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Benin vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 99th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Taiwan
Population
15100397
23308308
Population rank 76/197 60/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 125/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
19 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Benin and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Benin and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Benin

Taiwan
Year GDP
Benin Taiwan
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 $1,778,000,000
1962 $236,434,954 $1,960,000,000
1963 $253,927,697 $2,218,000,000
1964 $269,819,006 $2,592,000,000
1965 $289,908,680 $2,869,000,000
1966 $302,925,235 $3,207,000,000
1967 $306,221,953 $3,709,000,000
1968 $326,323,105 $4,325,000,000
1969 $330,748,245 $5,017,000,000
1970 $333,627,713 $5,785,000,000
1971 $335,073,028 $6,727,000,000
1972 $410,331,857 $8,063,000,000
1973 $504,376,074 $10,940,000,000
1974 $554,654,861 $14,739,000,000
1975 $676,870,140 $15,836,000,000
1976 $698,408,262 $18,988,000,000
1977 $750,049,779 $22,252,000,000
1978 $928,843,469 $27,373,000,000
1979 $1,186,231,020 $33,875,000,000
1980 $1,405,251,847 $42,292,000,000
1981 $1,291,120,188 $49,047,000,000
1982 $1,267,778,670 $49,540,000,000
1983 $1,095,348,199 $54,155,000,000
1984 $1,051,134,009 $61,036,000,000
1985 $1,045,712,789 $63,599,000,000
1986 $1,336,102,025 $78,347,000,000
1987 $1,562,412,228 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,620,246,084 $126,378,000,000
1989 $1,502,294,416 $152,687,000,000
1990 $1,959,965,330 $166,392,000,000
1991 $1,986,437,797 $187,100,000,000
1992 $1,695,315,306 $222,947,000,000
1993 $2,274,558,083 $234,943,000,000
1994 $1,598,075,944 $256,213,000,000
1995 $2,169,627,138 $279,013,000,000
1996 $2,361,116,449 $292,473,000,000
1997 $2,268,301,646 $303,315,000,000
1998 $2,455,092,686 $279,926,000,000
1999 $3,677,393,999 $303,827,000,000
2000 $3,519,991,440 $330,725,000,000
2001 $3,666,222,635 $299,303,000,000
2002 $4,194,342,686 $307,429,000,000
2003 $5,349,258,094 $317,374,000,000
2004 $6,190,270,380 $346,881,000,000
2005 $6,567,654,954 $374,042,000,000
2006 $7,034,111,315 $386,492,000,000
2007 $8,169,048,383 $406,940,000,000
2008 $9,787,734,526 $415,824,000,000
2009 $9,738,626,517 $390,788,000,000
2010 $9,535,345,016 $444,245,000,000
2011 $10,693,321,364 $483,957,000,000
2012 $11,141,358,116 $495,536,000,000
2013 $12,517,845,124 $512,957,000,000
2014 $13,284,527,847 $535,332,000,000
2015 $11,388,160,997 $534,474,000,000
2016 $11,821,065,853 $543,002,000,000
2017 $12,701,655,837 $591,734,000,000
2018 $14,262,408,090 $610,744,000,000
2019 $14,391,686,313 $613,453,000,000
2020 $15,686,741,894 $676,935,000,000
2021 $17,687,623,535 $777,062,000,000
2022 $17,425,405,084 $765,529,000,000
2023 $19,673,290,996 $757,276,000,000
2024 $21,482,643,720 $796,904,000,000

Benin and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Benin Taiwan
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 $161.2
1962 $90.8 $172
1963 $95.7 $188.6
1964 $99.8 $213.6
1965 $105.1 $229.3
1966 $107.6 $249.1
1967 $106.6 $280.8
1968 $111.2 $319
1969 $110.3 $357
1970 $108.8 $397
1971 $106.9 $451
1972 $127.9 $530
1973 $153.6 $706
1974 $164.9 $934
1975 $196.5 $985
1976 $197.7 $1,158
1977 $207 $1,330
1978 $249.8 $1,606
1979 $311 $1,950
1980 $358 $2,389
1981 $320 $2,720
1982 $305 $2,699
1983 $256 $2,903
1984 $238.6 $3,224
1985 $230.4 $3,314
1986 $285.8 $4,036
1987 $324 $5,350
1988 $326 $6,370
1989 $293.3 $7,613
1990 $371 $8,205
1991 $365 $9,125
1992 $302 $10,768
1993 $387 $11,242
1994 $262.1 $12,150
1995 $348 $13,119
1996 $369 $13,641
1997 $345 $14,020
1998 $362 $12,820
1999 $525 $13,804
2000 $487 $14,908
2001 $492 $13,397
2002 $546 $13,686
2003 $676 $14,066
2004 $759 $15,317
2005 $779 $16,456
2006 $809 $16,934
2007 $912 $17,757
2008 $1,061 $18,081
2009 $1,024 $16,933
2010 $973 $19,197
2011 $1,059 $20,866
2012 $1,072 $21,295
2013 $1,169 $21,973
2014 $1,204 $22,874
2015 $1,002 $22,780
2016 $1,011 $23,091
2017 $1,055 $25,121
2018 $1,152 $25,901
2019 $1,131 $25,998
2020 $1,200 $28,705
2021 $1,319 $33,111
2022 $1,266 $32,827
2023 $1,394 $32,442
2024 $1,485 $34,041

