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Benin vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Benin
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Leads on 31 of 116 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 79 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Benin and Malaysia: Benin leads on Radios (660,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Benin leads on Major Urban Areas Population (285,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Benin leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (321,000) against Malaysia (33). Across 116 compared metrics, Benin wins on 31 and Malaysia wins on 79.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)33.98 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.21 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 32% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score54.6 points56.09 points★
Radios660,000★10.9
Televisions66,000★10.8
Waterways1507,200★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.89B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars23.82B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)35.06 %★21.95 %
Apple Import Volume1.47M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.3 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index52.483.3★
Electricity Consumption1.14136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels88★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants918★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables24★
Electricity Imports1.0933★
Electricity Installed Capacity321,000★33
Electricity Production335★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.47 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.440.7★
Gross Fixed Investment22.625.2★
Gross National Saving17.328.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.131.18★
Oil Consumption25,000561,000★
Oil Exports10,840644,900★
Oil Imports33,410355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves8★4
Population Below Poverty Line38.5 people6.2 people★
Public Debt49.7★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.5 USD★5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption38,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,514208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports38,040304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances1.7★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources2.24★1.57
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)27.220.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.1★11.65
Top Exporting Countries4.05B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate1.8 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate76.36 %66.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)138,516★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.95★260.01
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 a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation34.85 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.8 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26.39580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.1 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)103.56209.87★
Agricultural land50,700.46 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)121 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.52 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5304,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions1213★
Independence131★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water17.7 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.121.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita160.51 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.6 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)518 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS75,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 519.615.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)64.54 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.420.65★
Life expectancy at birth63.24 years80.87 years★
Median age of population18.17 years31.44 years★
Population Change356,564.1 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density134.48 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population15.17M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.29
Birth Rate (%)39.82 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate15.5 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)7.45 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age3.64M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.418.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.25 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population285,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.06167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.46 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.22 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.26 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums63.37 %★0.2 %
Total deaths127,647.6 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.78 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate4.34 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-10,850.9 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate74.27 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.58★
Airports10100★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft53

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