Benin vs Côte d’Ivoire
Benin vs Côte d’Ivoire: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.7 years in Benin and 4.8 years in Côte d’Ivoire, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.9 years, or 1.18 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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 Côte d’Ivoire ranked 152 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Benin | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
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 Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025