Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa
Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: Population
Population in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 91.7 million people, or 7.5 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Benin ranked 76 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 15 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at 39.6 million people and Congo - Kinshasa at 431 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Benin | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.1 million | 106 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 13.8 million | 102 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 13.4 million | 99.2 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 13.1 million | 96 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 12.7 million | 93 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 12.4 million | 90.1 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 12 million | 87.1 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 11.7 million | 84 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 11.4 million | 81 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 11 million | 78.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 10.7 million | 75.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 10.4 million | 73.3 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 10.1 million | 70.9 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 9.8 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 9.51 million | 66.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 9.23 million | 64.4 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 8.95 million | 62.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 8.69 million | 60.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 8.43 million | 58.8 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 8.16 million | 57 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 7.91 million | 55.3 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 7.68 million | 53.8 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 7.45 million | 52.1 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 7.22 million | 50.5 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 7 million | 48.9 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 6.79 million | 47.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 6.58 million | 46 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 6.39 million | 45.3 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 6.23 million | 44.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 6.1 million | 42.6 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 5.87 million | 40.7 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 5.62 million | 39.2 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 5.45 million | 37.9 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 5.28 million | 36.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 5.12 million | 35.5 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 4.97 million | 34.4 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 4.82 million | 33.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 4.68 million | 32.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 4.54 million | 31.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 4.41 million | 30.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 4.28 million | 29.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 4.16 million | 28.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 4.04 million | 27.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.93 million | 26.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.82 million | 25.9 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.72 million | 25 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.62 million | 24.2 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.53 million | 23.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.45 million | 23 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.36 million | 22.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.28 million | 21.8 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.21 million | 21.3 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 3.14 million | 20.7 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 3.07 million | 20.1 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 3 million | 19.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.93 million | 19 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.87 million | 18.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.81 million | 17.9 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.76 million | 17.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.7 million | 17 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.65 million | 16.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.61 million | 16.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.56 million | 15.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.52 million | 15.3 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.48 million | 14.9 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.44 million | 14.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.41 million | 14.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.38 million | 13.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.35 million | 13.6 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.33 million | 13.3 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.31 million | 13.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.29 million | 12.8 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.27 million | 12.5 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.25 million | 12.3 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 2.23 million | 12.1 million | – |
| 1948 | 2.19 million | 11.9 million | – |
| 1947 | 2.15 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1946 | 2.11 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 2.08 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1944 | 2.04 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1943 | 2 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.97 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1941 | 1.93 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1940 | 1.9 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1939 | 1.87 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1938 | 1.85 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1937 | 1.82 million | 10 million | – |
| 1936 | 1.8 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1935 | 1.77 million | 9.8 million | – |
| 1934 | 1.75 million | 9.69 million | – |
| 1933 | 1.72 million | 9.57 million | – |
| 1932 | 1.7 million | 9.45 million | – |
| 1931 | 1.68 million | 9.34 million | – |
| 1930 | 1.65 million | 9.22 million | – |
| 1929 | 1.63 million | 9.1 million | – |
| 1928 | 1.6 million | 8.99 million | – |
| 1927 | 1.58 million | 8.87 million | – |
| 1926 | 1.56 million | 8.75 million | – |
| 1925 | 1.53 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1924 | 1.51 million | 8.53 million | – |
