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Benin vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 99th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Seychelles
Population
15100397
125181
Population rank 76/197 181/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Benin and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Benin and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Benin

Seychelles
Year GDP
Benin Seychelles
1960 $226,195,578 $12,012,025
1961 $235,668,221 $11,592,024
1962 $236,434,954 $12,642,026
1963 $253,927,697 $13,923,029
1964 $269,819,006 $15,393,032
1965 $289,908,680 $15,603,032
1966 $302,925,235 $16,443,034
1967 $306,221,953 $16,632,032
1968 $326,323,105 $16,074,028
1969 $330,748,245 $16,452,028
1970 $333,627,713 $18,432,032
1971 $335,073,028 $21,965,951
1972 $410,331,857 $30,645,123
1973 $504,376,074 $36,896,280
1974 $554,654,861 $43,134,496
1975 $676,870,140 $47,803,146
1976 $698,408,262 $49,278,982
1977 $750,049,779 $64,526,401
1978 $928,843,469 $85,552,366
1979 $1,186,231,020 $127,261,099
1980 $1,405,251,847 $156,783,830
1981 $1,291,120,188 $163,750,728
1982 $1,267,778,670 $157,211,790
1983 $1,095,348,199 $156,098,237
1984 $1,051,134,009 $160,992,921
1985 $1,045,712,789 $179,691,483
1986 $1,336,102,025 $221,147,061
1987 $1,562,412,228 $265,212,957
1988 $1,620,246,084 $301,985,618
1989 $1,502,294,416 $324,333,367
1990 $1,959,965,330 $392,163,561
1991 $1,986,437,797 $398,307,170
1992 $1,695,315,306 $461,409,399
1993 $2,274,558,083 $504,230,621
1994 $1,598,075,944 $517,570,058
1995 $2,169,627,138 $540,733,048
1996 $2,361,116,449 $535,250,347
1997 $2,268,301,646 $598,966,982
1998 $2,455,092,686 $647,287,376
1999 $3,677,393,999 $662,838,615
2000 $3,519,991,440 $654,212,394
2001 $3,666,222,635 $662,064,156
2002 $4,194,342,686 $742,134,838
2003 $5,349,258,094 $750,847,230
2004 $6,190,270,380 $893,012,218
2005 $6,567,654,954 $977,899,382
2006 $7,034,111,315 $1,081,441,283
2007 $8,169,048,383 $1,077,308,814
2008 $9,787,734,526 $979,597,394
2009 $9,738,626,517 $850,901,620
2010 $9,535,345,016 $981,616,542
2011 $10,693,321,364 $1,058,918,707
2012 $11,141,358,116 $1,089,407,839
2013 $12,517,845,124 $1,333,160,407
2014 $13,284,527,847 $1,387,577,870
2015 $11,388,160,997 $1,432,403,352
2016 $11,821,065,853 $1,568,513,348
2017 $12,701,655,837 $1,675,370,641
2018 $14,262,408,090 $1,784,313,927
2019 $14,391,686,313 $1,868,690,097
2020 $15,686,741,894 $1,382,551,752
2021 $17,687,623,535 $1,487,173,795
2022 $17,425,405,084 $2,018,346,589
2023 $19,673,290,996 $2,187,379,755
2024 $21,482,643,720 $2,167,239,562

Benin and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Benin Seychelles
1960 $89.9 $288.1
1961 $92.1 $270.3
1962 $90.8 $287
1963 $95.7 $308
1964 $99.8 $332
1965 $105.1 $328
1966 $107.6 $338
1967 $106.6 $333
1968 $111.2 $314
1969 $110.3 $314
1970 $108.8 $344
1971 $106.9 $402
1972 $127.9 $547
1973 $153.6 $649
1974 $164.9 $745
1975 $196.5 $806
1976 $197.7 $814
1977 $207 $1,044
1978 $249.8 $1,377
1979 $311 $2,030
1980 $358 $2,478
1981 $320 $2,557
1982 $305 $2,441
1983 $256 $2,426
1984 $238.6 $2,488
1985 $230.4 $2,754
1986 $285.8 $3,368
1987 $324 $3,872
1988 $326 $4,392
1989 $293.3 $4,689
1990 $371 $5,642
1991 $365 $5,655
1992 $302 $6,520
1993 $387 $6,979
1994 $262.1 $6,975
1995 $348 $7,181
1996 $369 $7,004
1997 $345 $7,747
1998 $362 $8,210
1999 $525 $8,243
2000 $487 $8,064
2001 $492 $8,153
2002 $546 $8,864
2003 $676 $9,070
2004 $759 $10,828
2005 $779 $11,802
2006 $809 $12,783
2007 $912 $12,669
2008 $1,061 $11,265
2009 $1,024 $9,747
2010 $973 $10,935
2011 $1,059 $12,110
2012 $1,072 $12,337
2013 $1,169 $14,821
2014 $1,204 $15,188
2015 $1,002 $15,333
2016 $1,011 $16,567
2017 $1,055 $17,480
2018 $1,152 $18,440
2019 $1,131 $19,142
2020 $1,200 $14,041
2021 $1,319 $14,983
2022 $1,266 $16,837
2023 $1,394 $18,263
2024 $1,485 $17,859

