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Benin vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 99th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Syria
Population
15100397
26304877
Population rank 76/197 57/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 125/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 162/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 149/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$731
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
73 years
2025

Benin and Syria: Comparison Charts

Benin and Syria economies compared

GDP
Benin

Syria
Year GDP
Benin Syria
1960 $226,195,578 $857,704,413
1961 $235,668,221 $945,244,972
1962 $236,434,954 $1,110,565,881
1963 $253,927,697 $1,200,447,408
1964 $269,819,006 $1,339,494,267
1965 $289,908,680 $1,472,036,540
1966 $302,925,235 $1,342,287,553
1967 $306,221,953 $1,580,229,799
1968 $326,323,105 $1,753,746,430
1969 $330,748,245 $2,245,011,515
1970 $333,627,713 $2,140,384,010
1971 $335,073,028 $2,589,851,325
1972 $410,331,857 $3,059,681,698
1973 $504,376,074 $3,239,487,516
1974 $554,654,861 $5,159,557,148
1975 $676,870,140 $6,826,980,444
1976 $698,408,262 $7,633,528,867
1977 $750,049,779 $7,696,011,396
1978 $928,843,469 $9,275,200,458
1979 $1,186,231,020 $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,405,251,847 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,291,120,188 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,267,778,670 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,095,348,199 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,051,134,009 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,045,712,789 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,336,102,025 $13,293,205,278
1987 $1,562,412,228 $11,356,215,543
1988 $1,620,246,084 $10,577,041,645
1989 $1,502,294,416 $9,853,395,762
1990 $1,959,965,330 $12,308,624,418
1991 $1,986,437,797 $12,981,833,333
1992 $1,695,315,306 $13,253,565,861
1993 $2,274,558,083 $13,695,962,055
1994 $1,598,075,944 $10,122,020,000
1995 $2,169,627,138 $11,396,706,587
1996 $2,361,116,449 $13,789,560,878
1997 $2,268,301,646 $14,505,233,463
1998 $2,455,092,686 $15,200,846,154
1999 $3,677,393,999 $15,873,875,969
2000 $3,519,991,440 $18,937,052,543
2001 $3,666,222,635 $20,237,024,725
2002 $4,194,342,686 $20,669,357,462
2003 $5,349,258,094 $21,828,144,686
2004 $6,190,270,380 $25,086,950,495
2005 $6,567,654,954 $28,858,965,517
2006 $7,034,111,315 $33,751,788,856
2007 $8,169,048,383 $40,465,318,382
2008 $9,787,734,526 $52,557,913,569
2009 $9,738,626,517 $54,111,735,629
2010 $9,535,345,016 $61,390,830,875
2011 $10,693,321,364 $67,539,428,159
2012 $11,141,358,116 $43,190,318,033
2013 $12,517,845,124 $21,361,254,635
2014 $13,284,527,847 $21,502,061,466
2015 $11,388,160,997 $16,466,863,117
2016 $11,821,065,853 $12,597,854,877
2017 $12,701,655,837 $16,369,843,352
2018 $14,262,408,090 $21,497,782,868
2019 $14,391,686,313 $22,583,045,060
2020 $15,686,741,894 $12,047,752,036
2021 $17,687,623,535 $14,353,205,678
2022 $17,425,405,084 $23,622,827,080
2023 $19,673,290,996 $19,993,439,950
2024 $21,482,643,720 -

Benin and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Benin Syria
1960 $89.9 $183.5
1961 $92.1 $196.3
1962 $90.8 $223.9
1963 $95.7 $234.9
1964 $99.8 $254.2
1965 $105.1 $270.8
1966 $107.6 $239.3
1967 $106.6 $272.9
1968 $111.2 $293.3
1969 $110.3 $364
1970 $108.8 $335
1971 $106.9 $393
1972 $127.9 $448
1973 $153.6 $459
1974 $164.9 $707
1975 $196.5 $904
1976 $197.7 $976
1977 $207 $951
1978 $249.8 $1,108
1979 $311 $1,146
1980 $358 $1,458
1981 $320 $1,676
1982 $305 $1,703
1983 $256 $1,776
1984 $238.6 $1,706
1985 $230.4 $1,544
1986 $285.8 $1,208
1987 $324 $997
1988 $326 $898
1989 $293.3 $809
1990 $371 $978
1991 $365 $1,000
1992 $302 $990
1993 $387 $993
1994 $262.1 $712
1995 $348 $780
1996 $369 $918
1997 $345 $941
1998 $362 $961
1999 $525 $978
2000 $487 $1,138
2001 $492 $1,187
2002 $546 $1,183
2003 $676 $1,220
2004 $759 $1,368
2005 $779 $1,534
2006 $809 $1,719
2007 $912 $1,938
2008 $1,061 $2,429
2009 $1,024 $2,462
2010 $973 $2,731
2011 $1,059 $2,952
2012 $1,072 $1,898
2013 $1,169 $986
2014 $1,204 $1,061
2015 $1,002 $848
2016 $1,011 $656
2017 $1,055 $852
2018 $1,152 $1,098
2019 $1,131 $1,110
2020 $1,200 $572
2021 $1,319 $664
2022 $1,266 $1,052
2023 $1,394 $847
2024 $1,485 -