Benin vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Taiwan
1950 35.4 56.6
1951 35.7 57.2
1952 36 57.9
1953 36.3 58.6
1954 36.7 58.9
1955 37 59.8
1956 37.3 60.3
1957 37.6 61
1958 38 61
1959 38.4 61.6
1960 38.8 62.5
1961 39.2 63
1962 39.6 63.8
1963 40.1 64.5
1964 40.5 64.9
1965 41 65.7
1966 41.3 66.1
1967 41.8 66.7
1968 42.2 66.8
1969 42.6 67.7
1970 43 69
1971 43.4 69.4
1972 43.9 69.6
1973 44.4 69.8
1974 44.9 70.3
1975 45.4 70.9
1976 46 71.2
1977 46.5 71.3
1978 46.9 71.7
1979 47.4 71.7
1980 47.7 72
1981 48.1 72
1982 48.5 72.4
1983 48.8 72.4
1984 49.4 73
1985 50 73.3
1986 50.6 73.3
1987 51.3 73.6
1988 52 73.4
1989 52.5 73.7
1990 53 73.9
1991 53.4 74.3
1992 54.1 74.3
1993 54.6 74.6
1994 55 74.7
1995 55.4 74.6
1996 55.6 74.9
1997 56 75.3
1998 56.2 75.5
1999 56.3 75.6
2000 56.6 76.1
2001 56.7 76.5
2002 56.9 76.9
2003 57.1 77
2004 57.3 77.2
2005 57.7 77.1
2006 58 77.8
2007 58.2 78
2008 58.1 78.3
2009 58.3 78.7
2010 58.4 79
2011 58.5 78.9
2012 58.6 79.2
2013 58.9 79.6
2014 59 79.5
2015 59.1 79.9
2016 59.3 79.7
2017 59.5 80.1
2018 59.7 80.4
2019 59.9 80.6
2020 60.2 81.1
2021 59.6 80.8
2022 60.5 80.2
2023 60.8 80.6
2024 61 80.7
2025 61.1 80.9

Benin and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Taiwan
Year Population
Benin Taiwan
1960 2,517,286 -
1961 2,559,223 11,030,385
1962 2,604,659 11,392,513
1963 2,652,908 11,762,101
1964 2,704,003 12,137,143
1965 2,757,936 12,511,863
1966 2,814,317 12,874,153
1967 2,872,997 13,210,344
1968 2,934,257 13,548,537
1969 2,998,222 14,068,984
1970 3,065,057 14,582,944
1971 3,134,767 14,913,564
1972 3,207,543 15,220,495
1973 3,283,496 15,505,121
1974 3,362,633 15,784,817
1975 3,445,407 16,075,128
1976 3,532,196 16,401,413
1977 3,623,202 16,730,895
1978 3,718,305 17,042,272
1979 3,818,528 17,372,779
1980 3,925,251 17,704,538
1981 4,038,307 18,029,982
1982 4,156,596 18,354,855
1983 4,278,978 18,653,146
1984 4,405,895 18,929,866
1985 4,538,012 19,191,510
1986 4,675,420 19,411,454
1987 4,818,486 19,617,046
1988 4,967,341 19,839,704
1989 5,121,657 20,055,492
1990 5,281,479 20,278,946
1991 5,446,932 20,503,568
1992 5,617,844 20,704,227
1993 5,872,706 20,899,019
1994 6,096,506 21,086,645
1995 6,226,773 21,267,653
1996 6,391,858 21,441,432
1997 6,583,365 21,634,124
1998 6,789,489 21,835,703
1999 7,002,818 22,010,489
2000 7,221,619 22,184,530
2001 7,445,596 22,341,120
2002 7,675,426 22,463,172
2003 7,913,070 22,562,663
2004 8,159,094 22,646,836
2005 8,426,144 22,729,753
2006 8,693,242 22,823,455
2007 8,953,969 22,917,444
2008 9,228,466 22,997,696
2009 9,509,423 23,078,402
2010 9,797,484 23,140,948
2011 10,093,623 23,193,518
2012 10,397,657 23,270,367
2013 10,708,834 23,344,670
2014 11,030,004 23,403,635
2015 11,360,681 23,462,914
2016 11,697,842 23,515,945
2017 12,039,780 23,555,522
2018 12,383,347 23,580,080
2019 12,726,755 23,596,027
2020 13,070,169 23,582,179
2021 13,413,417 23,468,275
2022 13,759,501 23,319,977
2023 14,111,034 23,342,541
2024 14,462,724 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Benin and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Benin

