Benin vs South Korea statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 99th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Benin and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Benin and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Benin

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	South Korea
1960	$226,195,578	$3,958,811,881
1961	$235,668,221	$2,417,628,737
1962	$236,434,954	$2,814,615,385
1963	$253,927,697	$3,988,461,538
1964	$269,819,006	$3,459,019,943
1965	$289,908,680	$3,120,861,499
1966	$302,925,235	$3,929,055,144
1967	$306,221,953	$4,855,892,446
1968	$326,323,105	$6,119,394,892
1969	$330,748,245	$7,678,698,838
1970	$333,627,713	$9,005,144,969
1971	$335,073,028	$9,903,571,249
1972	$410,331,857	$10,862,211,761
1973	$504,376,074	$13,876,472,208
1974	$554,654,861	$19,543,973,941
1975	$676,870,140	$21,784,297,521
1976	$698,408,262	$29,902,479,339
1977	$750,049,779	$38,446,487,603
1978	$928,843,469	$51,972,107,438
1979	$1,186,231,020	$66,946,900,826
1980	$1,405,251,847	$65,398,377,598
1981	$1,291,120,188	$72,933,533,012
1982	$1,267,778,670	$78,358,416,171
1983	$1,095,348,199	$87,760,553,262
1984	$1,051,134,009	$97,510,744,119
1985	$1,045,712,789	$101,296,177,099
1986	$1,336,102,025	$116,836,246,285
1987	$1,562,412,228	$147,948,709,376
1988	$1,620,246,084	$199,591,287,825
1989	$1,502,294,416	$246,928,837,311
1990	$1,959,965,330	$283,365,844,161
1991	$1,986,437,797	$330,647,042,837
1992	$1,695,315,306	$355,524,903,068
1993	$2,274,558,083	$392,665,710,525
1994	$1,598,075,944	$463,619,823,515
1995	$2,169,627,138	$566,581,003,128
1996	$2,361,116,449	$610,167,053,824
1997	$2,268,301,646	$569,755,022,973
1998	$2,455,092,686	$383,331,833,682
1999	$3,677,393,999	$497,514,040,642
2000	$3,519,991,440	$576,179,387,820
2001	$3,666,222,635	$547,656,279,895
2002	$4,194,342,686	$627,246,933,730
2003	$5,349,258,094	$702,714,855,194
2004	$6,190,270,380	$793,175,561,887
2005	$6,567,654,954	$934,901,071,333
2006	$7,034,111,315	$1,053,216,909,888
2007	$8,169,048,383	$1,172,614,086,540
2008	$9,787,734,526	$1,047,339,010,225
2009	$9,738,626,517	$943,941,876,219
2010	$9,535,345,016	$1,143,672,241,150
2011	$10,693,321,364	$1,253,289,537,501
2012	$11,141,358,116	$1,278,046,536,287
2013	$12,517,845,124	$1,370,632,955,321
2014	$13,284,527,847	$1,484,488,526,272
2015	$11,388,160,997	$1,466,038,936,206
2016	$11,821,065,853	$1,499,679,823,910
2017	$12,701,655,837	$1,623,074,183,502
2018	$14,262,408,090	$1,725,373,496,825
2019	$14,391,686,313	$1,651,422,932,448
2020	$15,686,741,894	$1,644,312,831,906
2021	$17,687,623,535	$1,818,432,106,880
2022	$17,425,405,084	$1,673,916,511,800
2023	$19,673,290,996	$1,712,792,854,202
2024	$21,482,643,720	-

Benin and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	South Korea
1960	$89.9	$158.3
1961	$92.1	$93.8
1962	$90.8	$106.2
1963	$95.7	$146.3
1964	$99.8	$123.6
1965	$105.1	$108.7
1966	$107.6	$133.5
1967	$106.6	$161.2
1968	$111.2	$198.4
1969	$110.3	$243.4
1970	$108.8	$279.3
1971	$106.9	$301
1972	$127.9	$324
1973	$153.6	$407
1974	$164.9	$563
1975	$196.5	$617
1976	$197.7	$834
1977	$207	$1,056
1978	$249.8	$1,406
1979	$311	$1,784
1980	$358	$1,715
1981	$320	$1,883
1982	$305	$1,993
1983	$256	$2,199
1984	$238.6	$2,413
1985	$230.4	$2,482
1986	$285.8	$2,835
1987	$324	$3,555
1988	$326	$4,749
1989	$293.3	$5,817
1990	$371	$6,610
1991	$365	$7,637
1992	$302	$8,127
1993	$387	$8,885
1994	$262.1	$10,385
1995	$348	$12,565
1996	$369	$13,403
1997	$345	$12,398
1998	$362	$8,282
1999	$525	$10,672
2000	$487	$12,257
2001	$492	$11,561
2002	$546	$13,165
2003	$676	$14,673
2004	$759	$16,496
2005	$779	$19,403
2006	$809	$21,743
2007	$912	$24,086
2008	$1,061	$21,350
2009	$1,024	$19,144
2010	$973	$23,079
2011	$1,059	$25,098
2012	$1,072	$25,459
2013	$1,169	$27,180
2014	$1,204	$29,253
2015	$1,002	$28,737
2016	$1,011	$29,280
2017	$1,055	$31,601
2018	$1,152	$33,447
2019	$1,131	$31,902
2020	$1,200	$31,721
2021	$1,319	$35,126
2022	$1,266	$32,395
2023	$1,394	$33,121
2024	$1,485	-

