Which has more people, Angola or Benin?

Angola has a population of 40,215,179 (39th of 235 countries) and Benin has 15,170,419 (76th of 235).

How do Angola and Benin compare on Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)?

Life Expectancy at Birth (Years): Angola 64.8 (189th of 215), Benin 61.0 (207th of 215) among countries. Angola ranks better.

How do Angola and Benin compare on GDP per Person at PPP (International $)?

GDP per Person at PPP (International $): Angola $10,251 (126th of 184), Benin $4,817 (154th of 184) among countries. Angola ranks better.

Where does Angola beat Benin most clearly?

Angola ranks far ahead on Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% (Share of Income Of the Richest One Percent by Country): 26.0% vs 14.0%.

Where does Benin beat Angola most clearly?

Benin ranks far ahead on Starvation Rate Change vs Prev. Year (Starvation Deaths by Country): -0.39 ASR per 100K pop. vs 0.09 ASR per 100K pop.; Unemployment Rate (%) (Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)): 1.59% vs 14.1%; Unemployment Rate - CIA (Unemployment by Country): 1.8% vs 14.5%.

Angola vs Benin

Benin comes out ahead of Angola on 240 of 438 statistics where one end is better, to 188 with 10 ties. Angola leads on Travel and Crime & Safety. Benin leads on Politics & Government, Law and Tech & Business and 7 more categories.

438 statistics with a better end, compared

Each counts once for the place that ranks better; 10 ties. Totals that mostly track population are left out.

Angola

Wins: 188
Avg. percentile: 41
Categories led: 2

Benin

Wins: 240
Avg. percentile: 46
Categories led: 10

At a glance

Headline statistics, each ranked among all countries.

Statistic	Angola	Benin
Population	40,215,179 39th of 235	15,170,419 76th of 235
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)Health Indicators by Country (World Bank)	64.8 189th of 215	61.0 207th of 215
GDP per Person at PPP (International $)Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)	$10,251 126th of 184	$4,817 154th of 184
Unemployment Rate (%)Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)	14.1% 165th of 181	1.59% 13th of 181
Access to Electricity (% of People)Development Indicators by Country (World Bank)	55.5% 190th of 214	59.0% 188th of 214
Infant Deaths per 1,000 BirthsHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)	32.1 tied 153rd of 195	45.2 179th of 195
GDP per Person (US$)Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)	$3,129 136th of 185	$1,658 156th of 185

By category

Average percentile on each category's widely ranked statistics.

Politics & GovernmentBenin · 39 statistics
LawBenin · 6 statistics
Tech & BusinessBenin · 17 statistics
PopulationBenin · 18 statistics
TravelAngola · 9 statistics
HealthBenin · 192 statistics
Infrastructure & EnergyBenin · 31 statistics
CultureBenin · 64 statistics
EconomicsBenin · 67 statistics
Crime & SafetyAngola · 42 statistics
Manufacturing & MiningBenin · 3 statistics
EnvironmentBenin · 41 statistics
EducationEven · 9 statistics

Biggest differences

The 30 statistics where their rankings differ most, among rankings of at least 118 countries.

