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Benin vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 99th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Yemen
Population
15100397
42727988
Population rank 76/197 37/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 125/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 162/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 149/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Benin and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Benin and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Benin

Yemen
Year GDP
Benin Yemen
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 -
1963 $253,927,697 -
1964 $269,819,006 -
1965 $289,908,680 -
1966 $302,925,235 -
1967 $306,221,953 -
1968 $326,323,105 -
1969 $330,748,245 -
1970 $333,627,713 -
1971 $335,073,028 -
1972 $410,331,857 -
1973 $504,376,074 -
1974 $554,654,861 -
1975 $676,870,140 -
1976 $698,408,262 -
1977 $750,049,779 -
1978 $928,843,469 -
1979 $1,186,231,020 -
1980 $1,405,251,847 -
1981 $1,291,120,188 -
1982 $1,267,778,670 -
1983 $1,095,348,199 -
1984 $1,051,134,009 -
1985 $1,045,712,789 -
1986 $1,336,102,025 -
1987 $1,562,412,228 -
1988 $1,620,246,084 -
1989 $1,502,294,416 -
1990 $1,959,965,330 $12,643,821,569
1991 $1,986,437,797 $14,665,445,462
1992 $1,695,315,306 $17,959,367,194
1993 $2,274,558,083 $21,736,802,664
1994 $1,598,075,944 $28,019,483,764
1995 $2,169,627,138 $12,796,345,679
1996 $2,361,116,449 $6,496,163,616
1997 $2,268,301,646 $6,838,298,531
1998 $2,455,092,686 $6,322,175,566
1999 $3,677,393,999 $7,639,325,296
2000 $3,519,991,440 $9,679,316,770
2001 $3,666,222,635 $9,852,990,693
2002 $4,194,342,686 $10,693,430,511
2003 $5,349,258,094 $11,777,532,662
2004 $6,190,270,380 $13,867,634,371
2005 $6,567,654,954 $16,731,566,717
2006 $7,034,111,315 $19,063,143,370
2007 $8,169,048,383 $21,650,528,674
2008 $9,787,734,526 $26,910,855,807
2009 $9,738,626,517 $25,130,278,213
2010 $9,535,345,016 $30,906,749,533
2011 $10,693,321,364 $32,726,417,878
2012 $11,141,358,116 $35,401,331,609
2013 $12,517,845,124 $40,415,233,436
2014 $13,284,527,847 $43,228,585,321
2015 $11,388,160,997 $42,444,490,074
2016 $11,821,065,853 $31,317,825,274
2017 $12,701,655,837 $26,842,229,045
2018 $14,262,408,090 $21,606,160,663
2019 $14,391,686,313 -
2020 $15,686,741,894 -
2021 $17,687,623,535 -
2022 $17,425,405,084 -
2023 $19,673,290,996 -
2024 $21,482,643,720 -

Benin and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Benin Yemen
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 -
1963 $95.7 -
1964 $99.8 -
1965 $105.1 -
1966 $107.6 -
1967 $106.6 -
1968 $111.2 -
1969 $110.3 -
1970 $108.8 -
1971 $106.9 -
1972 $127.9 -
1973 $153.6 -
1974 $164.9 -
1975 $196.5 -
1976 $197.7 -
1977 $207 -
1978 $249.8 -
1979 $311 -
1980 $358 -
1981 $320 -
1982 $305 -
1983 $256 -
1984 $238.6 -
1985 $230.4 -
1986 $285.8 -
1987 $324 -
1988 $326 -
1989 $293.3 -
1990 $371 $910
1991 $365 $1,016
1992 $302 $1,198
1993 $387 $1,397
1994 $262.1 $1,735
1995 $348 $764
1996 $369 $375
1997 $345 $383
1998 $362 $343
1999 $525 $401
2000 $487 $493
2001 $492 $487
2002 $546 $513
2003 $676 $549
2004 $759 $628
2005 $779 $734
2006 $809 $810
2007 $912 $890
2008 $1,061 $1,072
2009 $1,024 $969
2010 $973 $1,155
2011 $1,059 $1,186
2012 $1,072 $1,245
2013 $1,169 $1,379
2014 $1,204 $1,430
2015 $1,002 $1,362
2016 $1,011 $975
2017 $1,055 $811
2018 $1,152 $634
2019 $1,131 -
2020 $1,200 -
2021 $1,319 -
2022 $1,266 -
2023 $1,394 -
2024 $1,485 -

