Benin vs Ghana
Benin vs Ghana: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.63% in Benin and 3.4% in Ghana, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Ghana.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Benin ranked 74 and Ghana ranked 103 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Benin | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.63 | 3.4 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.63 | 3.39 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.63 | 3.38 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.62 | 3.38 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.62 | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.62 | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.62 | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.62 | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.62 | 3.38 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.62 | 3.38 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.62 | 3.39 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.62 | 3.39 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.62 | 3.39 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.61 | 3.39 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.61 | 3.38 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.6 | 3.38 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 3.37 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.59 | 3.37 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.59 | 3.36 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.58 | 3.36 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.57 | 3.35 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.57 | 3.35 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.56 | 3.35 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.55 | 3.35 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.55 | 3.35 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.55 | 3.36 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.54 | 3.36 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.54 | 3.37 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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 Ghana
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Ghana: 65.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ghana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ghana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ghana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Ghana: 33.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Ghana: 1.9% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Ghana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Ghana: 58.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Ghana: 20.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Ghana: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Ghana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Ghana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Ghana: $385M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Ghana: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Ghana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Ghana: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Ghana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Ghana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Ghana: 5 million TIV in 2025