Benin vs Switzerland statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 99th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Benin and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Benin and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Benin

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Switzerland
1960	$226,195,578	$10,412,232,621
1961	$235,668,221	$11,713,348,834
1962	$236,434,954	$12,989,649,694
1963	$253,927,697	$14,283,872,299
1964	$269,819,006	$15,833,133,858
1965	$289,908,680	$16,780,226,225
1966	$302,925,235	$18,019,402,374
1967	$306,221,953	$19,397,044,714
1968	$326,323,105	$20,712,102,794
1969	$330,748,245	$22,442,043,274
1970	$333,627,713	$24,998,066,773
1971	$335,073,028	$30,040,171,751
1972	$410,331,857	$36,844,318,854
1973	$504,376,074	$49,550,006,320
1974	$554,654,861	$57,103,011,446
1975	$676,870,140	$65,466,081,819
1976	$698,408,262	$68,476,524,644
1977	$750,049,779	$73,135,771,167
1978	$928,843,469	$102,280,472,036
1979	$1,186,231,020	$114,970,094,425
1980	$1,405,251,847	$122,557,843,886
1981	$1,291,120,188	$112,244,805,519
1982	$1,267,778,670	$115,043,365,512
1983	$1,095,348,199	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,051,134,009	$109,455,312,168
1985	$1,045,712,789	$110,980,314,192
1986	$1,336,102,025	$159,089,921,063
1987	$1,562,412,228	$199,236,370,038
1988	$1,620,246,084	$215,540,625,299
1989	$1,502,294,416	$208,105,846,934
1990	$1,959,965,330	$265,763,573,999
1991	$1,986,437,797	$268,901,693,863
1992	$1,695,315,306	$279,921,425,828
1993	$2,274,558,083	$272,237,527,071
1994	$1,598,075,944	$301,375,055,202
1995	$2,169,627,138	$352,835,806,342
1996	$2,361,116,449	$340,103,959,547
1997	$2,268,301,646	$294,788,198,856
1998	$2,455,092,686	$303,459,014,347
1999	$3,677,393,999	$297,873,643,323
2000	$3,519,991,440	$279,216,033,870
2001	$3,666,222,635	$286,582,672,434
2002	$4,194,342,686	$309,301,422,430
2003	$5,349,258,094	$362,075,086,508
2004	$6,190,270,380	$403,912,891,033
2005	$6,567,654,954	$418,284,865,885
2006	$7,034,111,315	$441,634,672,197
2007	$8,169,048,383	$490,740,715,595
2008	$9,787,734,526	$567,267,767,519
2009	$9,738,626,517	$554,212,916,092
2010	$9,535,345,016	$598,851,027,948
2011	$10,693,321,364	$715,888,126,682
2012	$11,141,358,116	$686,420,221,558
2013	$12,517,845,124	$706,234,937,371
2014	$13,284,527,847	$726,537,809,430
2015	$11,388,160,997	$694,118,186,380
2016	$11,821,065,853	$687,895,460,903
2017	$12,701,655,837	$695,200,834,102
2018	$14,262,408,090	$725,568,717,468
2019	$14,391,686,313	$721,369,112,727
2020	$15,686,741,894	$741,999,406,006
2021	$17,687,623,535	$815,309,330,987
2022	$17,425,405,084	$828,508,926,958
2023	$19,673,290,996	$894,424,821,645
2024	$21,482,643,720	$936,564,198,049

Benin and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Switzerland
1960	$89.9	$1,954
1961	$92.1	$2,155
1962	$90.8	$2,330
1963	$95.7	$2,508
1964	$99.8	$2,735
1965	$105.1	$2,865
1966	$107.6	$3,045
1967	$106.6	$3,237
1968	$111.2	$3,413
1969	$110.3	$3,657
1970	$108.8	$4,044
1971	$106.9	$4,835
1972	$127.9	$5,885
1973	$153.6	$7,856
1974	$164.9	$9,005
1975	$196.5	$10,328
1976	$197.7	$10,865
1977	$207	$11,644
1978	$249.8	$16,282
1979	$311	$18,266
1980	$358	$19,394
1981	$320	$17,665
1982	$305	$18,000
1983	$256	$17,859
1984	$238.6	$16,991
1985	$230.4	$17,152
1986	$285.8	$24,460
1987	$324	$30,441
1988	$326	$32,690
1989	$293.3	$31,309
1990	$371	$39,575
1991	$365	$39,544
1992	$302	$40,714
1993	$387	$39,237
1994	$262.1	$43,092
1995	$348	$50,114
1996	$369	$48,093
1997	$345	$41,584
1998	$362	$42,681
1999	$525	$41,696
2000	$487	$38,865
2001	$492	$39,639
2002	$546	$42,459
2003	$676	$49,336
2004	$759	$54,659
2005	$779	$56,243
2006	$809	$59,011
2007	$912	$64,989
2008	$1,061	$74,175
2009	$1,024	$71,568
2010	$973	$76,531
2011	$1,059	$90,477
2012	$1,072	$85,836
2013	$1,169	$87,304
2014	$1,204	$88,725
2015	$1,002	$83,806
2016	$1,011	$82,153
2017	$1,055	$82,254
2018	$1,152	$85,217
2019	$1,131	$84,122
2020	$1,200	$85,898
2021	$1,319	$93,665
2022	$1,266	$94,395
2023	$1,394	$100,632
2024	$1,485	$103,670