Benin vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Yemen
1950 35.4 28.9
1951 35.7 29.3
1952 36 29.6
1953 36.3 30
1954 36.7 30.4
1955 37 30.8
1956 37.3 31.3
1957 37.6 31.8
1958 38 32.4
1959 38.4 32.9
1960 38.8 33.5
1961 39.2 34.1
1962 39.6 33.7
1963 40.1 33.4
1964 40.5 34.9
1965 41 35.6
1966 41.3 36.3
1967 41.8 37.1
1968 42.2 38
1969 42.6 39.6
1970 43 40.6
1971 43.4 41.8
1972 43.9 42.7
1973 44.4 43.6
1974 44.9 44.5
1975 45.4 45.5
1976 46 46.4
1977 46.5 47.4
1978 46.9 48.5
1979 47.4 49.5
1980 47.7 50.6
1981 48.1 51.7
1982 48.5 52.4
1983 48.8 53.6
1984 49.4 54.6
1985 50 55.4
1986 50.6 54
1987 51.3 56.8
1988 52 57.4
1989 52.5 58
1990 53 58.5
1991 53.4 58.8
1992 54.1 59.3
1993 54.6 59.7
1994 55 59.8
1995 55.4 60.5
1996 55.6 60.9
1997 56 61.3
1998 56.2 61.8
1999 56.3 62.3
2000 56.6 62.8
2001 56.7 63.3
2002 56.9 63.8
2003 57.1 64.4
2004 57.3 64.9
2005 57.7 65.4
2006 58 65.8
2007 58.2 66.2
2008 58.1 66.6
2009 58.3 66.9
2010 58.4 67.2
2011 58.5 67.4
2012 58.6 67.6
2013 58.9 68
2014 59 68
2015 59.1 66.8
2016 59.3 67.1
2017 59.5 67.1
2018 59.7 65.9
2019 59.9 66.6
2020 60.2 66.4
2021 59.6 66
2022 60.5 68
2023 60.8 69.3
2024 61 69.4
2025 61.1 69.6

Benin and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Yemen
Year Population
Benin Yemen
1960 2,517,286 5,532,301
1961 2,559,223 5,655,232
1962 2,604,659 5,782,221
1963 2,652,908 5,911,135
1964 2,704,003 6,048,006
1965 2,757,936 6,195,593
1966 2,814,317 6,351,494
1967 2,872,997 6,516,444
1968 2,934,257 6,690,524
1969 2,998,222 6,875,859
1970 3,065,057 7,065,279
1971 3,134,767 7,257,462
1972 3,207,543 7,460,068
1973 3,283,496 7,672,796
1974 3,362,633 7,896,783
1975 3,445,407 8,133,598
1976 3,532,196 8,384,113
1977 3,623,202 8,648,222
1978 3,718,305 8,926,586
1979 3,818,528 9,224,194
1980 3,925,251 9,543,358
1981 4,038,307 9,882,362
1982 4,156,596 10,241,006
1983 4,278,978 10,621,499
1984 4,405,895 11,025,597
1985 4,538,012 11,453,825
1986 4,675,420 11,901,040
1987 4,818,486 12,369,912
1988 4,967,341 12,859,708
1989 5,121,657 13,364,174
1990 5,281,479 13,887,862
1991 5,446,932 14,430,201
1992 5,617,844 14,989,494
1993 5,872,706 15,563,914
1994 6,096,506 16,149,147
1995 6,226,773 16,740,058
1996 6,391,858 17,313,177
1997 6,583,365 17,873,936
1998 6,789,489 18,446,013
1999 7,002,818 19,029,420
2000 7,221,619 19,624,141
2001 7,445,596 20,226,147
2002 7,675,426 20,835,086
2003 7,913,070 21,456,379
2004 8,159,094 22,095,167
2005 8,426,144 22,790,085
2006 8,693,242 23,543,083
2007 8,953,969 24,318,082
2008 9,228,466 25,111,941
2009 9,509,423 25,927,724
2010 9,797,484 26,754,387
2011 10,093,623 27,582,897
2012 10,397,657 28,433,647
2013 10,708,834 29,312,952
2014 11,030,004 30,226,309
2015 11,360,681 31,159,379
2016 11,697,842 32,109,010
2017 12,039,780 33,090,921
2018 12,383,347 34,085,182
2019 12,726,755 35,111,408
2020 13,070,169 36,134,863
2021 13,413,417 37,140,230
2022 13,759,501 38,222,876
2023 14,111,034 39,390,799
2024 14,462,724 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Benin and Yemen

