Benin vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 99th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Benin and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Benin and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP

Benin

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Zimbabwe
1960	$226,195,578	$1,052,990,485
1961	$235,668,221	$1,096,646,688
1962	$236,434,954	$1,117,601,690
1963	$253,927,697	$1,159,511,793
1964	$269,819,006	$1,217,138,098
1965	$289,908,680	$1,311,435,906
1966	$302,925,235	$1,281,749,603
1967	$306,221,953	$1,397,002,112
1968	$326,323,105	$1,479,600,019
1969	$330,748,245	$1,747,998,941
1970	$333,627,713	$1,884,206,452
1971	$335,073,028	$2,178,716,475
1972	$410,331,857	$2,677,729,616
1973	$504,376,074	$3,309,353,866
1974	$554,654,861	$3,982,161,721
1975	$676,870,140	$4,371,301,052
1976	$698,408,262	$4,318,372,348
1977	$750,049,779	$4,364,382,451
1978	$928,843,469	$4,351,600,850
1979	$1,186,231,020	$5,177,459,817
1980	$1,405,251,847	$6,678,868,738
1981	$1,291,120,188	$8,011,374,445
1982	$1,267,778,670	$8,539,701,388
1983	$1,095,348,199	$7,764,067,625
1984	$1,051,134,009	$6,352,126,411
1985	$1,045,712,789	$5,637,259,754
1986	$1,336,102,025	$6,217,524,201
1987	$1,562,412,228	$6,741,215,643
1988	$1,620,246,084	$7,814,784,729
1989	$1,502,294,416	$8,286,323,367
1990	$1,959,965,330	$8,783,817,407
1991	$1,986,437,797	$8,641,482,396
1992	$1,695,315,306	$6,751,472,744
1993	$2,274,558,083	$6,563,813,829
1994	$1,598,075,944	$6,890,675,555
1995	$2,169,627,138	$7,111,271,273
1996	$2,361,116,449	$8,553,147,289
1997	$2,268,301,646	$8,529,572,287
1998	$2,455,092,686	$6,401,968,715
1999	$3,677,393,999	$6,858,013,652
2000	$3,519,991,440	$6,689,958,139
2001	$3,666,222,635	$6,777,385,246
2002	$4,194,342,686	$6,342,116,911
2003	$5,349,258,094	$5,727,592,261
2004	$6,190,270,380	$5,805,598,867
2005	$6,567,654,954	$5,755,215,663
2006	$7,034,111,315	$5,443,896,938
2007	$8,169,048,383	$5,291,950,526
2008	$9,787,734,526	$4,415,703,156
2009	$9,738,626,517	$9,665,815,601
2010	$9,535,345,016	$12,041,602,762
2011	$10,693,321,364	$14,101,801,031
2012	$11,141,358,116	$17,114,762,914
2013	$12,517,845,124	$19,091,004,042
2014	$13,284,527,847	$19,495,547,523
2015	$11,388,160,997	$19,963,058,858
2016	$11,821,065,853	$20,548,759,858
2017	$12,701,655,837	$51,074,726,484
2018	$14,262,408,090	$34,156,057,417
2019	$14,391,686,313	$25,715,657,177
2020	$15,686,741,894	$26,868,564,055
2021	$17,687,623,535	$27,240,507,842
2022	$17,425,405,084	$32,789,657,378
2023	$19,673,290,996	$35,231,369,343
2024	$21,482,643,720	$44,187,704,410

Benin and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Zimbabwe
1960	$89.9	$276.4
1961	$92.1	$279
1962	$90.8	$275.5
1963	$95.7	$277
1964	$99.8	$281.7
1965	$105.1	$294.1
1966	$107.6	$278.6
1967	$106.6	$294.2
1968	$111.2	$302
1969	$110.3	$346
1970	$108.8	$361
1971	$106.9	$405
1972	$127.9	$483
1973	$153.6	$579
1974	$164.9	$674
1975	$196.5	$717
1976	$197.7	$687
1977	$207	$677
1978	$249.8	$665
1979	$311	$779
1980	$358	$949
1981	$320	$1,068
1982	$305	$1,095
1983	$256	$959
1984	$238.6	$757
1985	$230.4	$649
1986	$285.8	$692
1987	$324	$726
1988	$326	$815
1989	$293.3	$840
1990	$371	$866
1991	$365	$831
1992	$302	$631
1993	$387	$604
1994	$262.1	$634
1995	$348	$648
1996	$369	$767
1997	$345	$750
1998	$362	$552
1999	$525	$582
2000	$487	$563
2001	$492	$566
2002	$546	$525
2003	$676	$468
2004	$759	$469
2005	$779	$461
2006	$809	$431
2007	$912	$413
2008	$1,061	$341
2009	$1,024	$735
2010	$973	$902
2011	$1,059	$1,037
2012	$1,072	$1,239
2013	$1,169	$1,362
2014	$1,204	$1,372
2015	$1,002	$1,386
2016	$1,011	$1,407
2017	$1,055	$3,448
2018	$1,152	$2,272
2019	$1,131	$1,684
2020	$1,200	$1,730
2021	$1,319	$1,724
2022	$1,266	$2,041
2023	$1,394	$2,156
2024	$1,485	$2,656

