Senegal vs Benin

Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Dakar
Population
18.5M
GDP
$32.2B
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population
14.5M
GDP
$21.5B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.5x LE 8.0 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Senegal vs Benin

Freshwater Withdrawal89.4%Intentional Homicides76.3%Foreign Direct Investment73.1%Electric Power Consumption72%Maternal Mortality Ratio54.2%Under-5 Mortality Rate51.1%Female Labor Participation49.3%Stunting Prevalence (und…48.7%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Freshwater Withdrawal rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Benin, 25% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Population Density 93.9 125.1 2023
Population 18.5M 14.5M 2024

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Senegal, 73% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Foreign Direct Investment $2.0B $543.0M 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.8% 1.6% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 68.2% 40.6% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $32.2B $21.5B 2024

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Senegal, 54% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 237 518 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 36.5 74.7 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 17.5% 34.1% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 28.9 45.2 2024

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

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Senegal, 48% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.2% 3.2% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 15.3% 10.2% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 85.3% 108.0% 2024

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Senegal, 89% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 11.9% 1.3% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 410 115 2023
Forest Area 41.3% 26.5% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 35.4% 54.5% 2021

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

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Senegal, 46% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Access to Sanitation 30.1% 16.4% 2024
Internet Users 60.1% 34.0% 2024
Access to Clean Water 27.2% 17.7% 2024
Access to Electricity 74.2% 57.0% 2023

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

Social: Intentional Homicides (Benin, 76% spread)

Indicator Senegal Benin Year
Intentional Homicides 0.3 1.1 2015
Female Labor Participation 38.0% 75.0% 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 17.9% 27.2% 2021
Net Migration -10,307 -7,725 2024

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

How to read this Senegal vs Benin comparison

Senegal vs Benin is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LMC: LMC/LMC). Look past the near-parity headers to Freshwater Withdrawal (~89% 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.

Other curated pairs · TIGHT band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

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