012 58.6 71.2
2013 58.9 71.2
2014 59 71.1
2015 59.1 71.1
2016 59.3 71
2017 59.5 71
2018 59.7 71.1
2019 59.9 70.3
2020 60.2 70.7
2021 59.6 71.1
2022 60.5 71.6
2023 60.8 71.7
2024 61 71.8
2025 61.1 71.9

Benin and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Samoa
Year Population
Benin Samoa
1960 2,517,286 112,490
1961 2,559,223 115,496
1962 2,604,659 118,597
1963 2,652,908 121,764
1964 2,704,003 124,894
1965 2,757,936 127,978
1966 2,814,317 131,073
1967 2,872,997 133,764
1968 2,934,257 136,020
1969 2,998,222 138,233
1970 3,065,057 140,400
1971 3,134,767 142,503
1972 3,207,543 144,538
1973 3,283,496 146,516
1974 3,362,633 149,431
1975 3,445,407 153,344
1976 3,532,196 157,113
1977 3,623,202 159,753
1978 3,718,305 161,375
1979 3,818,528 162,882
1980 3,925,251 164,322
1981 4,038,307 165,678
1982 4,156,596 166,484
1983 4,278,978 166,714
1984 4,405,895 166,796
1985 4,538,012 166,849
1986 4,675,420 167,061
1987 4,818,486 167,661
1988 4,967,341 168,346
1989 5,121,657 168,768
1990 5,281,479 169,042
1991 5,446,932 169,368
1992 5,617,844 170,331
1993 5,872,706 171,774
1994 6,096,506 173,159
1995 6,226,773 174,571
1996 6,391,858 176,071
1997 6,583,365 177,547
1998 6,789,489 178,905
1999 7,002,818 180,275
2000 7,221,619 181,685
2001 7,445,596 183,166
2002 7,675,426 184,471
2003 7,913,070 185,430
2004 8,159,094 186,249
2005 8,426,144 186,978
2006 8,693,242 187,709
2007 8,953,969 188,753
2008 9,228,466 190,107
2009 9,509,423 191,513
2010 9,797,484 193,023
2011 10,093,623 194,713
2012 10,397,657 196,498
2013 10,708,834 198,268
2014 11,030,004 200,037
2015 11,360,681 201,782
2016 11,697,842 203,499
2017 12,039,780 205,415
2018 12,383,347 207,582
2019 12,726,755 209,780
2020 13,070,169 211,944
2021 13,413,417 213,779
2022 13,759,501 215,261
2023 14,111,034 216,663
2024 14,462,724 218,019

Fertility rates in Benin and Samoa

Fertility rate
Benin

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Benin Samoa
1960 6.28 7.78
1961 6.4 7.77
1962 6.46 7.76
1963 6.51 7.73
1964 6.57 7.7
1965 6.61 7.65
1966 6.63 7.6
1967 6.64 7.55
1968 6.67 7.5
1969 6.71 7.43
1970 6.74 7.34
1971 6.77 7.22
1972 6.8 7.07
1973 6.81 6.91
1974 6.82 6.75
1975 6.83 6.61
1976 6.83 6.47
1977 6.83 6.31
1978 6.82 6.15
1979 6.91 5.99
1980 6.99 5.86
1981 7.06 5.75
1982 7.06 5.68
1983 7.05 5.62
1984 7.03 5.55
1985 7 5.49
1986 6.96 5.42
1987 6.92 5.32
1988 6.87 5.21
1989 6.82 5.11
1990 6.74 5.01
1991 6.67 4.91
1992 6.59 4.87
1993 6.51 4.83
1994 6.42 4.79
1995 6.33 4.77
1996 6.28 4.74
1997 6.23 4.7
1998 6.14 4.64
1999 6.03 4.57
2000 5.94 4.52
2001 5.85 4.48
2002 5.79 4.44
2003 5.76 4.39
2004 5.72 4.34
2005 5.69 4.32
2006 5.67 4.32
2007 5.63 4.36
2008 5.55 4.42
2009 5.49 4.47
2010 5.45 4.52
2011 5.44 4.56
2012 5.43 4.55
2013 5.41 4.49
2014 5.37 4.42
2015 5.32 4.34
2016 5.25 4.26
2017 5.16 4.2
2018 5.03 4.14
2019 4.9 4.06
2020 4.8 4
2021 4.71 3.94
2022 4.63 3.88
2023 4.56 3.83

Benin and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Benin Samoa
1960 20.8 15
1961 20.6 14.9
1962 20.3 14.8
1963 20.1 14.6
1964 19.9 14.6
1965 19.7 14.5
1966 19.5 14.5
1967 19.3 14.5
1968 19 14.5
1969 18.8 14.5
1970 18.6 14.6
1971 18.4 14.7
1972 18.3 14.8
1973 18.1 14.9
1974 17.9 15
1975 17.8 15.3
1976 17.7 15.5
1977 17.6 15.8
1978 17.5 16
1979 17.4 16.2
1980 17.3 16.4
1981 17.3 16.6
1982 17.2 16.8
1983 17.1 17.1
1984 17.1 17.4
1985 17 17.6
1986 17 17.8
1987 16.9 18
1988 16.9 18.2
1989 16.9 18.3
1990 16.9 18.4
1991 16.9 18.5
1992 16.9 18.7
1993 17.1 19
1994 17.2 19.3
1995 17 19.6
1996 16.9 19.7
1997 17 19.8
1998 17 19.9
1999 17.1 19.9
2000 17.1 19.8
2001 17.2 19.7
2002 17.3 19.7
2003 17.4 19.9
2004 17.4 20.1
2005 17.5 20.3
2006 17.6 20.4
2007 17.6 20.6
2008 17.7 20.7
2009 17.8 20.8
2010 17.8 20.8
2011 17.9 20.8
2012 18 20.8
2013 18 21
2014 18.1 21.1
2015 18.1 21.2
2016 18.2 21.3
2017 18.3 21.4
2018 18.3 21.4
2019 18.4 21.5
2020 18.5 21.4
2021 18.6 21.4
2022 18.7 21.1
2023 18.8 21
2024 19 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold n/a
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Samoa
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
37
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Benin Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Samoa
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
715 mi
2018

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