Benin vs Burkina Faso
Benin vs Burkina Faso: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 59% in Benin and 34% in Burkina Faso, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 25 percentage points, or 1.74 times that in Burkina Faso.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
- In 2024, Benin ranked 187 and Burkina Faso ranked 206 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Benin | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | 34 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 57 | 21.7 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 56.5 | 19.5 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 42 | 19 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 41 | 18.5 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 40 | 17.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 39 | 14.4 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 34.5 | 17 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 37 | 16.6 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 29.6 | 16.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 34.1 | 19.2 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 34.7 | 15.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 38.4 | 15.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 36.9 | 14.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 34.2 | 13.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 30 | 12.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 29 | 12.5 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 28 | 12 | 82 |
| 2006 | 27.9 | 11.6 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 26.1 | 11.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 25.2 | 10.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 24.3 | 11.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 23.4 | 9.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 21.5 | 9.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 19.6 | 8.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 18.6 | 7.6 | – |
| 1996 | 14.5 | 7.1 | – |
| 1995 | – | 6.6 | – |
| 1994 | – | 6.1 | – |
| 1993 | – | 6.1 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Burkina Faso
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Burkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Burkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Burkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Burkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Burkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Burkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Burkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Burkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Burkina Faso: $844M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Burkina Faso: $37 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Burkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Burkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Burkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Burkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Burkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025