How much coast is there?

Ireland’s coastline is 12 times as long as Benin’s.

Benin: 121 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ireland’s highest peak towers 366 m above Benin’s.

Benin: 675 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Benin has 2.7 times as many people as Ireland.

Benin: 14.8 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Benin is 65% more densely populated than Ireland.

Benin: 131 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 21 years older than in Benin.

Benin: 17.8 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Benin have 3.0 more children on average than in Ireland.

Benin: 4.48 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 3.2% in Benin.

Benin: 3.2% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Benin 0.0.

Benin: 0 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland has 2 official languages, Benin 1.

Benin: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 29 times the size of Benin’s.

Benin: $24.6 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland produces 32 times as much per person as Benin.

Benin: Int$4,817 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Benin than in Ireland (Gini 5.4 points higher).

Benin: 34.4 (2021) · Ireland: 29 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 1.6% in Benin.

Benin: 1.6% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Benin and Ireland are practically level.

Benin: 0.7% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Benin’s.

Benin: 34% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 159 times as much on health per person as Benin.

Benin: $47 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Benin is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.

Benin: 45.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 18 times as many doctors per person as Benin.

Benin: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 11% in Benin.

Benin: 10.9% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 7.4% in Benin.

Benin: 7.4% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 2.54 points higher than in Benin.

Benin: 4.39 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Benin.

Benin: 4.1 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 5.7 times as much meat per person as Benin.

Benin: 17.3 kg (2022) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 1,218 kcal more food per person per day than Benin.

Benin: 2,703 kcal (2022) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Benin: no data · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ireland went to school 8.5 years longer than in Benin.

Benin: 3.2 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 91 times as many tourists per resident as Benin (2019).

Benin: 0.02 (2019) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 34% in Benin.

Benin: 34% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 59% in Benin.

Benin: 59% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 53% in Benin.

Benin: 53% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Benin has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.

Benin: 126 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ireland’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Benin’s.

Benin: 438 km (2014) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 578,489 times as many passengers per resident as those from Benin.

Benin: 0 (2016) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 26% of Benin, but only 12% of Ireland.

Benin: 26.5% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ireland emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Benin.

Benin: 0.4 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Benin.

Benin: 4% (2024) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Benin carries 4.8 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Benin: 35.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Benin: no data · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Benin are 8.9 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Benin: 24.8 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Benin is on average 17.8 °C warmer than Ireland.

Benin: 28°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ireland gets 12% more rain than Benin.

Benin: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)