| 1923 | 1.49 million | 8.42 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.47 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.45 million | 8.23 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.43 million | 8.18 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.42 million | 8.17 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.4 million | 8.19 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.39 million | 8.23 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.38 million | 8.28 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.37 million | 8.33 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.36 million | 8.38 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.34 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.33 million | 8.48 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.32 million | 8.54 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.31 million | 8.6 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.29 million | 8.67 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.28 million | 8.75 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.27 million | 8.84 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.26 million | 8.93 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.25 million | 9.02 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.23 million | 9.11 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.22 million | 9.2 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.21 million | 9.29 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.2 million | 9.38 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.19 million | 9.45 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.18 million | 9.52 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.17 million | 9.58 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.16 million | 9.63 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.15 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.15 million | 9.72 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.14 million | 9.77 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.13 million | 9.82 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.12 million | 9.87 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.12 million | 9.91 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.11 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.1 million | 9.91 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.09 million | 9.88 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.08 million | 9.84 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.07 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.07 million | 9.75 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.06 million | 9.7 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.05 million | 9.66 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.04 million | 9.61 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.03 million | 9.56 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.02 million | 9.51 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.01 million | 9.45 million | – |
| 1878 | 1 million | 9.38 million | – |
| 1877 | 993,700 | 9.31 million | – |
| 1876 | 983,600 | 9.24 million | – |
| 1875 | 973,500 | 9.17 million | – |
| 1874 | 963,500 | 9.1 million | – |
| 1873 | 953,700 | 9.03 million | – |
| 1872 | 943,900 | 8.96 million | – |
| 1871 | 934,300 | 8.89 million | – |
| 1870 | 924,900 | 8.83 million | – |
| 1869 | 915,700 | 8.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 906,600 | 8.71 million | – |
| 1867 | 897,800 | 8.65 million | – |
| 1866 | 889,000 | 8.6 million | – |
| 1865 | 880,300 | 8.54 million | – |
| 1864 | 871,700 | 8.49 million | – |
| 1863 | 863,200 | 8.44 million | – |
| 1862 | 854,700 | 8.38 million | – |
| 1861 | 847,100 | 8.34 million | – |
| 1860 | 840,100 | 8.3 million | – |
| 1859 | 833,900 | 8.28 million | – |
| 1858 | 828,500 | 8.26 million | – |
| 1857 | 823,700 | 8.26 million | – |
| 1856 | 819,000 | 8.25 million | – |
| 1855 | 814,300 | 8.25 million | – |
| 1854 | 809,600 | 8.24 million | – |
| 1853 | 805,000 | 8.24 million | – |
| 1852 | 800,300 | 8.23 million | – |
| 1851 | 795,200 | 8.2 million | – |
| 1850 | 789,500 | 8.15 million | – |
| 1849 | 784,900 | 8.07 million | – |
| 1848 | 779,800 | 7.97 million | – |
| 1847 | 774,200 | 7.85 million | – |
| 1846 | 768,600 | 7.73 million | – |
| 1845 | 763,000 | 7.61 million | – |
| 1844 | 757,500 | 7.49 million | – |
| 1843 | 752,100 | 7.38 million | – |
| 1842 | 746,600 | 7.27 million | – |
| 1841 | 741,200 | 7.15 million | – |
| 1840 | 735,900 | 7.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 730,600 | 6.94 million | – |
| 1838 | 725,300 | 6.83 million | – |
| 1837 | 720,100 | 6.72 million | – |
| 1836 | 714,900 | 6.62 million | – |
| 1835 | 709,700 | 6.52 million | – |
| 1834 | 704,600 | 6.42 million | – |
| 1833 | 699,500 | 6.32 million | – |
| 1832 | 694,400 | 6.22 million | – |
| 1831 | 689,400 | 6.13 million | – |
| 1830 | 684,400 | 6.03 million | – |
| 1829 | 679,500 | 5.94 million | – |
| 1828 | 674,600 | 5.85 million | – |
| 1827 | 669,700 | 5.76 million | – |
| 1826 | 664,900 | 5.67 million | – |
| 1825 | 660,100 | 5.58 million | – |
| 1824 | 655,300 | 5.5 million | – |
| 1823 | 650,600 | 5.41 million | – |
| 1822 | 645,900 | 5.33 million | – |
| 1821 | 642,100 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1820 | 639,300 | 5.21 million | – |
| 1819 | 637,500 | 5.18 million | – |
| 1818 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1817 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1816 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1815 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1814 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1813 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1812 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1811 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1810 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1809 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1808 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1807 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1806 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1805 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1804 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1803 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1802 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1801 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
| 1800 | 636,600 | 5.16 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Benin | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.5 million14.4 million–14.5 million | 109 million109 million–110 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 14.8 million14.6 million–15 million | 113 million111 million–115 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 15.2 million14.9 million–15.4 million | 117 million113 million–119 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 15.5 million15.1 million–15.9 million | 120 million115 million–124 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 15.9 million15.4 million–16.4 million | 124 million118 million–129 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 16.3 million15.6 million–16.8 million | 128 million120 million–134 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 16.6 million15.8 million–17.3 million | 132 million122 million–139 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 17 million16 million–17.8 million | 135 million124 million–144 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 17.4 million16.2 million–18.3 million | 139 million126 million–149 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 17.7 million16.5 million–18.8 million | 143 million129 million–155 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 18.1 million16.7 million–19.4 million | 148 million131 million–160 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 18.5 million16.9 million–19.9 million | 152 million133 million–166 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 18.9 million17.1 million–20.5 million | 156 million135 million–172 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 19.3 