Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 20.4 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.5 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.
be 59.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.4% less 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 73.0% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In France, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In France, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.3% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.7 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 40.1 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.