Benin vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Switzerland
1950	35.4	68.9
1951	35.7	68.7
1952	36	69.6
1953	36.3	69.5
1954	36.7	70
1955	37	70.1
1956	37.3	70.2
1957	37.6	70.5
1958	38	71.3
1959	38.4	71.5
1960	38.8	71.4
1961	39.2	71.7
1962	39.6	71.3
1963	40.1	71.3
1964	40.5	72.2
1965	41	72.3
1966	41.3	72.4
1967	41.8	72.7
1968	42.2	72.7
1969	42.6	72.7
1970	43	73.1
1971	43.4	73.2
1972	43.9	73.8
1973	44.4	74.1
1974	44.9	74.4
1975	45.4	74.8
1976	46	74.9
1977	46.5	75.4
1978	46.9	75.3
1979	47.4	75.6
1980	47.7	75.6
1981	48.1	75.8
1982	48.5	76.2
1983	48.8	76.2
1984	49.4	76.8
1985	50	76.9
1986	50.6	77
1987	51.3	77.3
1988	52	77.4
1989	52.5	77.6
1990	53	77.4
1991	53.4	77.6
1992	54.1	77.9
1993	54.6	78.2
1994	55	78.5
1995	55.4	78.6
1996	55.6	79
1997	56	79.2
1998	56.2	79.5
1999	56.3	79.7
2000	56.6	79.8
2001	56.7	80.3
2002	56.9	80.4
2003	57.1	80.5
2004	57.3	81.1
2005	57.7	81.2
2006	58	81.5
2007	58.2	81.7
2008	58.1	82
2009	58.3	82
2010	58.4	82.3
2011	58.5	82.6
2012	58.6	82.6
2013	58.9	82.7
2014	59	83.1
2015	59.1	82.8
2016	59.3	83.4
2017	59.5	83.4
2018	59.7	83.6
2019	59.9	83.8
2020	60.2	83.1
2021	59.6	83.6
2022	60.5	83.2
2023	60.8	84
2024	61	84.1
2025	61.1	84.2

Benin and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Switzerland
1960	2,517,286	5,327,827
1961	2,559,223	5,434,294
1962	2,604,659	5,573,815
1963	2,652,908	5,694,247
1964	2,704,003	5,789,228
1965	2,757,936	5,856,472
1966	2,814,317	5,918,002
1967	2,872,997	5,991,785
1968	2,934,257	6,067,714
1969	2,998,222	6,136,387
1970	3,065,057	6,180,877
1971	3,134,767	6,213,399
1972	3,207,543	6,260,956
1973	3,283,496	6,307,347
1974	3,362,633	6,341,405
1975	3,445,407	6,338,632
1976	3,532,196	6,302,504
1977	3,623,202	6,281,174
1978	3,718,305	6,281,738
1979	3,818,528	6,294,365
1980	3,925,251	6,319,408
1981	4,038,307	6,354,074
1982	4,156,596	6,391,309
1983	4,278,978	6,418,773
1984	4,405,895	6,441,865
1985	4,538,012	6,470,365
1986	4,675,420	6,504,124
1987	4,818,486	6,545,106
1988	4,967,341	6,593,386
1989	5,121,657	6,646,912
1990	5,281,479	6,715,519
1991	5,446,932	6,799,978
1992	5,617,844	6,875,364
1993	5,872,706	6,938,265
1994	6,096,506	6,993,795
1995	6,226,773	7,040,687
1996	6,391,858	7,071,850
1997	6,583,365	7,088,906
1998	6,789,489	7,110,001
1999	7,002,818	7,143,991
2000	7,221,619	7,184,250
2001	7,445,596	7,229,854
2002	7,675,426	7,284,753
2003	7,913,070	7,339,001
2004	8,159,094	7,389,625
2005	8,426,144	7,437,115
2006	8,693,242	7,483,934
2007	8,953,969	7,551,117
2008	9,228,466	7,647,675
2009	9,509,423	7,743,831
2010	9,797,484	7,824,909
2011	10,093,623	7,912,398
2012	10,397,657	7,996,861
2013	10,708,834	8,089,346
2014	11,030,004	8,188,649
2015	11,360,681	8,282,396
2016	11,697,842	8,373,338
2017	12,039,780	8,451,840
2018	12,383,347	8,514,329
2019	12,726,755	8,575,280
2020	13,070,169	8,638,167
2021	13,413,417	8,704,546
2022	13,759,501	8,777,088
2023	14,111,034	8,888,093
2024	14,462,724	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Benin and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Benin

