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Benin vs Ghana

116 shared metrics.

BeninLeads in 46

vs116 shared

GhanaLeads in 70

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What matters for both sides

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Benin

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Benin.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the current name comes from a local ethnic group, the Bini, whose name may be related to the Arabic word bani, meaning "sons.

CIA 2026

Ghana

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Ghana.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Ghana is one of the African countries crossed by the historic Greenwich Meridian.

GTDC

Analysis

Ghana leads in 70 of 116 shared metrics, while Benin leads in 46.

Benin's Broadband Access (%) is 201.0x that of Ghana (202 per 100 people vs 1.0 per 100 people).

Benin's High-Tech Exports (%) is 13.5x that of Ghana (30.54% vs 2.1%).

Benin's Solar Electricity Share is 4.7x that of Ghana (4.0% vs 0.70%).

Benin's Tobacco Use Prevalence is 1.4x that of Ghana (7.6% of adults vs 3.2% of adults).

Benin's Child Mortality is 1.1x that of Ghana (77.9 per 1k births vs 37.1 per 1k births).

Key Comparisons

Broadband Access (%)Benin leads

Benin

202 per 100 people

Ghana

1.0 per 100 people

High-Tech Exports (%)Benin leads

Benin

30.54%

Ghana

2.1%

Solar Electricity ShareBenin leads

Benin

4.0%

Ghana

0.70%

Tobacco Use PrevalenceBenin leads

Benin

7.6% of adults

Ghana

3.2% of adults

Child MortalityBenin leads

Benin

77.9 per 1k births

Ghana

37.1 per 1k births

Alcohol ConsumptionBenin leads

Benin

8.8 L/adult/yr

Ghana

4.3 L/adult/yr

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

Benin

202 per 100 people

Ghana

1.0 per 100 people

20100% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Benin

30.54%

Ghana

2.1%

1347% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Benin

4.0%

Ghana

0.70%

466% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Benin

7.6% of adults

Ghana

3.2% of adults

137% higher

Child Mortality

Benin

77.9 per 1k births

Ghana

37.1 per 1k births

110% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Benin

8.8 L/adult/yr

Ghana

4.3 L/adult/yr

107% higher

Protected Land (%)

