Benin vs Ghana
Benin vs Ghana: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 34% in Benin and 72.2% in Ghana, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 38.2 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Benin.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Benin.
- In 2024, Benin ranked 159 and Ghana ranked 117 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Benin | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 34 | 72.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 32.4 | 70.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 30.5 | 69.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 28.2 | 68.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 22.1 | 62.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 19 | 43 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 18.7 | 37.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 14.5 | 28 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 23 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 19 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 15 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 9 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1.2 | 1.7 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | 1.2 | – |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 0.8 | – |
| 2001 | 0.4 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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 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
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Ghana: 3.4% in 2017
- 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