Benin vs Ghana
Benin vs Ghana: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 333.9 nights in Benin and 356.8 nights in Ghana, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Ghana, by 22.9 nights, or 1.07 times that in Benin.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Benin at 359.6 nights and Ghana at 364.2 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Benin | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 333.9 | 356.8 |
| 2013 | 328.9 | 355.8 |
| 2012 | 332.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | 330.1 | 355.7 |
| 2010 | 329.8 | 355.9 |
| 2009 | 325.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | 326.4 | 353.1 |
| 2007 | 325.2 | 353.8 |
| 2006 | 326.1 | 353.9 |
| 2005 | 324.3 | 352.7 |
| 2004 | 322.7 | 352.4 |
| 2003 | 327.4 | 353.8 |
| 2002 | 324 | 353.2 |
| 2001 | 329.4 | 354.9 |
| 2000 | 322.4 | 352.2 |
| 1999 | 317.9 | 350.2 |
| 1998 | 319.1 | 350.6 |
| 1997 | 320.6 | 350.5 |
| 1996 | 315.5 | 349.1 |
| 1995 | 316.5 | 348.9 |
| 1994 | 314.3 | 347.9 |
| 1993 | 313.5 | 347.1 |
| 1992 | 309.8 | 344.5 |
| 1991 | 316.1 | 348.4 |
| 1990 | 320.6 | 352.1 |
| 1989 | 313.1 | 347.9 |
| 1988 | 313.6 | 347.2 |
| 1987 | 313.3 | 346.6 |
| 1986 | 317.1 | 348.4 |
| 1985 | 314.6 | 347.2 |
| 1984 | 311.8 | 346.2 |
| 1983 | 308.8 | 344.8 |
| 1982 | 309.3 | 344.8 |
| 1981 | 314.8 | 346.8 |
| 1980 | 310.2 | 344.5 |
| 1979 | 311.9 | 346.4 |
| 1978 | 310 | 343.9 |
| 1977 | 314.4 | 345.9 |
| 1976 | 309.1 | 344.5 |
| 1975 | 307.3 | 345.3 |
| 1974 | 307.9 | 343 |
| 1973 | 311.8 | 344 |
| 1972 | 310.1 | 344.4 |
| 1971 | 305.9 | 342.7 |
| 1970 | 309.7 | 344 |
| 1969 | 305.9 | 342.5 |
| 1968 | 305.6 | 342 |
| 1967 | 305.6 | 342.7 |
| 1966 | 305.4 | 342.1 |
| 1965 | 306.1 | 342 |
| 1964 | 304.6 | 340 |
| 1963 | 304.6 | 342.8 |
| 1962 | 311.6 | 345.9 |
| 1961 | 307.4 | 344.1 |
| 1960 | 312.1 | 345.7 |
| 1959 | 312.4 | 344.6 |
| 1958 | 306.8 | 344.6 |
| 1957 | 311.8 | 344.1 |
| 1956 | 308.2 | 343.5 |
| 1955 | 308.6 | 342.5 |
| 1954 | 311.3 | 346.8 |
| 1953 | 307.4 | 344.5 |
| 1952 | 305.5 | 341.9 |
| 1951 | 309.4 | 343.8 |
| 1950 | 304.7 | 340.3 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Benin | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 328.6309.6–343.6 | 356341.5–361.7 |
| 2016 | 330.8309.8–342.5 | 356.5341.4–361.5 |
| 2017 | 330311.6–342.9 | 355.2341.3–361.6 |
| 2018 | 331.2315.3–345.2 | 355.8345.7–362.1 |
| 2019 | 328.1308–346.4 | 353.9343.6–362.3 |
| 2020 | 330.1308.7–348.1 | 356341.7–362.9 |
| 2021 | 332.7314.3–347.2 | 356.9345.4–362.7 |
| 2022 | 334.9314.5–347.9 | 358.2342–362.6 |
| 2023 | 331.8310.2–346.4 | 356.7344–361.7 |
| 2024 | 340.3323.4–351.1 | 358.6347.7–363.4 |
| 2025 | 335315.9–346.3 | 357.1347.2–361.9 |
| 2026 | 335.9313.3–353.1 | 357.2343.5–362.7 |
| 2027 | 335.8315.2–349.1 | 357.5344.3–362.4 |
| 2028 | 340.1321.3–351.9 | 359.5348.6–363.6 |
| 2029 | 338.6323.1–350.8 | 358.8349–363.1 |
| 2030 | 339.7321.7–350 | 359.6350.6–363.2 |
| 2031 | 343.8323.3–354.6 | 360.8351–364 |
| 2032 | 340.8318.1–351.4 | 359.7346.4–363.9 |
| 2033 | 343.1320.1–354.4 | 360.2349–364.1 |
| 2034 | 339.8319.2–352.6 | 359.4350.8–363.1 |
