Benin vs Guinea

Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population
14.5M
GDP
$21.5B
Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Conakry
Population
14.8M
GDP
$25.0B

POP 1.0x GDP 1.2x LE 0.1 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Benin vs Guinea

Inflation (Consumer Pric…85.7%Freshwater Withdrawal68.8%Unemployment Rate68.1%Foreign Direct Investment61.3%Trade (% of GDP)58.4%Poverty (< $2.15/day)57%Population Density53.2%Education Expenditure (%…46.6%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Inflation (Consumer Prices) rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Benin, 53% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Population Density 125.1 58.6 2023
Urban Population 52.5% 38.1% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Guinea, 86% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 1.2% 8.1% 2024
Unemployment Rate 1.6% 5.1% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $543.0M $1.4B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 40.6% 97.8% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Infant Mortality Rate (Benin, 24% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Infant Mortality Rate 45.2 59.8 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 34.1% 26.1% 2021
Under-5 Mortality Rate 74.7 92.1 2024

4 closer health rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Benin, 47% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 1.7% 2023
Youth Literacy Rate 71.3% 53.9% 2022
Literacy Rate (Adult) 51.4% 39.6% 2022

3 closer education rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Benin, 69% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.3% 0.4% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 54.5% 66.6% 2021

3 closer environment rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Benin, 22% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Mobile Subscriptions 125.9 97.9 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Guinea, 57% spread)

Indicator Benin Guinea Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 27.2% 11.7% 2021
Female Labor Participation 75.0% 42.9% 2024
Net Migration -7,725 -12,024 2024
Male Labor Participation 77.6% 63.3% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Benin and Guinea profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Benin vs Guinea comparison

Benin vs Guinea is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LMC: LMC/LMC). Look past the near-parity headers to Inflation (Consumer Prices) (~86% spread); 41 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Benin vs Guinea figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · TIGHT scale band.