How much coast is there?

Benin: 121 km (2026 edition) · Niger: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Niger’s highest peak towers 1,347 m above Benin’s.

Benin: 675 m (2026 edition) · Niger: 2,022 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Niger has 88% more people than Benin.

Benin: 14.8 million (2025) · Niger: 27.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Benin is 6 times as densely populated as Niger.

Benin: 131 per km² (2025) · Niger: 22 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Benin is 2.5 years older than in Niger.

Benin: 17.8 years (2023) · Niger: 15.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Niger have 1.5 more children on average than in Benin.

Benin: 4.48 children per woman (2024) · Niger: 5.94 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.2% of people in Benin are 65 or older, versus 2.6% in Niger.

Benin: 3.2% (2025) · Niger: 2.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Benin and Niger are practically level.

Benin: 0 (2025) · Niger: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Benin and Niger are practically level.

Benin: 1 (2026) · Niger: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Benin’s economy is 13% larger than Niger’s.

Benin: $24.6 billion (2025) · Niger: $21.6 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Benin produces 2.2 times as much per person as Niger.

Benin: Int$4,817 (2025) · Niger: Int$2,177 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Benin than in Niger (Gini 1.5 points higher).

Benin: 34.4 (2021) · Niger: 32.9 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 1.6% in Benin, versus 0.4% in Niger.

Benin: 1.6% (2025) · Niger: 0.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Niger spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Benin 0.7%.

Benin: 0.7% (2024) · Niger: 2.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Niger’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Benin’s.

Benin: 34% (2025) · Niger: 36% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Benin spends 79% more on health per person than Niger.

Benin: $47 (2023) · Niger: $26 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Niger is 45% more likely to die before turning one than in Benin.

Benin: 45.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Niger: 65.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Benin has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Niger.

Benin: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Niger: 0.038 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

11% of adults in Benin are obese, versus 6.0% in Niger.

Benin: 10.9% (2024) · Niger: 6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Benin and Niger are practically level.

Benin: 7.4% (2024) · Niger: 7.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Niger rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Benin.

Benin: 4.39 (2025) · Niger: 4.94 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Benin drink 32 times as much alcohol as in Niger.

Benin: 4.1 litres (2023) · Niger: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Benin has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Niger.

Benin: 17.3 kg (2022) · Niger: 7.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Benin has 49 kcal more food per person per day than Niger.

Benin: 2,703 kcal (2022) · Niger: 2,654 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Benin: no data · Niger: 2,069 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Benin went to school 1.8 years longer than in Niger.

Benin: 3.2 years (2023) · Niger: 1.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Benin welcomed 2.9 times as many tourists per resident as Niger (2019).

Benin: 0.02 (2019) · Niger: 0.01 (2019)

How many people are online?

34% of people in Benin are online, versus 16% in Niger.

Benin: 34% (2024) · Niger: 16% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

59% of people in Benin have electricity, versus 21% in Niger.

Benin: 59% (2024) · Niger: 21.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

53% of people in Benin live in cities, versus 18% in Niger.

Benin: 53% (2025) · Niger: 18% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Benin has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Niger 61.

Benin: 126 (2024) · Niger: 61 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Benin: 438 km (2014) · Niger: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Niger fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Benin.

Benin: 0 (2016) · Niger: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 26% of Benin, but only 0.8% of Niger.

Benin: 26.5% (2023) · Niger: 0.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Benin emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Niger.

Benin: 0.4 t (2024) · Niger: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

4.0% of Benin’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.2% in Niger.

Benin: 4% (2024) · Niger: 3.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Niger carries 36% more fine dust than in Benin.

Benin: 35.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Niger: 47.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Niger and Benin are nearly identical here.

Benin: 24.8 per 100k (2021) · Niger: 24.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Benin and Niger are practically level.

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

How much rain falls?

Benin gets 10 times as much rain as Niger.

Benin: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 97 mm (2016–2025 avg)