Benin vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	South Korea
1950	35.4	22.2
1951	35.7	26.6
1952	36	36.6
1953	36.3	40.5
1954	36.7	46.1
1955	37	48.4
1956	37.3	50.2
1957	37.6	51.6
1958	38	51.8
1959	38.4	52.9
1960	38.8	53.8
1961	39.2	54.4
1962	39.6	55
1963	40.1	55
1964	40.5	55.3
1965	41	55.8
1966	41.3	55.4
1967	41.8	60.9
1968	42.2	60.9
1969	42.6	61.4
1970	43	62.2
1971	43.4	62.7
1972	43.9	63.2
1973	44.4	63.8
1974	44.9	64.2
1975	45.4	64.7
1976	46	65
1977	46.5	64.6
1978	46.9	65
1979	47.4	66.1
1980	47.7	64.8
1981	48.1	67.1
1982	48.5	67.1
1983	48.8	66.7
1984	49.4	68.1
1985	50	68.4
1986	50.6	69
1987	51.3	69.3
1988	52	70.2
1989	52.5	70.7
1990	53	71
1991	53.4	71.4
1992	54.1	72.2
1993	54.6	72.7
1994	55	72.9
1995	55.4	73.4
1996	55.6	74
1997	56	74.5
1998	56.2	75
1999	56.3	75.6
2000	56.6	76.2
2001	56.7	76.9
2002	56.9	77.2
2003	57.1	77.5
2004	57.3	78
2005	57.7	78.4
2006	58	79
2007	58.2	79.4
2008	58.1	80
2009	58.3	80.6
2010	58.4	80.7
2011	58.5	81.2
2012	58.6	81.3
2013	58.9	81.8
2014	59	82.4
2015	59.1	82.5
2016	59.3	82.9
2017	59.5	83.3
2018	59.7	83.3
2019	59.9	83.7
2020	60.2	83.7
2021	59.6	83.9
2022	60.5	82.7
2023	60.8	84.3
2024	61	84.4
2025	61.1	84.5

Benin and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	South Korea
1960	2,517,286	25,012,374
1961	2,559,223	25,765,673
1962	2,604,659	26,513,030
1963	2,652,908	27,261,747
1964	2,704,003	27,984,155
1965	2,757,936	28,704,674
1966	2,814,317	29,435,571
1967	2,872,997	30,130,983
1968	2,934,257	30,838,302
1969	2,998,222	31,544,266
1970	3,065,057	32,240,827
1971	3,134,767	32,882,704
1972	3,207,543	33,505,406
1973	3,283,496	34,103,149
1974	3,362,633	34,692,266
1975	3,445,407	35,280,725
1976	3,532,196	35,848,523
1977	3,623,202	36,411,795
1978	3,718,305	36,969,185
1979	3,818,528	37,534,236
1980	3,925,251	38,123,775
1981	4,038,307	38,723,248
1982	4,156,596	39,326,352
1983	4,278,978	39,910,403
1984	4,405,895	40,405,956
1985	4,538,012	40,805,744
1986	4,675,420	41,213,674
1987	4,818,486	41,621,690
1988	4,967,341	42,031,247
1989	5,121,657	42,449,038
1990	5,281,479	42,869,283
1991	5,446,932	43,295,704
1992	5,617,844	43,747,962
1993	5,872,706	44,194,628
1994	6,096,506	44,641,540
1995	6,226,773	45,092,991
1996	6,391,858	45,524,681
1997	6,583,365	45,953,580
1998	6,789,489	46,286,503
1999	7,002,818	46,616,677
2000	7,221,619	47,008,111
2001	7,445,596	47,370,164
2002	7,675,426	47,644,736
2003	7,913,070	47,892,330
2004	8,159,094	48,082,519
2005	8,426,144	48,184,561
2006	8,693,242	48,438,292
2007	8,953,969	48,683,638
2008	9,228,466	49,054,708
2009	9,509,423	49,307,835
2010	9,797,484	49,554,112
2011	10,093,623	49,936,638
2012	10,397,657	50,199,853
2013	10,708,834	50,428,893
2014	11,030,004	50,746,659
2015	11,360,681	51,014,947
2016	11,697,842	51,217,803
2017	12,039,780	51,361,911
2018	12,383,347	51,585,058
2019	12,726,755	51,764,822
2020	13,070,169	51,836,239
2021	13,413,417	51,769,539
2022	13,759,501	51,672,569
2023	14,111,034	51,712,619
2024	14,462,724	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Benin and South Korea