million17.3 million–21 million | 160 million137 million–179 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 19.7 million17.5 million–21.6 million | 164 million139 million–185 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 20.1 million17.6 million–22.2 million | 168 million142 million–192 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 20.5 million17.8 million–22.8 million | 173 million144 million–199 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 20.8 million17.9 million–23.4 million | 177 million146 million–206 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 21.2 million18.1 million–24 million | 181 million148 million–213 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 21.6 million18.3 million–24.6 million | 186 million150 million–220 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 22 million18.4 million–25.2 million | 190 million153 million–228 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 22.4 million18.6 million–25.9 million | 195 million155 million–236 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 22.9 million18.8 million–26.6 million | 200 million157 million–244 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 23.3 million19 million–27.2 million | 204 million159 million–253 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 23.6 million19.2 million–27.9 million | 209 million160 million–262 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 24 million19.4 million–28.6 million | 214 million163 million–271 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 24.4 million19.5 million–29.3 million | 218 million165 million–281 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 24.8 million19.6 million–30.1 million | 223 million167 million–290 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 25.2 million19.7 million–30.9 million | 228 million169 million–301 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 25.6 million19.9 million–31.6 million | 233 million171 million–312 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 26 million20 million–32.3 million | 238 million174 million–323 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 26.4 million20.1 million–33 million | 242 million176 million–334 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 26.8 million20.2 million–33.8 million | 247 million178 million–345 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 27.2 million20.2 million–34.6 million | 252 million179 million–358 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 27.5 million20.3 million–35.4 million | 257 million181 million–371 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 27.9 million20.4 million–36.3 million | 262 million184 million–384 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 28.3 million20.4 million–37.1 million | 267 million185 million–397 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 28.6 million20.5 million–37.9 million | 272 million186 million–411 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 29 million20.4 million–38.7 million | 276 million188 million–424 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 29.4 million20.4 million–39.6 million | 281 million189 million–437 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 29.8 million20.5 million–40.5 million | 286 million190 million–453 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 30.1 million20.5 million–41.4 million | 291 million191 million–467 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 30.5 million20.5 million–42.3 million | 296 million193 million–482 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 30.8 million20.5 million–43.2 million | 300 million195 million–497 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 31.2 million20.6 million–44.1 million | 305 million197 million–514 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 31.5 million20.6 million–45.1 million | 310 million199 million–530 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 31.9 million20.6 million–46.1 million | 314 million201 million–547 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 32.2 million20.5 million–47 million | 319 million202 million–563 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 32.6 million20.6 million–48 million | 324 million203 million–582 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 32.9 million20.6 million–48.9 million | 328 million204 million–600 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 33.2 million20.5 million–49.9 million | 333 million205 million–618 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 33.6 million20.5 million–51 million | 337 million206 million–637 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 33.9 million20.5 million–52.1 million | 342 million208 million–659 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 34.2 million20.4 million–53.1 million | 346 million210 million–681 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 34.5 million20.4 million–54.2 million | 350 million211 million–702 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 34.8 million20.3 million–55.4 million | 355 million212 million–723 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 35.1 million20.2 million–56.6 million | 359 million214 million–745 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 35.4 million20.1 million–57.7 million | 363 million215 million–769 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 35.6 million20.1 million–58.9 million | 367 million216 million–793 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 35.9 million20 million–60.2 million | 371 million217 million–818 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 36.2 million19.9 million–61.4 million | 376 million218 million–843 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 36.4 million19.9 million–62.7 million | 380 million219 million–869 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 36.7 million19.8 million–63.8 million | 383 million221 million–897 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 36.9 million19.7 million–65.1 million | 387 million222 million–923 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 37.2 million19.6 million–66.5 million | 391 million223 million–951 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 37.4 million19.4 million–67.9 million | 395 million224 million–982 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 37.7 million19.3 million–69.3 million | 399 million225 million–1.01 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 37.9 million19.2 million–70.8 million | 402 million225 million–1.04 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 38.1 million19.1 million–72.3 million | 406 million226 million–1.07 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 38.3 million19 million–73.7 million | 409 million226 million–1.09 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 38.5 million18.9 million–75.1 million | 412 million227 million–1.12 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 38.7 million18.7 million–76.6 million | 416 million227 million–1.15 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 38.9 million18.6 million–78.2 million | 419 million228 million–1.18 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 39.1 million18.4 million–79.6 million | 422 million228 million–1.21 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 39.3 million18.3 million–80.8 million | 425 million228 million–1.23 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 39.4 million18.1 million–81.9 million | 428 million229 million–1.27 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 39.6 million18 million–83.2 million | 431 million230 million–1.31 billion | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025