Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 20.0 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 40.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

be 8.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 94.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 70.8% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Anguilla, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Anguilla, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

be 30.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Anguilla, 98% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Anguilla spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 49.6% less coastline

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

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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