Benin vs Tajikistan

Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population
14.5M
GDP
$21.5B
Tajikistan
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Dushanbe
Population
10.6M
GDP
$14.4B

POP 1.4x GDP 1.5x LE 11.0 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Benin vs Tajikistan

Maternal Mortality Ratio97.3%Freshwater Withdrawal92.4%Electric Power Consumption92.3%Physicians (per 1,000 pe…88.4%Forest Area88.4%Inflation (Consumer Pric…80.7%Poverty (< $2.15/day)77.6%Unemployment Rate76.8%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Maternal Mortality Ratio rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Urban Population (Benin, 50% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
Urban Population 52.5% 26.2% 2024
Population Density 125.1 74.9 2023
Population 14.5M 10.6M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 3.1% 3.9% 2024

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

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Tajikistan, 81% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 1.2% 6.0% 2024
Unemployment Rate 1.6% 7.0% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $543.0M $291.3M 2024
GDP (Current USD) $21.5B $14.4B 2024

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Tajikistan, 97% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 518 14 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.2 1.9 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 74.7 28.1 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 34.1% 13.7% 2021

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

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Tajikistan, 71% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 10.2% 35.6% 2022
School Enrollment (Secondary) 43.6% 86.9% 2022
Literacy Rate (Adult) 51.4% 99.7% 2022
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 5.4% 2023

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Tajikistan, 92% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.3% 16.7% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 115 1,497 2023
Forest Area 26.5% 3.1% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.5 0.9 2024

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

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Tajikistan, 73% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
Access to Clean Water 17.7% 65.1% 2024
Access to Electricity 57.0% 100.0% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 125.9 76.2 2024
Internet Users 34.0% 55.8% 2024

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

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Tajikistan, 78% spread)

Indicator Benin Tajikistan Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 27.2% 6.1% 2021
Female Labor Participation 75.0% 21.9% 2024
Net Migration -7,725 -21,236 2024
Male Labor Participation 77.6% 55.9% 2024

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

How to read this Benin vs Tajikistan comparison

Benin vs Tajikistan is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LMC: LMC/LMC). Look past the near-parity headers to Maternal Mortality Ratio (~97% spread); 42 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 Tajikistan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · TIGHT scale band.