Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 96.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 2.5 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 41.8% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 96.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
be 34.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
make 60.7% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 76.2% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 52.0% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 40.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 63.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% 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 44.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 64.7% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% 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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