Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Benin, you would:
Health
be 42.7% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Niger, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
make 63.6% less money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 14.4% more children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Niger, 509.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
be 19.8% more 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 Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 14% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 61.5% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niger, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.