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Benin vs Thailand: 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 36 of 116 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 71 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Benin and Thailand: Benin leads on Radios (660,000) against Thailand (13.96); Benin leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (38,000) against Thailand (1.33); Benin leads on Major Urban Areas Population (285,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people). Across 116 compared metrics, Benin wins on 36 and Thailand wins on 71.

  • 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)33.98 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)32.21 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 32% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score54.6 points56.72 points★
Radios660,000★13.96
Televisions66,000★15.19
Waterways1504,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.89B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars23.82B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)35.06 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume1.47M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.3 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index52.484.6★
Electricity Consumption1.14187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels88★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants9★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables216★
Electricity Imports1.0919.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity321,000★44.89
Electricity Production335★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.47 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.4★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment22.628.8★
Gross National Saving17.334.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.13193.4★
Oil Consumption25,000988,000★
Oil Exports10,840269,100★
Oil Imports33,410807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves8435★
Population Below Poverty Line38.5 people5.4 people★
Public Debt49.7★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.5 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption38,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,514278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports38,040134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances1.71.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.24★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)27.220.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.1★14.38
Top Exporting Countries4.05B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate1.8 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate76.36 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)138,516★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.95★336.69
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 highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation34.85 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.8 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26.39438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.1 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)103.56142.5★
Agricultural land50,700.46 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)121 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.52 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land53064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1276★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita160.51 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.6 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)518 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.523.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS75,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 519.66.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)64.54 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.420.63★
Life expectancy at birth63.24 years80.78 years★
Median age of population18.17 years41.03 years★
Population Change356,564.1 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density134.48 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population15.17M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.38
Birth Rate (%)39.82 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate15.5 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)7.45 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.64M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.440.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.25 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population285,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.06169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.46 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.22 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.26 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums63.37 %★2 %
Total deaths127,647.6 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.78 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate4.34 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-10,850.9 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate74.27 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇯 Benin🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.01★
Airports10105★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft41

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