Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Benin instead of Anguilla, you would:

Health

live 21.2 years less

In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Anguilla, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 14.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Anguilla, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Benin, 57% of the population do as of 2023.

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be 58.4% less likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 19.2% less on education

Anguilla spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 98.4% more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.

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Safety

be 96.0% less likely to be murdered

Anguilla has a homicide rate of 28.3 per 100,000 people as of 2014. In Benin, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2017.

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Infrastructure

find 99.1% less home broadband

Anguilla has 32.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014–2022). How we calculate this

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Benin: At a glance

Benin is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 110,622 sq km. Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent. YAYI, who won a second five-year term in March 2011, has attempted to stem corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's economic growth.
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