Benin vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Seychelles
1950 35.4 57.8
1951 35.7 58
1952 36 58.4
1953 36.3 58.7
1954 36.7 59
1955 37 59.4
1956 37.3 59.8
1957 37.6 60.2
1958 38 60.4
1959 38.4 60.4
1960 38.8 60.5
1961 39.2 60.6
1962 39.6 60.7
1963 40.1 60.9
1964 40.5 61.2
1965 41 61.4
1966 41.3 61.7
1967 41.8 62.1
1968 42.2 62.6
1969 42.6 63.3
1970 43 64
1971 43.4 64.6
1972 43.9 65.3
1973 44.4 65.9
1974 44.9 66.4
1975 45.4 66.8
1976 46 67.2
1977 46.5 67.6
1978 46.9 67.9
1979 47.4 68.2
1980 47.7 68.5
1981 48.1 68.7
1982 48.5 69
1983 48.8 69.3
1984 49.4 69.5
1985 50 69.6
1986 50.6 69.8
1987 51.3 69.9
1988 52 70
1989 52.5 70.1
1990 53 70.2
1991 53.4 70.3
1992 54.1 70.3
1993 54.6 70.4
1994 55 70.5
1995 55.4 70.6
1996 55.6 70.8
1997 56 70.8
1998 56.2 71.1
1999 56.3 71.2
2000 56.6 71.3
2001 56.7 71.4
2002 56.9 71.5
2003 57.1 71.7
2004 57.3 71.7
2005 57.7 71.9
2006 58 72
2007 58.2 72.2
2008 58.1 72.3
2009 58.3 72.4
2010 58.4 72.5
2011 58.5 72.5
2012 58.6 72.5
2013 58.9 72.4
2014 59 72.4
2015 59.1 72.3
2016 59.3 72.2
2017 59.5 72.2
2018 59.7 72.2
2019 59.9 72.1
2020 60.2 74.1
2021 59.6 71.2
2022 60.5 71.2
2023 60.8 72.9
2024 61 73
2025 61.1 73.1

Benin and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Seychelles
Year Population
Benin Seychelles
1960 2,517,286 41,700
1961 2,559,223 42,889
1962 2,604,659 44,042
1963 2,652,908 45,176
1964 2,704,003 46,322
1965 2,757,936 47,500
1966 2,814,317 48,699
1967 2,872,997 49,911
1968 2,934,257 51,134
1969 2,998,222 52,365
1970 3,065,057 53,600
1971 3,134,767 54,695
1972 3,207,543 56,029
1973 3,283,496 56,892
1974 3,362,633 57,937
1975 3,445,407 59,292
1976 3,532,196 60,504
1977 3,623,202 61,786
1978 3,718,305 62,150
1979 3,818,528 62,686
1980 3,925,251 63,261
1981 4,038,307 64,035
1982 4,156,596 64,413
1983 4,278,978 64,335
1984 4,405,895 64,717
1985 4,538,012 65,244
1986 4,675,420 65,652
1987 4,818,486 68,499
1988 4,967,341 68,755
1989 5,121,657 69,167
1990 5,281,479 69,507
1991 5,446,932 70,439
1992 5,617,844 70,763
1993 5,872,706 72,253
1994 6,096,506 74,205
1995 6,226,773 75,304
1996 6,391,858 76,417
1997 6,583,365 77,319
1998 6,789,489 78,846
1999 7,002,818 80,410
2000 7,221,619 81,131
2001 7,445,596 81,202
2002 7,675,426 83,723
2003 7,913,070 82,781
2004 8,159,094 82,475
2005 8,426,144 82,858
2006 8,693,242 84,600
2007 8,953,969 85,033
2008 9,228,466 86,956
2009 9,509,423 87,298
2010 9,797,484 89,770
2011 10,093,623 87,441
2012 10,397,657 88,303
2013 10,708,834 89,949
2014 11,030,004 91,359
2015 11,360,681 93,419
2016 11,697,842 94,677
2017 12,039,780 95,843
2018 12,383,347 96,762
2019 12,726,755 97,625
2020 13,070,169 98,462
2021 13,413,417 99,258
2022 13,759,501 119,878
2023 14,111,034 119,773
2024 14,462,724 121,354

