Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.6% more likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 28.3% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 58.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 55.4% more children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.9% less likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 58.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% 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 20.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Pakistan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 92% 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 29.4% less on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 20.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.4% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.