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Benin

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Porto-Novo238,264 observations
Population
14.81M
world rank #75 / 217
GDP
24.57B
world rank #122 / 186
GDP / capita
4,116.2
world rank #155 / 185
Life expectancy
61
world rank #209 / 217

Governance

599 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile43#101Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.7#114Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile59#137Rule of Law0-100 percentile49.9#129
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,305 indicators
GDPcurrent US$24.57B#122GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,116.2#155GDP growth%8.1%#9Inflation%1.1%#38
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$3.99B#130Merchandise importscurrent US$4.95B#141Exports of goods & services% GDP17.1%#118Imports of goods & services% GDP20.1%#124
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,837 indicators
Life expectancyyears61#209Infant mortalityper 1k births45.2#134Maternal mortalityper 100k518#110Health spending% GDP3.3%#171
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,848 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross43.6%#136Education spending% GDP3.2%#76Adult literacy%51.4%#42Primary enrollment% gross108%#29
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,333 indicators
Populationpeople14.81M#75Population growth%2.4%#27Urban population%53.4%#136Fertility ratebirths/woman4.5#14
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop59%#56Renewable energy share%54.5%#39Forest area% land26.5%#114Electric power consumptionkWh per capita114.7#140
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

218 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop45%#52Electricity access, urban% urban pop71.6%#54Energy use per capitakg oil eq.394.6#131Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

368 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area36.1%#24Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.3%#31Capture fisheries productiontonnes61,561.1#94
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

299 indicators
Agricultural land% land area41.8%#92Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,356#63Aquaculture productiontonnes2,460#116Food production index2014-16 = 100126.3#32
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

564 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people125.9#61Secure internet serversper 1M people20.4#197Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.01#143
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,354 indicators
Gini indexindex34.4#35Extreme poverty% pop27.2%#37Internet users% pop34%#157Homicide rateper 100k1.1#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

400 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths163#21INFORM risk score0-105.6#45Hazard & exposure0-104.8#42Vulnerability0-105.1#40
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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