| 2035 | 342.7322–354.2 | 360.5350.8–364 |
| 2036 | 341.8320.2–355.2 | 360.9350.6–364.9 |
| 2037 | 344324.8–353.5 | 361350.5–364 |
| 2038 | 346.6334.6–355.1 | 361.4354.4–363.9 |
| 2039 | 344.5327.1–355.1 | 361.3352.3–364.5 |
| 2040 | 346327.6–355.8 | 361.5352.2–365.2 |
| 2041 | 345.5331.9–357.4 | 361.3351.7–364.3 |
| 2042 | 343.9328.1–358.9 | 360.6352.3–364.3 |
| 2043 | 345.7326.6–355.4 | 360.6351.8–364 |
| 2044 | 347.3329.7–358.8 | 361.6353.6–364.8 |
| 2045 | 342.6328–358.9 | 361.1353.2–364.4 |
| 2046 | 347.9332.2–357.8 | 361.9353.1–364.1 |
| 2047 | 349.6330.6–358.7 | 362.3350.3–364.5 |
| 2048 | 349.8334.6–358.1 | 362.1354.7–365.3 |
| 2049 | 350.7333.4–359.3 | 362.6354–364.4 |
| 2050 | 351334–360.2 | 362.2355.3–364.4 |
| 2051 | 350338.1–359.9 | 362.3355.7–364.6 |
| 2052 | 348.6332.5–359.5 | 362.1354.2–365 |
| 2053 | 351.3331.1–359.3 | 362.4354.1–364.5 |
| 2054 | 353.3336.1–360.3 | 362.9354.8–364.6 |
| 2055 | 350.7336.5–359.7 | 362.5355.1–364.5 |
| 2056 | 353.4337.9–362 | 363.3355.6–365.7 |
| 2057 | 355339.4–361.3 | 363.2355.9–364.8 |
| 2058 | 352.5338–360.1 | 363356.3–364.9 |
| 2059 | 354.9338.8–361.9 | 362.9356.2–364.8 |
| 2060 | 353.2337.9–360.9 | 362.9354.1–365.7 |
| 2061 | 353.8331.6–362 | 363.2354–364.9 |
| 2062 | 353.5334.3–361.4 | 363.1355–364.9 |
| 2063 | 355.1335.9–361.9 | 363.2355.5–364.9 |
| 2064 | 353.9338–363.1 | 363.3356.6–365.6 |
| 2065 | 355.3343.1–362.4 | 363.7357.8–364.9 |
| 2066 | 352.4339.8–360.1 | 362.7356.9–364.8 |
| 2067 | 355.7336.9–362.9 | 363.6354.1–364.9 |
| 2068 | 357.5341.2–363.6 | 364.1356.3–365.8 |
| 2069 | 353.4339.4–362.3 | 362.8356.3–364.9 |
| 2070 | 354.4341–361.7 | 363.3356.2–364.9 |
| 2071 | 356.4338.9–362.8 | 363.5355.3–364.9 |
| 2072 | 357.8343.2–363.8 | 364.1355.6–365.8 |
| 2073 | 356.1339.2–362.4 | 363.6355.1–364.8 |
| 2074 | 355.1339–362.4 | 363.4355.4–364.8 |
| 2075 | 356.2344.1–363.5 | 363.4357–364.9 |
| 2076 | 357343.3–362.6 | 363.8358.4–365.8 |
| 2077 | 357.3343.8–363.1 | 363.8357.8–365 |
| 2078 | 357.9344.2–363.3 | 363.9356.6–364.9 |
| 2079 | 357.3347.1–362.8 | 364.2358–365 |
| 2080 | 358.9344.5–365.3 | 364.3357.8–366 |
| 2081 | 357.1341.4–363.9 | 363.8357.1–365 |
| 2082 | 357.1341.9–362.2 | 363.5357.1–364.9 |
| 2083 | 358.4346.7–363.4 | 364.1358.3–365 |
| 2084 | 357.9343.1–364.6 | 364358.5–365.9 |
| 2085 | 359.5346–364.2 | 364.1358.3–365 |
| 2086 | 359.2344.3–364.1 | 364.1357.8–365 |
| 2087 | 357.6343.8–364.2 | 364.1357.9–365 |
| 2088 | 358.5341.9–364.2 | 364.2356.4–365.9 |
| 2089 | 357.1346.7–363.7 | 363.9357.6–365 |
| 2090 | 359.7343.6–363.8 | 364.2357.6–365 |
| 2091 | 358.6342.2–364.1 | 363.9357.6–364.9 |
| 2092 | 359.3342.5–364.9 | 364.4356.6–366 |
| 2093 | 360.3348–364.4 | 364.4358.2–365 |
| 2094 | 359347.2–364.5 | 364.1357.9–365 |
| 2095 | 358.6345.9–364.3 | 364358.2–365 |
| 2096 | 359.2344.5–365.5 | 363.9358–366 |
| 2097 | 358.4343.3–363.8 | 363.9356.3–364.9 |
| 2098 | 358.2346.2–363.8 | 363.7357.8–364.9 |
| 2099 | 358344.6–363.9 | 363.9358.6–365 |
| 2100 | 359.6348.3–364.5 | 364.2357.6–365 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
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