🇧🇯 Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Porto-Novo
Money5.1 / 10
Health0.9 / 10
Quality of life1.5 / 10
Passport2.8 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money5.1 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$4,817168 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$1,600172 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth8.1 %11 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation1.1 %42 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment1.6 %13 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)34.475 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2021
◈Safety
Homicides per 100k1.152 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2017
✚Health0.9 / 10
Life expectancy61.0 yr209 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100045.2180 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$46.53176 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending3.3 % GDP172 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.22157 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2023
Hospital beds per 10000.43150 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2021
☀Quality of life1.5 / 10
Internet users34.0 %178 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending3.2 % GDP137 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population53.4 %147 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$4B138 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$5B143 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP37.1 %172 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$543,007,400120 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism337,000 ppl141 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2019
☗People and environment
Population14.8M75 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.4 %27 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman4.514 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10012673 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity59.0 %189 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.49 t40 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy54.5 %44 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending0.72 % GDP24 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport2.8 / 10
No visa needed in advance60 of 198144 of 199
Visa free32 of 198
Visa on arrival27 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)1 of 198
E-visa38 of 198
Visa required100 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not