Fertility rates in Benin and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Benin

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Benin Seychelles
1960 6.28 5.31
1961 6.4 5.42
1962 6.46 5.51
1963 6.51 5.61
1964 6.57 5.69
1965 6.61 5.72
1966 6.63 6.13
1967 6.64 5.9
1968 6.67 5.61
1969 6.71 5.48
1970 6.74 5.31
1971 6.77 5.69
1972 6.8 5.16
1973 6.81 4.78
1974 6.82 5.1
1975 6.83 4.75
1976 6.83 4.09
1977 6.83 3.75
1978 6.82 3.92
1979 6.91 3.66
1980 6.99 3.79
1981 7.06 3.67
1982 7.06 3.13
1983 7.05 3.22
1984 7.03 3.24
1985 7 3.09
1986 6.96 3.07
1987 6.92 2.92
1988 6.87 2.79
1989 6.82 2.67
1990 6.74 2.61
1991 6.67 2.69
1992 6.59 2.53
1993 6.51 2.58
1994 6.42 2.6
1995 6.33 2.36
1996 6.28 2.31
1997 6.23 2.1
1998 6.14 2.04
1999 6.03 2.04
2000 5.94 2.08
2001 5.85 1.98
2002 5.79 2.04
2003 5.76 2.06
2004 5.72 2.01
2005 5.69 2.2
2006 5.67 2.11
2007 5.63 2.24
2008 5.55 2.33
2009 5.49 2.38
2010 5.45 2.16
2011 5.44 2.33
2012 5.43 2.37
2013 5.41 2.26
2014 5.37 2.25
2015 5.32 2.31
2016 5.25 2.39
2017 5.16 2.41
2018 5.03 2.41
2019 4.9 2.36
2020 4.8 2.29
2021 4.71 2.46
2022 4.63 2.01
2023 4.56 2.02

Benin and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Benin Seychelles
1960 20.8 21.9
1961 20.6 21.6
1962 20.3 21.3
1963 20.1 21
1964 19.9 20.6
1965 19.7 20.2
1966 19.5 19.8
1967 19.3 19.4
1968 19 19
1969 18.8 18.7
1970 18.6 18.5
1971 18.4 18.4
1972 18.3 18.5
1973 18.1 18.6
1974 17.9 18.7
1975 17.8 18.9
1976 17.7 19
1977 17.6 19.3
1978 17.5 19.6
1979 17.4 19.9
1980 17.3 20.4
1981 17.3 20.7
1982 17.2 21.1
1983 17.1 21.4
1984 17.1 21.7
1985 17 22
1986 17 22.3
1987 16.9 22.5
1988 16.9 22.9
1989 16.9 23.3
1990 16.9 23.6
1991 16.9 24
1992 16.9 24.5
1993 17.1 24.8
1994 17.2 25.2
1995 17 25.4
1996 16.9 25.7
1997 17 26.1
1998 17 26.4
1999 17.1 26.8
2000 17.1 27.3
2001 17.2 27.7
2002 17.3 28.1
2003 17.4 28.5
2004 17.4 28.9
2005 17.5 29.3
2006 17.6 29.6
2007 17.6 30
2008 17.7 30.4
2009 17.8 30.8
2010 17.8 31.2
2011 17.9 31.4
2012 18 31.5
2013 18 31.6
2014 18.1 31.8
2015 18.1 32.1
2016 18.2 32.3
2017 18.3 32.6
2018 18.3 32.9
2019 18.4 33.2
2020 18.5 33.6
2021 18.6 34
2022 18.7 34.4
2023 18.8 34.7
2024 19 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Seychelles
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Benin Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Seychelles
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
327 mi
2015

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