Benin vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Syria
1950 35.4 42.5
1951 35.7 43.4
1952 36 44.3
1953 36.3 45.3
1954 36.7 46.4
1955 37 47.4
1956 37.3 48.5
1957 37.6 49.6
1958 38 50.7
1959 38.4 51.7
1960 38.8 52.7
1961 39.2 53.7
1962 39.6 54.6
1963 40.1 55.4
1964 40.5 56.2
1965 41 56.9
1966 41.3 57.6
1967 41.8 58
1968 42.2 59.1
1969 42.6 59.8
1970 43 60.6
1971 43.4 61.3
1972 43.9 62
1973 44.4 60.8
1974 44.9 63.4
1975 45.4 64.2
1976 46 64.8
1977 46.5 65.4
1978 46.9 65.9
1979 47.4 66.2
1980 47.7 66.5
1981 48.1 64.6
1982 48.5 60.8
1983 48.8 67.4
1984 49.4 67.7
1985 50 68
1986 50.6 68.4
1987 51.3 68.8
1988 52 69.2
1989 52.5 69.5
1990 53 69.8
1991 53.4 70.1
1992 54.1 70.2
1993 54.6 70.3
1994 55 70.3
1995 55.4 70.2
1996 55.6 70.2
1997 56 70.2
1998 56.2 70.2
1999 56.3 70.5
2000 56.6 70.9
2001 56.7 71.3
2002 56.9 71.7
2003 57.1 72.2
2004 57.3 72.5
2005 57.7 72.8
2006 58 73
2007 58.2 73.3
2008 58.1 73.4
2009 58.3 73.5
2010 58.4 73.5
2011 58.5 72.3
2012 58.6 66.2
2013 58.9 65.1
2014 59 65.5
2015 59.1 63.3
2016 59.3 65.2
2017 59.5 65.7
2018 59.7 67.4
2019 59.9 71
2020 60.2 71.9
2021 59.6 72.4
2022 60.5 72.8
2023 60.8 72.1
2024 61 72.6
2025 61.1 73

Benin and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Syria
Year Population
Benin Syria
1960 2,517,286 4,673,500
1961 2,559,223 4,815,466
1962 2,604,659 4,959,340
1963 2,652,908 5,110,467
1964 2,704,003 5,269,087
1965 2,757,936 5,435,267
1966 2,814,317 5,609,047
1967 2,872,997 5,790,198
1968 2,934,257 5,978,742
1969 2,998,222 6,175,166
1970 3,065,057 6,380,609
1971 3,134,767 6,598,094
1972 3,207,543 6,826,024
1973 3,283,496 7,060,321
1974 3,362,633 7,302,160
1975 3,445,407 7,554,364
1976 3,532,196 7,817,320
1977 3,623,202 8,090,501
1978 3,718,305 8,372,759
1979 3,818,528 8,661,909
1980 3,925,251 8,957,663
1981 4,038,307 9,260,189
1982 4,156,596 9,572,511
1983 4,278,978 9,904,809
1984 4,405,895 10,258,398
1985 4,538,012 10,625,672
1986 4,675,420 11,002,844
1987 4,818,486 11,388,923
1988 4,967,341 11,782,264
1989 5,121,657 12,179,060
1990 5,281,479 12,579,208
1991 5,446,932 12,980,821
1992 5,617,844 13,385,571
1993 5,872,706 13,795,686
1994 6,096,506 14,208,583
1995 6,226,773 14,616,801
1996 6,391,858 15,018,104
1997 6,583,365 15,417,542
1998 6,789,489 15,820,413
1999 7,002,818 16,228,061
2000 7,221,619 16,637,888
2001 7,445,596 17,051,338
2002 7,675,426 17,468,332
2003 7,913,070 17,889,296
2004 8,159,094 18,336,875
2005 8,426,144 18,814,091
2006 8,693,242 19,637,022
2007 8,953,969 20,884,125
2008 9,228,466 21,636,564
2009 9,509,423 21,976,969
2010 9,797,484 22,482,421
2011 10,093,623 22,878,098
2012 10,397,657 22,759,763
2013 10,708,834 21,666,917
2014 11,030,004 20,273,659
2015 11,360,681 19,424,618
2016 11,697,842 19,193,834
2017 12,039,780 19,224,668
2018 12,383,347 19,577,845
2019 12,726,755 20,353,534
2020 13,070,169 21,049,429
2021 13,413,417 21,628,839
2022 13,759,501 22,462,173
2023 14,111,034 23,594,623
2024 14,462,724 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Benin and Syria

