Benin vs Mali
Benin vs Mali: Population
Population in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 23.8 million people in Mali, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 9.66 million people, or 1.68 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Benin ranked 76 and Mali ranked 57 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at 39.6 million people and Mali at 79.4 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Benin | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.1 million | 23.8 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 13.8 million | 23.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 13.4 million | 22.4 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 13.1 million | 21.7 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 12.7 million | 21.1 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 12.4 million | 20.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 12 million | 19.8 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 11.7 million | 19.2 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 11.4 million | 18.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 11 million | 18 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 10.7 million | 17.5 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 10.4 million | 17 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 10.1 million | 16.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 9.8 million | 16 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 9.51 million | 15.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 9.23 million | 14.9 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 8.95 million | 14.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 8.69 million | 14 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 8.43 million | 13.5 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 8.16 million | 13.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 7.91 million | 12.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 7.68 million | 12.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 7.45 million | 11.9 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 7.22 million | 11.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 7 million | 11.2 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 6.79 million | 10.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 6.58 million | 10.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 6.39 million | 10.4 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 6.23 million | 10.2 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 6.1 million | 9.97 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 5.87 million | 9.76 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 5.62 million | 9.55 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 5.45 million | 9.36 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 5.28 million | 9.18 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 5.12 million | 9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 4.97 million | 8.83 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 4.82 million | 8.68 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 4.68 million | 8.53 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 4.54 million | 8.38 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 4.41 million | 8.21 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 4.28 million | 8.03 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 4.16 million | 7.86 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 4.04 million | 7.69 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.93 million | 7.53 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.82 million | 7.38 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.72 million | 7.23 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.62 million | 7.09 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.53 million | 6.96 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.45 million | 6.84 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.36 million | 6.72 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.28 million | 6.6 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.21 million | 6.48 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 3.14 million | 6.38 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 3.07 million | 6.28 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 3 million | 6.18 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.93 million | 6.08 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.87 million | 5.99 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.81 million | 5.9 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.76 million | 5.82 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.7 million | 5.73 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.65 million | 5.65 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.61 million | 5.56 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.56 million | 5.48 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.52 million | 5.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.48 million | 5.33 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.44 million | 5.25 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.41 million | 5.18 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.38 million | 5.11 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.35 million | 5.04 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.33 million | 4.97 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.31 million | 4.91 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.29 million | 4.84 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.27 million | 4.77 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.25 million | 4.7 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 2.23 million | 4.61 million | – |
| 1948 | 2.19 million | 4.53 million | – |
| 1947 | 2.15 million | 4.46 million | – |
| 1946 | 2.11 million | 4.38 million | – |
| 1945 | 2.08 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1944 | 2.04 million | 4.24 million | – |
| 1943 | 2 million | 4.17 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.97 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1941 | 1.93 million | 4.03 million | – |
| 1940 | 1.9 million | 3.97 million | – |
| 1939 | 1.87 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1938 | 1.85 million | 3.86 million | – |
| 1937 | 1.82 million | 3.81 million | – |
| 1936 | 1.8 million | 3.76 million | – |
| 1935 | 1.77 million | 3.71 million | – |
| 1934 | 1.75 million | 3.67 million | – |
| 1933 | 1.72 million | 3.62 million | – |
| 1932 | 1.7 million | 3.57 million | – |
| 1931 | 1.68 million | 3.53 million | – |
| 1930 | 1.65 million | 3.48 million | – |
| 1929 | 1.63 million | 3.43 million | – |
| 1928 | 1.6 million | 3.39 million | – |
| 1927 | 1.58 million | 3.34 million | – |
| 1926 | 1.56 million | 3.29 million | – |
| 1925 | 1.53 million | 3.25 million | – |
| 1924 | 1.51 million | 3.2 million | – |