Benin

29.7%

Ghana

14.8%

101% higher

Electricity Generation

Ghana

Benin

1.0 TWh

Ghana

24.29 TWh

96% lower

Inflation Rate

Ghana

Benin

1.2%

Ghana

22.8%

95% lower

Water Withdrawal

Ghana

Benin

0.13 B m³

Ghana

1.4 B m³

91% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Ghana

Benin

505.0K kW

Ghana

5.52M kW

91% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Ghana

Benin

6.0

Ghana

88% lower

Military Spending

Benin

0.72% of GDP

Ghana

0.38% of GDP

88% higher

Scientific Publications

Ghana

Benin

413.69

Ghana

3.1K

87% lower

Smoking Rate

Benin

6.3%

Ghana

3.4%

85% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Ghana

Benin

0.59 per 1k

Ghana

3.8 per 1k

84% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Benin

26.61%

Ghana

14.55%

83% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Ghana

Benin

105.31 kWh/person

Ghana

552.5 kWh/person

81% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Ghana

Benin

4.7% of firms

Ghana

22.74% of firms

79% lower

Coastline Length

Ghana

Benin

121 km

Ghana

539 km

78% lower

Comparison of Benin and Ghana across 116 metrics
				Winner
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	1.0 per 100 people	20100% higher	Benin
High-Tech Exports (%)	30.54%	2.1%	1347% higher	Benin
Solar Electricity Share	4.0%	0.70%	466% higher	Benin
Tobacco Use Prevalence	7.6% of adults	3.2% of adults	137% higher	Benin
Child Mortality	77.9 per 1k births	37.1 per 1k births	110% higher	Benin
Alcohol Consumption	8.8 L/adult/yr	4.3 L/adult/yr	107% higher	Benin
Protected Land (%)	29.7%	14.8%	101% higher	Benin
Electricity Generation	1.0 TWh	24.29 TWh	96% lower	Ghana
Inflation Rate	1.2%	22.8%	95% lower	Ghana
Water Withdrawal	0.13 B m³	1.4 B m³	91% lower	Ghana
Electric Generating Capacity	505.0K kW	5.52M kW	91% lower	Ghana
Merchant Fleet Size	6.0	52	88% lower	Ghana
Military Spending	0.72% of GDP	0.38% of GDP	88% higher	Benin
Scientific Publications	413.69	3.1K	87% lower	Ghana
Smoking Rate	6.3%	3.4%	85% higher	Benin
Nurses & Midwives	0.59 per 1k	3.8 per 1k	84% lower	Ghana
Women in Parliament (%)	26.61%	14.55%	83% higher	Benin
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	105.31 kWh/person	552.5 kWh/person	81% lower	Ghana
Firms Making Informal Payments	4.7% of firms	22.74% of firms	79% lower	Ghana
Coastline Length	121 km	539 km	78% lower	Ghana
Beer Consumption	0.94 L/person/yr	0.53 L/person/yr	77% higher	Benin
Water Stress (%)	1.3%	4.8%	74% lower	Ghana
GDP (Nominal)	$21,482,643,706.42	$82,308,110,386.46	74% lower	Ghana
Total CO2 Emissions	7.0 Mt CO2e	24.17 Mt CO2e	71% lower	Ghana
Political Corruption Index	0.19	0.61	69% lower	Ghana
Infant Mortality	46.4 per 1k births	28.2 per 1k births	65% higher	Benin
Forest Area	29.9K km²	80.1K km²	63% lower	Ghana
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	4.1 per 100k	10.57 per 100k	61% lower	Ghana
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	15 days/yr	60% higher	Benin
Safe Drinking Water (%)	17.7%	42.94%	59% lower	Ghana
Health Spending Per Capita	$33.88	$82.32	59% lower	Ghana
Population	15.19M	35.34M	57% lower	Ghana
Railway Length	438 km	947 km	54% lower	Ghana
University Enrollment Rate	10.23%	22.1%	54% lower	Ghana
Internet Users (%)	32%	70%	54% lower	Ghana
Fertility Rate	5.3 children/woman	3.5 children/woman	51% higher	Benin
Land Area	112.8K km²	227.5K km²	50% lower	Ghana
Youth Unemployment Rate	2.9% of youth labor force	5.8% of youth labor force	50% lower	Ghana
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	2.0 sites	50% higher	Benin
Spirits Consumption	0.20 L/person/yr	0.38 L/person/yr	49% lower	Ghana
Meat Consumption per Person	20.24 kg/person/yr	13.73 kg/person/yr	47% higher	Benin
Liberal Democracy Index	0.32	0.61	47% lower	Ghana
Exports (% GDP)	18.84% of GDP	35.47% of GDP	47% lower	Ghana
Birth Rate	39.82 per 1k	27.09 per 1k	47% higher	Benin
Irrigated Land	530 km²	360 km²	47% higher	Benin
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	int. $4,816.88	int. $8,610.28	44% lower	Ghana
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	0.40 per 1k	0.70 per 1k	43% lower	Ghana
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	3.0%	43% lower	Ghana
Mobile Money Accounts	44.87% of adults	78.28% of adults	43% lower	Ghana
Vehicles per 1,000 People	40.16 per 1k people	70.41 per 1k people	43% lower	Ghana
