Benin vs Burkina Faso
Benin vs Burkina Faso: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.7 years in Benin and 4.5 years in Burkina Faso, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 1.1 years, or 1.25 times that in Burkina Faso.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Benin ranked 135 and Burkina Faso ranked 156 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Benin | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3.2 |
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
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