| 1923 | 1.49 million | 3.16 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.47 million | 3.12 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.45 million | 3.08 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.43 million | 3.04 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.42 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.4 million | 2.98 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.39 million | 2.96 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.38 million | 2.92 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.37 million | 2.89 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.36 million | 2.85 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.34 million | 2.82 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.33 million | 2.78 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.32 million | 2.75 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.31 million | 2.71 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.29 million | 2.67 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.28 million | 2.63 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.27 million | 2.59 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.26 million | 2.55 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.25 million | 2.51 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.23 million | 2.47 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.22 million | 2.43 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.21 million | 2.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.2 million | 2.36 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.19 million | 2.33 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.18 million | 2.3 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.17 million | 2.28 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.16 million | 2.26 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.15 million | 2.23 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.15 million | 2.21 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.14 million | 2.19 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.13 million | 2.17 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.12 million | 2.15 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.12 million | 2.13 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.11 million | 2.11 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.1 million | 2.09 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.09 million | 2.07 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.08 million | 2.05 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.07 million | 2.03 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.07 million | 2.01 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.06 million | 2 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.05 million | 1.98 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.04 million | 1.96 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.03 million | 1.94 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.02 million | 1.93 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.01 million | 1.91 million | – |
| 1878 | 1 million | 1.89 million | – |
| 1877 | 993,700 | 1.87 million | – |
| 1876 | 983,600 | 1.86 million | – |
| 1875 | 973,500 | 1.84 million | – |
| 1874 | 963,500 | 1.82 million | – |
| 1873 | 953,700 | 1.8 million | – |
| 1872 | 943,900 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1871 | 934,300 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1870 | 924,900 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1869 | 915,700 | 1.74 million | – |
| 1868 | 906,600 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1867 | 897,800 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1866 | 889,000 | 1.7 million | – |
| 1865 | 880,300 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1864 | 871,700 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1863 | 863,200 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1862 | 854,700 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1861 | 847,100 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1860 | 840,100 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1859 | 833,900 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1858 | 828,500 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1857 | 823,700 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1856 | 819,000 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1855 | 814,300 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1854 | 809,600 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1853 | 805,000 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1852 | 800,300 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1851 | 795,200 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1850 | 789,500 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1849 | 784,900 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1848 | 779,800 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 774,200 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1846 | 768,600 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1845 | 763,000 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1844 | 757,500 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1843 | 752,100 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1842 | 746,600 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1841 | 741,200 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1840 | 735,900 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1839 | 730,600 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1838 | 725,300 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1837 | 720,100 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1836 | 714,900 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1835 | 709,700 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1834 | 704,600 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1833 | 699,500 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1832 | 694,400 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1831 | 689,400 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1830 | 684,400 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1829 | 679,500 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1828 | 674,600 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1827 | 669,700 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1826 | 664,900 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1825 | 660,100 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1824 | 655,300 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1823 | 650,600 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1822 | 645,900 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1821 | 642,100 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1820 | 639,300 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1819 | 637,500 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1818 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1817 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1816 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1814 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1813 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1812 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1811 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1810 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1809 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1808 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1807 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1806 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1805 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1804 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1803 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1802 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1801 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1800 | 636,600 | 1.4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Benin | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.5 million14.4 million–14.5 million | 24.5 million24.4 million–24.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 14.8 million14.6 million–15 million | 25.2 million24.9 million–25.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 15.2 million14.9 million–15.4 million | 25.9 million25.4 million–26.4 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 15.5 million15.1 million–15.9 million | 26.7 million25.9 million–27.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 15.9 million15.4 million–16.4 million | 27.4 million26.4 million–28.4 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 16.3 million15.6 million–16.8 million | 28.2 million26.9 million–29.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 16.6 million15.8 million–17.3 million | 29 million27.3 million–30.5 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 17 million16 million–17.8 million | 29.8 million27.8 million–31.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 17.4 million16.2 million–18.3 million | 30.6 million28.3 million–32.