Digital Payments Used	47.75% of adults	80.36% of adults	41% lower	Ghana
Renewable Energy (%)	54.5%	39%	40% higher	Benin
GNI Per Capita	$1,430	$2,310	38% lower	Ghana
Capital Elevation	38 m	61 m	38% lower	Ghana
Electricity Access (%)	57%	89.5%	36% lower	Ghana
Imports (% GDP)	21.8% of GDP	34.31% of GDP	36% lower	Ghana
Seafood Consumption per Person	15.55 kg/person/yr	24.08 kg/person/yr	35% lower	Ghana
Teen Birth Rate	77.84 per 1k	58.24 per 1k	34% higher	Benin
Suicide Rate	7.1 per 100k	5.3 per 100k	34% higher	Benin
Adult Literacy Rate	51.38%	76.49%	33% lower	Ghana
Firms Asked for Bribes	11.36% of firms	16.96% of firms	33% lower	Ghana
GDP Growth Rate	7.5%	5.6%	33% higher	Benin
Border Neighbors	4.0	3.0	33% higher	Benin
Government Debt (% GDP)	49.7% of GDP	73.4% of GDP	32% lower	Ghana
Credit Card Ownership	3.0% of adults	4.4% of adults	32% lower	Ghana
Electoral Democracy Index	0.49	0.71	31% lower	Ghana
CO2 Per Capita	0.42 t/person/yr	0.61 t/person/yr	31% lower	Ghana
Sanitation Access (%)	22.25%	31.58%	30% lower	Ghana
Death Rate	7.5 per 1k	5.7 per 1k	30% higher	Benin
Health Spending (% GDP)	2.7% of GDP	3.7% of GDP	28% lower	Ghana
Forest Coverage (%)	26.47%	35.19%	25% lower	Ghana
Armed Forces Personnel	12.0K	16.0K	25% lower	Ghana
Electricity Carbon Intensity	584.16 gCO2/kWh	468.89 gCO2/kWh	25% higher	Benin
Freedom of Expression Index	0.68	0.90	25% lower	Ghana
Dependency Ratio	80.74% of working-age pop.	65.36% of working-age pop.	24% higher	Benin
Agricultural Land (%)	41.83%	55.39%	24% lower	Ghana
Highest Elevation	675 m	885 m	24% lower	Ghana
Informal Employment Share	96.35% of employed people	78.05% of employed people	23% higher	Benin
Firms with Female Top Manager	24.39% of firms	19.82% of firms	23% higher	Benin
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.22 per 1k	0.27 per 1k	19% lower	Ghana
Human Development Index	0.52	0.63	18% lower	Ghana
Obesity Rate	9.9%	12.11%	18% lower	Ghana
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.5% of GDP	2.1% of GDP	18% higher	Benin
Average Weekly Work Hours	41.55 hrs/week	35.53 hrs/week	17% higher	Benin
Firms Hit by Power Outages	86.15% of firms	73.76% of firms	17% higher	Benin
Population Density	125.14 /km²	148.5 /km²	16% lower	Ghana
Youth Population (%)	41.55%	35.82%	16% higher	Benin
Elderly Population (%)	3.1%	3.7%	16% lower	Ghana
Women's Political Empowerment	0.88	0.77	15% higher	Benin
Median Age	17.8 years	20.9 years	15% lower	Ghana
Insufficient Physical Activity	18.02% of adults	20.89% of adults	14% lower	Ghana
Land Border Length	2.1K km	2.4K km	12% lower	Ghana
Hypertension Prevalence	31.2% of adults	35.2% of adults	11% lower	Ghana
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	126 per 100 people	114 per 100 people	11% higher	Benin
Women in Senior Management	23.52% of managers	26.56% of managers	11% lower	Ghana
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.2% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	11% higher	Benin
Urban Population (%)	52.55%	58.37%	10% lower	Ghana
Airports	10	11	9% lower	Ghana
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.56% of adults	89.37% of adults	8% higher	Benin
Milk Consumption per Person	8.4 kg/person/yr	9.1 kg/person/yr	7% lower	Ghana
Life Expectancy	60.8 years	65.5 years	7% lower	Ghana
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	51.05 µg/m³	54.24 µg/m³	6% lower	Ghana
Corruption Perceptions Index	45 pts	43 pts	5% higher	Benin
Energy Use (Per Capita)	375.82 kg oil eq/person	359.18 kg oil eq/person	5% higher	Benin
Life Evaluation Score	4.4 pts	4.6 pts	4% lower	Ghana
Road Traffic Death Rate	24.8 per 100k	25.9 per 100k	4% lower	Ghana
Food Waste per Person	129.91 kg/person/yr	124.84 kg/person/yr	4% higher	Benin
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Benin
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Benin
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Benin
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.03 per 1M people	ranked lower	Ghana
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Benin
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Benin
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-5.7% of GDP	7.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Ghana
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.05 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Benin
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Benin