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Benin Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.28 -
1961 6.4 -
1962 6.46 -
1963 6.51 -
1964 6.57 -
1965 6.61 -
1966 6.63 -
1967 6.64 -
1968 6.67 -
1969 6.71 -
1970 6.74 -
1971 6.77 -
1972 6.8 -
1973 6.81 -
1974 6.82 -
1975 6.83 -
1976 6.83 -
1977 6.83 -
1978 6.82 -
1979 6.91 -
1980 6.99 -
1981 7.06 2.46
1982 7.06 -
1983 7.05 -
1984 7.03 -
1985 7 -
1986 6.96 -
1987 6.92 -
1988 6.87 -
1989 6.82 -
1990 6.74 -
1991 6.67 1.72
1992 6.59 -
1993 6.51 -
1994 6.42 -
1995 6.33 -
1996 6.28 -
1997 6.23 -
1998 6.14 -
1999 6.03 -
2000 5.94 -
2001 5.85 1.4
2002 5.79 -
2003 5.76 -
2004 5.72 -
2005 5.69 -
2006 5.67 -
2007 5.63 -
2008 5.55 -
2009 5.49 -
2010 5.45 -
2011 5.44 1.07
2012 5.43 -
2013 5.41 -
2014 5.37 -
2015 5.32 1.18
2016 5.25 1.17
2017 5.16 1.13
2018 5.03 1.06
2019 4.9 1.05
2020 4.8 0.99
2021 4.71 0.98
2022 4.63 0.87
2023 4.56 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Benin and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Benin Taiwan
1960 20.8 -
1961 20.6 -
1962 20.3 -
1963 20.1 -
1964 19.9 -
1965 19.7 -
1966 19.5 -
1967 19.3 -
1968 19 -
1969 18.8 -
1970 18.6 -
1971 18.4 -
1972 18.3 -
1973 18.1 -
1974 17.9 20.8
1975 17.8 21.2
1976 17.7 21.5
1977 17.6 21.9
1978 17.5 22.3
1979 17.4 22.6
1980 17.3 23
1981 17.3 23.4
1982 17.2 23.8
1983 17.1 24.1
1984 17.1 24.6
1985 17 25.1
1986 17 25.6
1987 16.9 26.1
1988 16.9 26.5
1989 16.9 27
1990 16.9 27.5
1991 16.9 28
1992 16.9 28.4
1993 17.1 28.9
1994 17.2 29.4
1995 17 29.8
1996 16.9 30.3
1997 17 30.7
1998 17 31.2
1999 17.1 31.6
2000 17.1 32.1
2001 17.2 32.6
2002 17.3 33.1
2003 17.4 33.6
2004 17.4 34.1
2005 17.5 34.7
2006 17.6 35.2
2007 17.6 35.8
2008 17.7 36.3
2009 17.8 36.8
2010 17.8 37.4
2011 17.9 37.9
2012 18 38.3
2013 18 38.9
2014 18.1 39.3
2015 18.1 39.9
2016 18.2 40.4
2017 18.3 41
2018 18.3 41.5
2019 18.4 42.1
2020 18.5 42.7
2021 18.6 43.3
2022 18.7 43.9
2023 18.8 44.5
2024 19 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
57%
2023
n/a

Society

Benin Taiwan
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
69
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Benin Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
17
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Benin Taiwan
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
25,771 mi
2019

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