Statistic	Angola	Benin
Starvation Rate Change vs Prev. YearStarvation Deaths by Country	0.09 ASR per 100K pop. tied 155th of 170	-0.39 ASR per 100K pop. 11th of 170
Unemployment Rate (%)Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)	14.1% 165th of 181	1.59% 13th of 181
Unemployment Rate - CIAUnemployment by Country	14.5% 168th of 184	1.8% 14th of 184
Vacc. Rate BCGVaccination Rates by Country	68.0% tied 144th of 153	99.0% tied 1st of 153
% w/ DepressionDepression Rates by Country	4.68% 148th of 184	2.9% 17th of 184
Depressive Disorder RateDepression Rates by Country	4.68 per 100k 161st of 202	2.9 per 100k 19th of 202
Diabetes Deaths as % of All Deaths Up to Age 60Diabetes Rates by Country	5.8% 135th of 181	0.9% tied 8th of 181
GDP Growth WBGDP Growth by Country	1% tied 148th of 190	6.4% tied 20th of 190
Inflation RateInflation Rate by Country	15.7% 152nd of 159	1.4% tied 44th of 159
V-Dem ECI ScoreV Dem Democracy Index by Country	0.24 tied 165th of 175	0.74 tied 50th of 175
New HIV Infection RateHIV Rates by Country	0.55 per 1k 111th of 128	0.1 per 1k tied 4th of 128
Pct Starv. Rate Change vs Prev. YearStarvation Deaths by Country	1.74% 158th of 202	-4.24% tied 34th of 202
World Risk IndexNatural Disaster Risk by Country	10.83 144th of 193	1.62 32nd of 193
ExposureNatural Disaster Risk by Country	2.37 124th of 193	0.09 tied 13th of 193
Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%Share of Income Of the Richest One Percent by Country	26.0% 9th of 171	14.0% 106th of 171
Melanoma Death Rate - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country	0.8 per 100k tied 122nd of 204	0.04 per 100k tied 9th of 204
GDP Growth IMFGDP Growth by Country	2.8% 118th of 189	6.5% tied 13th of 189
Melanoma Death Rate - AllSkin Cancer Rates by Country	0.73 per 100k tied 113th of 204	0.02 per 100k tied 2nd of 204
Melanoma Death Rate - MaleMale Skin Cancer Rates by Country	0.67 per 100k 111th of 204	0.01 per 100k tied 1st of 204
Melanoma New Case Rate - AllSkin Cancer Rates by Country	1.57 per 100k tied 109th of 203	0.06 per 100k tied 2nd of 203
World Order Rank GCI v1.6Good Country Index by Country	153rd 150th of 171	60th 60th of 171
LP Enterprise ConditionsLegatum Prosperity Index	163rd 163rd of 167	77th 77th of 167
Melanoma New Case Rate - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country	2.01 per 100k 116th of 204	0.11 per 100k 12th of 204
Melanoma New Case Rate - MaleMale Skin Cancer Rates by Country	1.1 per 100k 104th of 204	0.01 per 100k 1st of 204
Melanoma Rate Both SexesSkin Cancer Rates by Country	7.35 per 100k 105th of 204	0.35 per 100k tied 4th of 204
Patent Grants (Abroad) 1980-2022Inventions by Country	7 tied 171st of 192	702 77th of 192
Melanoma Rate FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country	11.09 per 100k 114th of 204	0.66 per 100k 14th of 204
Gini Coefficient - IncomeGini Coefficient by Country	51.3 165th of 172	34.4 81st of 172
GDP Growth (%)Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)	3.13% 97th of 185	8.07% 9th of 185
Science and Technology Rank GCI v1.6Good Country Index by Country	169th 166th of 171	85th 85th of 171

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Quick answers

Which is better, Angola or Benin?: Benin comes out ahead of Angola on 240 of 438 statistics where one end is better, to 188 with 10 ties. Angola leads on Travel and Crime & Safety. Benin leads on Politics & Government, Law and Tech & Business and 7 more categories. Statistics where neither end is better, and totals that mostly track population, are not counted.
Which has more people, Angola or Benin?: Angola has a population of 40,215,179 (39th of 235 countries) and Benin has 15,170,419 (76th of 235).
How do Angola and Benin compare on Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)?: Life Expectancy at Birth (Years): Angola 64.8 (189th of 215), Benin 61.0 (207th of 215) among countries. Angola ranks better.
How do Angola and Benin compare on GDP per Person at PPP (International $)?: GDP per Person at PPP (International $): Angola $10,251 (126th of 184), Benin $4,817 (154th of 184) among countries. Angola ranks better.
Where does Angola beat Benin most clearly?: Angola ranks far ahead on Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% (Share of Income Of the Richest One Percent by Country): 26.0% vs 14.0%.
Where does Benin beat Angola most clearly?: Benin ranks far ahead on Starvation Rate Change vs Prev. Year (Starvation Deaths by Country): -0.39 ASR per 100K pop. vs 0.09 ASR per 100K pop.; Unemployment Rate (%) (Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank)): 1.59% vs 14.1%; Unemployment Rate - CIA (Unemployment by Country): 1.8% vs 14.5%.

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