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Analysis

Ghana leads in 70 of 116 shared metrics, while Benin leads in 46.

Benin's Broadband Access (%) is 201.0x that of Ghana (202 per 100 people vs 1.0 per 100 people).

Benin's High-Tech Exports (%) is 13.5x that of Ghana (30.54% vs 2.1%).

Benin's Solar Electricity Share is 4.7x that of Ghana (4.0% vs 0.70%).

Benin's Tobacco Use Prevalence is 1.4x that of Ghana (7.6% of adults vs 3.2% of adults).

Benin's Child Mortality is 1.1x that of Ghana (77.9 per 1k births vs 37.1 per 1k births).

Key Comparisons

Broadband Access (%)Benin leads

Benin

202 per 100 people

Ghana

1.0 per 100 people

High-Tech Exports (%)Benin leads

Benin

30.54%

Ghana

2.1%

Solar Electricity ShareBenin leads

Benin

4.0%

Ghana

0.70%

Tobacco Use PrevalenceBenin leads

Benin

7.6% of adults

Ghana

3.2% of adults

Child MortalityBenin leads

Benin

77.9 per 1k births

Ghana

37.1 per 1k births

Alcohol ConsumptionBenin leads

Benin

8.8 L/adult/yr

Ghana

4.3 L/adult/yr

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

1.0 per 100 people

High-Tech Exports (%)

30.54%

2.1%

Solar Electricity Share

4.0%

0.70%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

7.6% of adults

3.2% of adults

Child Mortality

77.9 per 1k births

37.1 per 1k births

Alcohol Consumption

8.8 L/adult/yr

4.3 L/adult/yr

Protected Land (%)

29.7%

14.8%

Electricity Generation

1.0 TWh

24.29 TWh

Inflation Rate

1.2%

22.8%

Water Withdrawal

0.13 B m³

1.4 B m³

Electric Generating Capacity

505.0K kW

5.52M kW

Merchant Fleet Size

6.0

Military Spending

0.72% of GDP

0.38% of GDP

Scientific Publications

413.69

3.1K

Smoking Rate

6.3%

3.4%

Nurses & Midwives

0.59 per 1k

3.8 per 1k

Women in Parliament (%)

26.61%

14.55%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

105.31 kWh/person

552.5 kWh/person

Firms Making Informal Payments

4.7% of firms

22.74% of firms

Coastline Length

121 km

539 km

Benin vs Ghana

What matters for both sides

Benin

Ghana

Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Solar Electricity Share

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Child Mortality

Alcohol Consumption

Protected Land (%)

Electricity Generation

Inflation Rate

Water Withdrawal

Electric Generating Capacity

Merchant Fleet Size

Military Spending

Scientific Publications

Smoking Rate

Nurses & Midwives

Women in Parliament (%)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Coastline Length

Beer Consumption

Water Stress (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Total CO2 Emissions

Political Corruption Index

Infant Mortality

Forest Area

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Health Spending Per Capita

Population

Railway Length

University Enrollment Rate

Internet Users (%)

Fertility Rate

Land Area

Youth Unemployment Rate

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Spirits Consumption

Meat Consumption per Person

Liberal Democracy Index

Exports (% GDP)

Birth Rate

Irrigated Land

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Unemployment Rate

Mobile Money Accounts

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Digital Payments Used

Renewable Energy (%)

GNI Per Capita

Capital Elevation

Electricity Access (%)

Imports (% GDP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Teen Birth Rate

Suicide Rate

Adult Literacy Rate

Firms Asked for Bribes

GDP Growth Rate

Border Neighbors

Government Debt (% GDP)

Credit Card Ownership

Electoral Democracy Index

CO2 Per Capita

Sanitation Access (%)

Death Rate

Health Spending (% GDP)

Forest Coverage (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Electricity Carbon Intensity