Fertility rate
Benin

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Benin Syria
1960 6.28 7.51
1961 6.4 7.5
1962 6.46 7.51
1963 6.51 7.51
1964 6.57 7.53
1965 6.61 7.53
1966 6.63 7.55
1967 6.64 7.56
1968 6.67 7.57
1969 6.71 7.59
1970 6.74 7.62
1971 6.77 7.6
1972 6.8 7.57
1973 6.81 7.55
1974 6.82 7.52
1975 6.83 7.49
1976 6.83 7.45
1977 6.83 7.42
1978 6.82 7.35
1979 6.91 7.25
1980 6.99 7.12
1981 7.06 6.97
1982 7.06 6.81
1983 7.05 6.69
1984 7.03 6.59
1985 7 6.48
1986 6.96 6.37
1987 6.92 6.2
1988 6.87 6
1989 6.82 5.78
1990 6.74 5.56
1991 6.67 5.34
1992 6.59 5.14
1993 6.51 4.99
1994 6.42 4.86
1995 6.33 4.7
1996 6.28 4.54
1997 6.23 4.37
1998 6.14 4.25
1999 6.03 4.14
2000 5.94 4.07
2001 5.85 3.98
2002 5.79 3.87
2003 5.76 3.76
2004 5.72 3.68
2005 5.69 3.61
2006 5.67 3.56
2007 5.63 3.54
2008 5.55 3.48
2009 5.49 3.42
2010 5.45 3.36
2011 5.44 3.29
2012 5.43 3.22
2013 5.41 3.17
2014 5.37 3.12
2015 5.32 3.07
2016 5.25 3.01
2017 5.16 2.97
2018 5.03 2.93
2019 4.9 2.88
2020 4.8 2.84
2021 4.71 2.8
2022 4.63 2.75
2023 4.56 2.71

Benin and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Syria
Year Median age, years
Benin Syria
1960 20.8 17.6
1961 20.6 17.3
1962 20.3 17.1
1963 20.1 16.9
1964 19.9 16.7
1965 19.7 16.5
1966 19.5 16.4
1967 19.3 16.2
1968 19 16.1
1969 18.8 16
1970 18.6 15.9
1971 18.4 15.8
1972 18.3 15.8
1973 18.1 15.7
1974 17.9 15.7
1975 17.8 15.7
1976 17.7 15.6
1977 17.6 15.6
1978 17.5 15.6
1979 17.4 15.6
1980 17.3 15.6
1981 17.3 15.6
1982 17.2 15.7
1983 17.1 15.8
1984 17.1 15.8
1985 17 15.9
1986 17 16
1987 16.9 16.1
1988 16.9 16.2
1989 16.9 16.4
1990 16.9 16.5
1991 16.9 16.7
1992 16.9 16.9
1993 17.1 17.1
1994 17.2 17.3
1995 17 17.5
1996 16.9 17.7
1997 17 17.9
1998 17 18.1
1999 17.1 18.3
2000 17.1 18.5
2001 17.2 18.8
2002 17.3 19
2003 17.4 19.2
2004 17.4 19.5
2005 17.5 19.7
2006 17.6 20.3
2007 17.6 21
2008 17.7 21.3
2009 17.8 21.5
2010 17.8 21.7
2011 17.9 21.9
2012 18 21.8
2013 18 21.2
2014 18.1 20.1
2015 18.1 19.5
2016 18.2 19.5
2017 18.3 19.6
2018 18.3 20.1
2019 18.4 20.9
2020 18.5 21.6
2021 18.6 22.2
2022 18.7 22.7
2023 18.8 23.3
2024 19 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Benin Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Benin Syria
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Benin Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Syria
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
n/a

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