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Benin vs Nigeria

173 indicators have a value for Benin, Nigeria, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$27.79B vs $377.37BBenin vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$1,809 vs $1,556Benin vs Nigeria
Population14.81M vs 237.53MBenin vs Nigeria

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Indicator Benin NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$27.79B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,809$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy2%15.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%26.5%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy565.82 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2026-08
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.9%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy1.6%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy57.2%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-739.95M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,600$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,760$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$71.36B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy22.9%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy17.5%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy10.2%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy50.1%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy35.8%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$338.54M$22.79B2023/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.7%7.8%2023/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy66.6%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy19.8%2025
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy76.4%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy75.2%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy51.8%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.1%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.6%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$481.66M$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy15%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.1%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy31.830.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.3%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$73$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy30.3%2023
Employment in AgricultureEconomy40.2%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.3%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.4%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy78.5%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy58.3%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.53.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy412.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.5%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.4%5.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.19B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.93B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8120.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3970.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.4%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade39.7%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade30.5%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade17.1%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5150.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5730.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3160.3792023
PopulationDemographics14.81M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.484.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics46.6%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.3%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics53.4%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics134.5/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics32.631.82026
Death RateDemographics8.5611.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.42-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.4 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics59.5 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.9%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth45.269.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.7%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.3%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.220.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth38472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth42.4%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.4%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth518.2992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth74.7115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth27.2392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth402192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth49%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth69%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth51.9%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.9%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.1%3%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.612023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth76.4842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$47$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.2%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.2%0.3%2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security14.3%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture41.8%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture4.45M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture55.13 t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture279.27K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture30.4K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture2.09M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture500.61K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,191 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,896 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.8M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4930.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3230.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.1910.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.24-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.19-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.41-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.4-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.28-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.38-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance160 deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance132025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance0282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance1102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian16.97K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian27.29K3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian11.95K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology34%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology125.970.82024
4G CoverageTechnology85%80%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.30.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.9%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology85%84.4%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology21.5%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology5.4%2.7%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure59%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy35.8 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy35.3 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy0.5 MW2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy6%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy115 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy58.6%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy8.9 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy45%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy96%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.3 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy584 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,897 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.49 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate26.5%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate28.8%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate39.7 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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