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Benin vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 99th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Vatican
Population
15100397
949
Population rank 76/197 197/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 125/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 162/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$803
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 149/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
n/a
Median age
19 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Benin and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Benin vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Vatican
1950 35.4 65.9
1951 35.7 65.3
1952 36 65.7
1953 36.3 66.3
1954 36.7 67.5
1955 37 67.8
1956 37.3 67.3
1957 37.6 67.5
1958 38 68.7
1959 38.4 69.2
1960 38.8 69.2
1961 39.2 69.8
1962 39.6 69.2
1963 40.1 69.3
1964 40.5 70.3
1965 41 70.1
1966 41.3 70.9
1967 41.8 70.9
1968 42.2 70.7
1969 42.6 70.7
1970 43 71.5
1971 43.4 71.7
1972 43.9 72
1973 44.4 71.9
1974 44.9 72.7
1975 45.4 72.6
1976 46 72.9
1977 46.5 73.3
1978 46.9 73.7
1979 47.4 74
1980 47.7 74.1
1981 48.1 74.3
1982 48.5 74.8
1983 48.8 74.7
1984 49.4 75.1
1985 50 75.5
1986 50.6 75.7
1987 51.3 76.2
1988 52 76.4
1989 52.5 76.8
1990 53 76.9
1991 53.4 76.9
1992 54.1 77.3
1993 54.6 77
1994 55 77.7
1995 55.4 77.8
1996 55.6 78.5
1997 56 78.2
1998 56.2 78.3
1999 56.3 78.7
2000 56.6 79.3
2001 56.7 79.9
2002 56.9 80
2003 57.1 79.8
2004 57.3 80.2
2005 57.7 80.6
2006 58 81.2
2007 58.2 81.3
2008 58.1 81.4
2009 58.3 81.3
2010 58.4 81.5
2011 58.5 81.7
2012 58.6 82
2013 58.9 82.5
2014 59 82.6
2015 59.1 82.5
2016 59.3 82.9
2017 59.5 82.7
2018 59.7 83.3
2019 59.9 83.6
2020 60.2 83
2021 59.6 82.9
2022 60.5 83.3
2023 60.8 83
2024 61 83.1
2025 61.1 83.3

Benin and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Vatican
Year Population
Benin Vatican
1960 2,517,286 -
1961 2,559,223 -
1962 2,604,659 -
1963 2,652,908 -
1964 2,704,003 -
1965 2,757,936 -
1966 2,814,317 -
1967 2,872,997 -
1968 2,934,257 -
1969 2,998,222 -
1970 3,065,057 -
1971 3,134,767 -
1972 3,207,543 -
1973 3,283,496 -
1974 3,362,633 -
1975 3,445,407 -
1976 3,532,196 -
1977 3,623,202 -
1978 3,718,305 -
1979 3,818,528 -
1980 3,925,251 -
1981 4,038,307 -
1982 4,156,596 -
1983 4,278,978 -
1984 4,405,895 -
1985 4,538,012 -
1986 4,675,420 -
1987 4,818,486 -
1988 4,967,341 -
1989 5,121,657 -
1990 5,281,479 -
1991 5,446,932 -
1992 5,617,844 -
1993 5,872,706 -
1994 6,096,506 -
1995 6,226,773 -
1996 6,391,858 -
1997 6,583,365 -
1998 6,789,489 -
1999 7,002,818 -
2000 7,221,619 880
2001 7,445,596 890
2002 7,675,426 900
2003 7,913,070 911
2004 8,159,094 921
2005 8,426,144 921
2006 8,693,242 932
2007 8,953,969 821
2008 9,228,466 824
2009 9,509,423 826
2010 9,797,484 829
2011 10,093,623 832
2012 10,397,657 836
2013 10,708,834 839
2014 11,030,004 842
2015 11,360,681 1,000
2016 11,697,842 -
2017 12,039,780 1,000
2018 12,383,347 -
2019 12,726,755 1,000
2020 13,070,169 -
2021 13,413,417 -
2022 13,759,501 -
2023 14,111,034 -
2024 14,462,724 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
n/a
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 Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
n/a
Urban population
50.7%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
37
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
69
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Benin Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
17
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Benin Vatican
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
5.59 mi
2003

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