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Switzerland
1960	6.28	2.44
1961	6.4	2.52
1962	6.46	2.58
1963	6.51	2.65
1964	6.57	2.66
1965	6.61	2.59
1966	6.63	2.5
1967	6.64	2.39
1968	6.67	2.29
1969	6.71	2.19
1970	6.74	2.1
1971	6.77	2.04
1972	6.8	1.91
1973	6.81	1.81
1974	6.82	1.73
1975	6.83	1.61
1976	6.83	1.55
1977	6.83	1.53
1978	6.82	1.51
1979	6.91	1.52
1980	6.99	1.55
1981	7.06	1.55
1982	7.06	1.56
1983	7.05	1.52
1984	7.03	1.53
1985	7	1.52
1986	6.96	1.53
1987	6.92	1.52
1988	6.87	1.57
1989	6.82	1.56
1990	6.74	1.58
1991	6.67	1.58
1992	6.59	1.58
1993	6.51	1.51
1994	6.42	1.49
1995	6.33	1.48
1996	6.28	1.5
1997	6.23	1.48
1998	6.14	1.47
1999	6.03	1.48
2000	5.94	1.5
2001	5.85	1.38
2002	5.79	1.39
2003	5.76	1.39
2004	5.72	1.42
2005	5.69	1.42
2006	5.67	1.44
2007	5.63	1.46
2008	5.55	1.48
2009	5.49	1.5
2010	5.45	1.52
2011	5.44	1.52
2012	5.43	1.52
2013	5.41	1.52
2014	5.37	1.54
2015	5.32	1.54
2016	5.25	1.54
2017	5.16	1.52
2018	5.03	1.52
2019	4.9	1.48
2020	4.8	1.46
2021	4.71	1.52
2022	4.63	1.39
2023	4.56	1.33

Benin and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Switzerland
1960	20.8	32.6
1961	20.6	32.4
1962	20.3	32
1963	20.1	31.7
1964	19.9	31.5
1965	19.7	31.6
1966	19.5	31.6
1967	19.3	31.6
1968	19	31.7
1969	18.8	31.7
1970	18.6	32
1971	18.4	32.2
1972	18.3	32.3
1973	18.1	32.5
1974	17.9	32.7
1975	17.8	33.1
1976	17.7	33.5
1977	17.6	33.8
1978	17.5	34.2
1979	17.4	34.5
1980	17.3	34.8
1981	17.3	35
1982	17.2	35.3
1983	17.1	35.6
1984	17.1	35.9
1985	17	36.1
1986	17	36.3
1987	16.9	36.5
1988	16.9	36.7
1989	16.9	36.8
1990	16.9	36.9
1991	16.9	36.9
1992	16.9	36.9
1993	17.1	37
1994	17.2	37.1
1995	17	37.3
1996	16.9	37.6
1997	17	37.9
1998	17	38.2
1999	17.1	38.4
2000	17.1	38.7
2001	17.2	39
2002	17.3	39.3
2003	17.4	39.6
2004	17.4	39.9
2005	17.5	40.3
2006	17.6	40.6
2007	17.6	40.9
2008	17.7	41.1
2009	17.8	41.3
2010	17.8	41.5
2011	17.9	41.6
2012	18	41.8
2013	18	42
2014	18.1	42.1
2015	18.1	42.2
2016	18.2	42.3
2017	18.3	42.4
2018	18.3	42.5
2019	18.4	42.6
2020	18.5	42.7
2021	18.6	42.8
2022	18.7	43
2023	18.8	43.4
2024	19	43.7

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