Angola vs Benin
Angola vs Benin: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.2 years in Angola and 5.7 years in Benin, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 1.4 years, or 1.34 times that in Angola.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Angola ranked 164 and Benin ranked 135 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Angola | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
| 2010 | – | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Benin
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Benin: 60.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Benin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Benin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Benin: 3.63% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Benin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Benin: 14.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Benin: 2.51% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Benin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Benin: 53.4% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Benin: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Benin: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Benin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Benin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Benin: $204M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Benin: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Benin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Benin: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Benin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Benin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Benin: 4 million TIV in 2025