Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 18.4 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.0 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 60.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.7% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 69.7% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 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 United States, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
be 33.7% 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 United States, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 7.2 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 164.7 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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