Benin vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Benin and Canada: Benin leads on Major Urban Areas Population (285,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Benin leads on Oil Imports (33,410) against Canada (1.09); Benin leads on Radios (660,000) against Canada (32.30). Across 108 compared metrics, Benin wins on 37 and Canada wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.21 %93.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 32% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score54.6 points78.75 points
Radios660,00032.3
Televisions66,00021.5
Waterways150636

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.89B $47.01B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars23.82B $2.59T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %1 %
Coal Revenue00.08
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.3 %3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index52.479.6
Electricity Consumption1.14522.2
Electricity Exports073.35
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8823
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants956
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09
Electricity from Other Renewables212
Electricity Imports1.092.68
Electricity Installed Capacity321,000143.5
Electricity Production335649.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.47 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.429.9
Gross Fixed Investment22.623.7
Gross National Saving17.320.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption0124.4
Natural Gas Exports083.96
Natural Gas Imports026.36
Natural Gas Production0159.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.132.06
Oil Consumption25,0002.21
Oil Exports10,8401.93
Oil Imports33,4101.09
Oil Production03.48
Oil Proved Reserves8175.2
Population Below Poverty Line38.5 people9.4 people
Public Debt49.761.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.5 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption38,0002.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,5141.12
Refined Petroleum Products Imports38,040405,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.01
Remittances1.70
Revenue from Forest Resources2.240.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)27.220.25
Taxes and Other Revenues17.112.83
Unemployment Rate1.8 %6.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)138,516-12.14M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.95585.85
Population Distributionthe population is primarily located in the south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the north remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations of residents in the west, as shown vast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.8 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources26.392.9

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.1 %0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)103.5690.43
Agricultural land50,700.46 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)121 km202,080 km
Dam capacity per capita1.52 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5309,045

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %87.73 %
Administrative Divisions1210
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.17.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.6 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)518 %12 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.529.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS75,000NA
Underweight Children Under 516.8NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,00072,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)64.54 %50.95 %
Human Capital Index0.420.82
Life expectancy at birth63.24 years85.29 years
Median age of population18.17 years40.75 years
Population Change356,564.1 persons437,571 persons
Population density134.48 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km
Total population15.17M persons40.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.85
Birth Rate (%)39.82 %9.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate15.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.45 %7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.64M persons9.19M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6.422.87
Learning-adjusted years of school6.25 years12.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days
Major Urban Areas Population285,000 people6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.06178.09
Military Manpower at Military Age1816
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.46 %76.27 %
Physician Density0.22 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate3.26 %0.73 %
Population living in slums63.37 %1.2 %
Total deaths127,647.6 persons326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.78 %75.87 %
Total fertility rate4.34 per woman1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-10,850.9 persons406,485.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate74.27 per live births4.43 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.96
Airports101,459
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft636

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