Fertility rate
Benin

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Benin Yemen
1960 6.28 7.99
1961 6.4 8
1962 6.46 8.01
1963 6.51 8.03
1964 6.57 8.07
1965 6.61 8.1
1966 6.63 8.14
1967 6.64 8.17
1968 6.67 8.19
1969 6.71 8.22
1970 6.74 8.23
1971 6.77 8.26
1972 6.8 8.27
1973 6.81 8.29
1974 6.82 8.33
1975 6.83 8.37
1976 6.83 8.42
1977 6.83 8.47
1978 6.82 8.5
1979 6.91 8.67
1980 6.99 8.71
1981 7.06 8.75
1982 7.06 8.79
1983 7.05 8.83
1984 7.03 8.85
1985 7 8.86
1986 6.96 8.86
1987 6.92 8.83
1988 6.87 8.79
1989 6.82 8.71
1990 6.74 8.61
1991 6.67 8.46
1992 6.59 8.27
1993 6.51 8.05
1994 6.42 7.8
1995 6.33 7.53
1996 6.28 7
1997 6.23 6.82
1998 6.14 6.64
1999 6.03 6.49
2000 5.94 6.32
2001 5.85 6.14
2002 5.79 5.97
2003 5.76 5.84
2004 5.72 5.71
2005 5.69 5.56
2006 5.67 5.41
2007 5.63 5.26
2008 5.55 5.11
2009 5.49 5
2010 5.45 4.81
2011 5.44 4.63
2012 5.43 4.63
2013 5.41 4.62
2014 5.37 4.62
2015 5.32 4.62
2016 5.25 4.61
2017 5.16 4.61
2018 5.03 4.61
2019 4.9 4.6
2020 4.8 4.6
2021 4.71 4.6
2022 4.63 4.59
2023 4.56 4.59

Benin and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Benin Yemen
1960 20.8 19.7
1961 20.6 19.6
1962 20.3 19.6
1963 20.1 19.5
1964 19.9 19.4
1965 19.7 19.3
1966 19.5 19.2
1967 19.3 19.1
1968 19 18.9
1969 18.8 18.7
1970 18.6 18.4
1971 18.4 18.1
1972 18.3 17.8
1973 18.1 17.6
1974 17.9 17.3
1975 17.8 17
1976 17.7 16.8
1977 17.6 16.6
1978 17.5 16.3
1979 17.4 16.1
1980 17.3 15.9
1981 17.3 15.7
1982 17.2 15.5
1983 17.1 15.3
1984 17.1 15.1
1985 17 15
1986 17 14.9
1987 16.9 14.8
1988 16.9 14.7
1989 16.9 14.6
1990 16.9 14.6
1991 16.9 14.6
1992 16.9 14.6
1993 17.1 14.6
1994 17.2 14.6
1995 17 14.7
1996 16.9 14.8
1997 17 14.9
1998 17 15
1999 17.1 15.2
2000 17.1 15.4
2001 17.2 15.6
2002 17.3 15.8
2003 17.4 16
2004 17.4 16.2
2005 17.5 16.4
2006 17.6 16.7
2007 17.6 16.9
2008 17.7 17.2
2009 17.8 17.4
2010 17.8 17.7
2011 17.9 17.9
2012 18 18.1
2013 18 18.3
2014 18.1 18.5
2015 18.1 18.7
2016 18.2 18.8
2017 18.3 18.9
2018 18.3 19
2019 18.4 19.1
2020 18.5 19.1
2021 18.6 19.1
2022 18.7 19.2
2023 18.8 19.2
2024 19 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Benin Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Benin Yemen
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
37
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
69
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Benin Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Benin Yemen
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
n/a

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