Lowest air passengers per resident0 · #1 of 165 · 2016
9th lowest life expectancy61 years · #9 of 210 · 2024
10th lowest years of schooling3.2 years · #10 of 193 · 2023
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COUNTRYDUEL AFRICA
Surprising facts about Benin
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Benin’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Benin among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Benin sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Benin across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Benin
vs Burkina Faso 
vs Niger 
vs Nigeria 
vs Togo