Benin vs Niger
Benin vs Niger: National power
National power in 2022: 0.07% of world capability in Benin and 0.11% of world capability in Niger, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Niger, by 0.04 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Benin.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Benin.
- In 2022, Benin ranked 108 and Niger ranked 88 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Benin | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| 2021 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 2016 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2015 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 2013 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 2012 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 2011 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 2010 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2009 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2008 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2007 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2001 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1998 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1997 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1996 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1995 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1989 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1988 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1987 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1986 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1982 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1981 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1979 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1978 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1977 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1976 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1975 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1974 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1973 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1972 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1971 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025