Benin vs Chad
Benin vs Chad: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.7 years in Benin and 2.8 years in Chad, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 2.8 years, or 2 times that in Chad.
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 Chad ranked 169 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Benin | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2.8 |
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 Chad
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Chad: 55.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Chad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Chad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Chad: 3.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Chad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Chad: 19.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Chad: 5.71% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Chad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Chad: 27.6% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Chad: 15.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Chad: 2.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Chad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Chad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Chad: $598M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Chad: $31 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Chad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Chad: 45,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Chad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Chad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Chad: 4 million TIV in 2025