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 17.7 million16.5 million–18.8 million | 31.4 million28.7 million–34 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 18.1 million16.7 million–19.4 million | 32.3 million29.2 million–35.2 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 18.5 million16.9 million–19.9 million | 33.1 million29.6 million–36.5 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 18.9 million17.1 million–20.5 million | 34 million30 million–37.9 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 19.3 million17.3 million–21 million | 34.8 million30.4 million–39.3 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 19.7 million17.5 million–21.6 million | 35.7 million30.9 million–40.8 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 20.1 million17.6 million–22.2 million | 36.6 million31.3 million–42.3 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 20.5 million17.8 million–22.8 million | 37.4 million31.6 million–43.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 20.8 million17.9 million–23.4 million | 38.3 million32 million–45.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 21.2 million18.1 million–24 million | 39.2 million32.4 million–46.8 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 21.6 million18.3 million–24.6 million | 40 million32.9 million–48.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 22 million18.4 million–25.2 million | 40.9 million33.3 million–50.1 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 22.4 million18.6 million–25.9 million | 41.8 million33.6 million–51.8 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 22.9 million18.8 million–26.6 million | 42.7 million33.9 million–53.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 23.3 million19 million–27.2 million | 43.5 million34.2 million–55.4 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 23.6 million19.2 million–27.9 million | 44.4 million34.5 million–57.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 24 million19.4 million–28.6 million | 45.3 million34.8 million–59.2 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 24.4 million19.5 million–29.3 million | 46.2 million35 million–61.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 24.8 million19.6 million–30.1 million | 47 million35.2 million–63.1 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 25.2 million19.7 million–30.9 million | 47.9 million35.5 million–64.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 25.6 million19.9 million–31.6 million | 48.8 million35.8 million–66.7 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 26 million20 million–32.3 million | 49.6 million36.1 million–68.8 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 26.4 million20.1 million–33 million | 50.5 million36.4 million–71 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 26.8 million20.2 million–33.8 million | 51.4 million36.6 million–73.1 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 27.2 million20.2 million–34.6 million | 52.2 million36.9 million–75.2 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 27.5 million20.3 million–35.4 million | 53.1 million37.1 million–77.6 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 27.9 million20.4 million–36.3 million | 53.9 million37.3 million–80.1 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 28.3 million20.4 million–37.1 million | 54.8 million37.5 million–82.5 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 28.6 million20.5 million–37.9 million | 55.6 million37.7 million–84.9 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 29 million20.4 million–38.7 million | 56.5 million37.9 million–87.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 29.4 million20.4 million–39.6 million | 57.3 million38.1 million–89.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 29.8 million20.5 million–40.5 million | 58.1 million38.2 million–92.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 30.1 million20.5 million–41.4 million | 58.9 million38.3 million–94.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 30.5 million20.5 million–42.3 million | 59.8 million38.5 million–97.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 30.8 million20.5 million–43.2 million | 60.6 million38.7 million–99.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 31.2 million20.6 million–44.1 million | 61.4 million38.8 million–103 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 31.5 million20.6 million–45.1 million | 62.1 million38.8 million–105 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 31.9 million20.6 million–46.1 million | 62.9 million38.9 million–108 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 32.2 million20.5 million–47 million | 63.7 million39 million–111 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 32.6 million20.6 million–48 million | 64.4 million39 million–114 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 32.9 million20.6 million–48.9 million | 65.2 million38.9 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 33.2 million20.5 million–49.9 million | 65.9 million38.9 million–121 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 33.6 million20.5 million–51 million | 66.6 million39 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 33.9 million20.5 million–52.1 million | 67.3 million39.1 million–127 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 34.2 million20.4 million–53.1 million | 68 million39.2 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 34.5 million20.4 million–54.2 million | 68.7 million39.3 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 34.8 million20.3 million–55.4 million | 69.4 million39.3 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 35.1 million20.2 million–56.6 million | 70 million39.4 million–142 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 35.4 million20.1 million–57.7 million | 70.6 million39.4 million–145 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 35.6 million20.1 million–58.9 million | 71.2 million39.3 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 35.9 million20 million–60.2 million | 71.8 million39.2 million–151 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 36.2 million19.9 million–61.4 million | 72.4 million39.1 million–155 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 36.4 million19.9 million–62.7 million | 73 million39.1 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 36.7 million19.8 million–63.8 million | 73.5 million39.2 million–162 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 36.9 million19.7 million–65.1 million | 74.1 million39.2 million–166 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 37.2 million19.6 million–66.5 million | 74.6 million39.3 million–170 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 37.4 million19.4 million–67.9 million | 75.1 million39.2 million–174 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 37.7 million19.3 million–69.3 million | 75.5 million39.1 million–178 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 37.9 million19.2 million–70.8 million | 76 million38.9 million–181 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 38.1 million19.1 million–72.3 million | 76.4 million38.7 million–185 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 38.3 million19 million–73.7 million | 76.9 million38.4 million–189 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 38.5 million18.9 million–75.1 million | 77.3 million38.3 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 38.7 million18.7 million–76.6 million | 77.7 million38.4 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 38.9 million18.6 million–78.2 million | 78 million38.4 million–201 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 39.1 million18.4 million–79.6 million | 78.4 million38.2 million–205 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 39.3 million18.3 million–80.8 million | 78.7 million38 million–208 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 39.4 million18.1 million–81.9 million | 79 million37.8 million–211 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 39.6 million18 million–83.2 million | 79.4 million37.6 million–214 million | 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 Mali
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025