Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 64.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 65.5% more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.1% more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 63.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 55.6% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 60.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.1% less likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 73.2% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 48% 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.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on education
Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 62.5% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 6.4% 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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