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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

world rank #209 / 217

Governance

502 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile43#101 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.7#114 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile59#137 Rule of Law0-100 percentile49.9#129

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Economy

2,285 indicators

GDPcurrent US$24.57B#122 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,116.2#155 GDP growth%8.1%#9 Inflation%1.1%#38

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Trade

96 indicators

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Health

4,399 indicators

Life expectancyyears61#209 Infant mortalityper 1k births45.2#134 Maternal mortalityper 100k518#110 Health spending% GDP3.3%#171

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Education

3,865 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross43.6%#136 Education spending% GDP3.2%#76 Adult literacy%51.4%#42 Primary enrollment% gross108%#29

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,663 indicators

Populationpeople14.81M#75 Population growth%2.4%#27 Urban population%53.4%#136 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.5#14

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Climate

284 indicators

Electricity access% pop59%#56 Renewable energy share%54.5%#39 Forest area% land26.5%#114 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita114.7#140

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Energy

227 indicators

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Environment

364 indicators

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Agriculture

334 indicators

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Technology

418 indicators

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Society

1,708 indicators

Gini indexindex34.4#35 Extreme poverty% pop27.2%#37 Internet users% pop34%#157 Homicide rateper 100k1.1#33

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Risk

384 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths163#21 INFORM risk score0-105.6#45 Hazard & exposure0-104.8#42 Vulnerability0-105.1#40

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Other

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