Benin vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Zimbabwe
1950	35.4	49.4
1951	35.7	49.8
1952	36	50.2
1953	36.3	50.6
1954	36.7	51
1955	37	51.4
1956	37.3	51.8
1957	37.6	52.2
1958	38	52.6
1959	38.4	53
1960	38.8	53.5
1961	39.2	54
1962	39.6	54.5
1963	40.1	54.9
1964	40.5	55.4
1965	41	55.9
1966	41.3	56.4
1967	41.8	56.8
1968	42.2	57.1
1969	42.6	57.5
1970	43	57.8
1971	43.4	58
1972	43.9	58.2
1973	44.4	58.1
1974	44.9	58.2
1975	45.4	58.2
1976	46	57.6
1977	46.5	57
1978	46.9	54.7
1979	47.4	54.9
1980	47.7	59.1
1981	48.1	59.4
1982	48.5	59.9
1983	48.8	60
1984	49.4	60.6
1985	50	60.9
1986	50.6	61
1987	51.3	60.7
1988	52	60.2
1989	52.5	59.4
1990	53	58.3
1991	53.4	57
1992	54.1	55.6
1993	54.6	54
1994	55	52.5
1995	55.4	51.1
1996	55.6	49
1997	56	48.5
1998	56.2	47.6
1999	56.3	46.4
2000	56.6	46
2001	56.7	44.5
2002	56.9	45.9
2003	57.1	45.4
2004	57.3	46
2005	57.7	46.6
2006	58	47.1
2007	58.2	47.6
2008	58.1	48.5
2009	58.3	49.7
2010	58.4	51.9
2011	58.5	53.9
2012	58.6	55.4
2013	58.9	56.8
2014	59	58.1
2015	59.1	59
2016	59.3	59.8
2017	59.5	60.3
2018	59.7	60.9
2019	59.9	61.1
2020	60.2	61.5
2021	59.6	60.1
2022	60.5	62.4
2023	60.8	62.8
2024	61	63.1
2025	61.1	63.3

Benin and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Zimbabwe
1960	2,517,286	3,809,389
1961	2,559,223	3,930,401
1962	2,604,659	4,055,959
1963	2,652,908	4,185,877
1964	2,704,003	4,320,006
1965	2,757,936	4,458,462
1966	2,814,317	4,601,217
1967	2,872,997	4,748,307
1968	2,934,257	4,900,440
1969	2,998,222	5,058,181
1970	3,065,057	5,215,918
1971	3,134,767	5,374,712
1972	3,207,543	5,542,445
1973	3,283,496	5,720,404
1974	3,362,633	5,908,328
1975	3,445,407	6,098,658
1976	3,532,196	6,287,105
1977	3,623,202	6,449,512
1978	3,718,305	6,543,575
1979	3,818,528	6,647,556
1980	3,925,251	7,041,303
1981	4,038,307	7,498,635
1982	4,156,596	7,796,496
1983	4,278,978	8,098,404
1984	4,405,895	8,391,488
1985	4,538,012	8,686,813
1986	4,675,420	8,982,578
1987	4,818,486	9,284,644
1988	4,967,341	9,583,094
1989	5,121,657	9,864,798
1990	5,281,479	10,137,281
1991	5,446,932	10,404,816
1992	5,617,844	10,702,700
1993	5,872,706	10,860,288
1994	6,096,506	10,873,148
1995	6,226,773	10,974,599
1996	6,391,858	11,158,360
1997	6,583,365	11,369,827
1998	6,789,489	11,594,297
1999	7,002,818	11,783,458
2000	7,221,619	11,892,055
2001	7,445,596	11,971,901
2002	7,675,426	12,087,653
2003	7,913,070	12,232,323
2004	8,159,094	12,365,896
2005	8,426,144	12,483,432
2006	8,693,242	12,636,445
2007	8,953,969	12,804,058
2008	9,228,466	12,959,149
2009	9,509,423	13,142,790
2010	9,797,484	13,356,548
2011	10,093,623	13,595,424
2012	10,397,657	13,817,887
2013	10,708,834	14,013,808
2014	11,030,004	14,207,359
2015	11,360,681	14,399,013
2016	11,697,842	14,600,294
2017	12,039,780	14,812,482
2018	12,383,347	15,034,452
2019	12,726,755	15,271,368
2020	13,070,169	15,526,888
2021	13,413,417	15,797,210
2022	13,759,501	16,069,056
2023	14,111,034	16,340,822
2024	14,462,724	16,634,373

