Benin vs Chile: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Benin and Chile: Benin leads on Radios (660,000) against Chile (5.18); Benin leads on Major Urban Areas Population (285,000 people) against Chile (6.90 people); Benin leads on Televisions (66,000) against Chile (3.15). Across 108 compared metrics, Benin wins on 26 and Chile wins on 74.

  • 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🇨🇱 ChileShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.21 %94.46 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 32% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score54.6 points62.25 points
Radios660,0005.18
Televisions66,0003.15
Waterwaysstreams navigable along small sections, important only locally725

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.89B $10.17B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars23.82B $376.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %3.35 %
Coal Revenue00.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.3 %4.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP9.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index52.472.6
Electricity Consumption1.1473.22
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8859
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants926
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables215
Electricity Imports1.090
Electricity Installed Capacity321,00024.53
Electricity Production33576.09
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.47 USD per capita71.42 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.443
Gross Fixed Investment22.623.9
Gross National Saving17.320.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %3.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %4.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption05.13
Natural Gas Exports0277.5
Natural Gas Imports04.45
Natural Gas Production01.22
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.1397.97
Oil Consumption25,000302,700
Oil Exports10,84052,390
Oil Imports33,410305,100
Oil Production010,640
Oil Proved Reserves8150
Population Below Poverty Line38.5 people6.5 people
Public Debt49.721
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.5 USD2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption38,000354,500
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,5147,359
Refined Petroleum Products Imports38,040166,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production0216,200
Remittances1.70
Revenue from Forest Resources2.240.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)65.820.67
Taxes and Other Revenues17.121.27
Unemployment Rate1.8 %9.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)138,5161.12M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.9583.06
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 90
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.8 Cubic meters per year140 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources26.39923.06

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.1 %0.61 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)103.56219.27
Agricultural land50,700.46 sq. km92,857.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)121 km6,435 km
Dam capacity per capita1.52 cubic meters per inhabitant651.25 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5309,094

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %64.47 %
Administrative Divisions1216
Independence118
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.112.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.6 % of GDP9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)518 %10 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.323.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %28 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS75,00077,000
Underweight Children Under 516.80.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000114,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Currently married (Percent)64.54 %49.82 %
Human Capital Index0.420.68
Life expectancy at birth63.24 years84.18 years
Median age of population18.17 years37.37 years
Population Change356,564.1 persons97,032.8 persons
Population density134.48 per sq. km26.51 per sq. km
Total population15.17M persons19.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.92
Birth Rate (%)39.82 %8.81 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate15.5 %76.3 %
Death Rate (%)7.45 %6.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.64M persons4.99M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6.410.09
Learning-adjusted years of school6.25 years9.94 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days
Major Urban Areas Population285,000 people6.9 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.06171.81
Military Manpower at Military Age1819
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.46 %82.37 %
Physician Density0.22 people/sq km3.33 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate3.26 %0.46 %
Population living in slums63.37 %6.18 %
Total deaths127,647.6 persons122,154.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.78 %71.74 %
Total fertility rate4.34 per woman1.11 per woman
Total net-migration-10,850.9 persons50,934 persons
Under-five mortality rate74.27 per live births6.39 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇨🇱 ChileShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.020.93
Airports10379
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft29

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