Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Mali, you would:
Health
be 11.6% more likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 50.0% more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 87.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 29.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.4% more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 34.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 13.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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