Fertility rate

Benin

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	South Korea
1960	6.28	5.99
1961	6.4	5.8
1962	6.46	5.56
1963	6.51	5.33
1964	6.57	5.07
1965	6.61	4.89
1966	6.63	4.78
1967	6.64	4.62
1968	6.67	4.51
1969	6.71	4.45
1970	6.74	4.53
1971	6.77	4.54
1972	6.8	4.12
1973	6.81	4.07
1974	6.82	3.77
1975	6.83	3.43
1976	6.83	3
1977	6.83	2.99
1978	6.82	2.64
1979	6.91	2.9
1980	6.99	2.82
1981	7.06	2.57
1982	7.06	2.39
1983	7.05	2.06
1984	7.03	1.74
1985	7	1.66
1986	6.96	1.58
1987	6.92	1.53
1988	6.87	1.55
1989	6.82	1.56
1990	6.74	1.57
1991	6.67	1.71
1992	6.59	1.76
1993	6.51	1.65
1994	6.42	1.66
1995	6.33	1.63
1996	6.28	1.57
1997	6.23	1.54
1998	6.14	1.46
1999	6.03	1.43
2000	5.94	1.48
2001	5.85	1.31
2002	5.79	1.18
2003	5.76	1.19
2004	5.72	1.16
2005	5.69	1.09
2006	5.67	1.13
2007	5.63	1.26
2008	5.55	1.19
2009	5.49	1.15
2010	5.45	1.23
2011	5.44	1.24
2012	5.43	1.3
2013	5.41	1.19
2014	5.37	1.21
2015	5.32	1.24
2016	5.25	1.17
2017	5.16	1.05
2018	5.03	0.98
2019	4.9	0.92
2020	4.8	0.84
2021	4.71	0.81
2022	4.63	0.78
2023	4.56	0.72

Benin and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Benin

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	South Korea
1960	20.8	19.3
1961	20.6	19.2
1962	20.3	19.1
1963	20.1	19
1964	19.9	18.8
1965	19.7	18.6
1966	19.5	18.5
1967	19.3	18.6
1968	19	18.7
1969	18.8	18.8
1970	18.6	18.9
1971	18.4	19
1972	18.3	19.1
1973	18.1	19.3
1974	17.9	19.6
1975	17.8	19.9
1976	17.7	20.2
1977	17.6	20.7
1978	17.5	21.1
1979	17.4	21.6
1980	17.3	22.1
1981	17.3	22.5
1982	17.2	22.8
1983	17.1	23.3
1984	17.1	23.7
1985	17	24.2
1986	17	24.8
1987	16.9	25.3
1988	16.9	25.8
1989	16.9	26.3
1990	16.9	26.7
1991	16.9	27.2
1992	16.9	27.8
1993	17.1	28.3
1994	17.2	28.9
1995	17	29.4
1996	16.9	29.8
1997	17	30.2
1998	17	30.7
1999	17.1	31.2
2000	17.1	31.7
2001	17.2	32.3
2002	17.3	32.8
2003	17.4	33.4
2004	17.4	33.9
2005	17.5	34.5
2006	17.6	35.2
2007	17.6	35.8
2008	17.7	36.4
2009	17.8	37
2010	17.8	37.6
2011	17.9	38.2
2012	18	38.8
2013	18	39.5
2014	18.1	40.2
2015	18.1	40.8
2016	18.2	41.4
2017	18.3	41.9
2018	18.3	42.5
2019	18.4	43.1
2020	18.5	43.8
2021	18.6	44.4
2022	18.7	44.9
2023	18.8	45.5
2024	19	46.1

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