Fertility rates in Benin and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate

Benin

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Zimbabwe
1960	6.28	7.2
1961	6.4	7.21
1962	6.46	7.23
1963	6.51	7.23
1964	6.57	7.23
1965	6.61	7.23
1966	6.63	7.2
1967	6.64	7.16
1968	6.67	7.11
1969	6.71	7.04
1970	6.74	6.98
1971	6.77	6.94
1972	6.8	6.94
1973	6.81	6.94
1974	6.82	6.88
1975	6.83	6.83
1976	6.83	6.77
1977	6.83	6.71
1978	6.82	6.66
1979	6.91	6.59
1980	6.99	6.52
1981	7.06	6.45
1982	7.06	6.33
1983	7.05	6.2
1984	7.03	6.04
1985	7	5.87
1986	6.96	5.69
1987	6.92	5.5
1988	6.87	5.28
1989	6.82	5.07
1990	6.74	4.88
1991	6.67	4.72
1992	6.59	4.57
1993	6.51	4.39
1994	6.42	4.28
1995	6.33	4.15
1996	6.28	4.11
1997	6.23	4.08
1998	6.14	4.07
1999	6.03	4.06
2000	5.94	4.01
2001	5.85	3.98
2002	5.79	3.93
2003	5.76	3.86
2004	5.72	3.78
2005	5.69	3.69
2006	5.67	3.64
2007	5.63	3.68
2008	5.55	3.78
2009	5.49	3.95
2010	5.45	4.04
2011	5.44	4.13
2012	5.43	4.13
2013	5.41	4.11
2014	5.37	4.01
2015	5.32	3.91
2016	5.25	3.83
2017	5.16	3.77
2018	5.03	3.74
2019	4.9	3.75
2020	4.8	3.75
2021	4.71	3.77
2022	4.63	3.77
2023	4.56	3.72

Benin and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Zimbabwe
1960	20.8	16.4
1961	20.6	16.2
1962	20.3	16
1963	20.1	15.8
1964	19.9	15.7
1965	19.7	15.7
1966	19.5	15.7
1967	19.3	15.7
1968	19	15.7
1969	18.8	15.7
1970	18.6	15.7
1971	18.4	15.8
1972	18.3	15.8
1973	18.1	15.8
1974	17.9	15.9
1975	17.8	15.9
1976	17.7	15.8
1977	17.6	15.8
1978	17.5	15.7
1979	17.4	15.6
1980	17.3	15.6
1981	17.3	15.7
1982	17.2	15.8
1983	17.1	15.8
1984	17.1	15.8
1985	17	15.9
1986	17	15.9
1987	16.9	15.9
1988	16.9	15.9
1989	16.9	16.1
1990	16.9	16.3
1991	16.9	16.5
1992	16.9	16.4
1993	17.1	16.3
1994	17.2	16.4
1995	17	16.6
1996	16.9	16.9
1997	17	17.2
1998	17	17.5
1999	17.1	17.7
2000	17.1	17.8
2001	17.2	18
2002	17.3	18.1
2003	17.4	18.2
2004	17.4	18.3
2005	17.5	18.3
2006	17.6	18.5
2007	17.6	18.5
2008	17.7	18.5
2009	17.8	18.4
2010	17.8	18.3
2011	17.9	18.2
2012	18	18.1
2013	18	18
2014	18.1	18
2015	18.1	18
2016	18.2	18
2017	18.3	18.1
2018	18.3	18.2
2019	18.4	18.3
2020	18.5	18.5
2021	18.6	18.6
2022	18.7	18.7
2023	18.8	18.9
2024	19	19

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