Benin vs South Africa
Benin vs South Africa: Population
Population in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 49.1 million people, or 4.48 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Benin ranked 76 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at 39.6 million people and South Africa at 94.3 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Benin | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.1 million | 63.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 13.8 million | 62.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 13.4 million | 61.5 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 13.1 million | 60.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 12.7 million | 59.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 12.4 million | 58.6 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 12 million | 57.6 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 11.7 million | 57.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 11.4 million | 56.7 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 11 million | 55.6 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 10.7 million | 54.7 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 10.4 million | 53.8 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 10.1 million | 53 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 9.8 million | 52.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 9.51 million | 51.7 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 9.23 million | 51.1 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 8.95 million | 50.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 8.69 million | 50 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 8.43 million | 49.5 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 8.16 million | 49 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 7.91 million | 48.5 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 7.68 million | 48 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 7.45 million | 47.6 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 7.22 million | 47.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 7 million | 46.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 6.79 million | 46.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 6.58 million | 45.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 6.39 million | 45.1 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 6.23 million | 44.5 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 6.1 million | 44 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 5.87 million | 43.3 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 5.62 million | 42.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 5.45 million | 41.7 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 5.28 million | 40.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 5.12 million | 39.6 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 4.97 million | 38.5 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 4.82 million | 37.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 4.68 million | 36.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 4.54 million | 35 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 4.41 million | 33.9 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 4.28 million | 32.7 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 4.16 million | 31.6 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 4.04 million | 30.5 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.93 million | 29.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.82 million | 28.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.72 million | 27.9 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.62 million | 27.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.53 million | 26.4 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.45 million | 25.7 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.36 million | 25 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.28 million | 24.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.21 million | 23.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 3.14 million | 22.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 3.07 million | 22.3 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 3 million | 21.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.93 million | 21 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.87 million | 20.3 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.81 million | 19.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.76 million | 19.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.7 million | 18.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.65 million | 18 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.61 million | 17.4 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.56 million | 16.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.52 million | 16.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.48 million | 16 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.44 million | 15.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.41 million | 15.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.38 million | 14.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.35 million | 14.5 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.33 million | 14.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.31 million | 13.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.29 million | 13.6 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.27 million | 13.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.25 million | 13 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 2.23 million | 12.8 million | – |
| 1948 | 2.19 million | 12.5 million | – |
| 1947 | 2.15 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1946 | 2.11 million | 12 million | – |
| 1945 | 2.08 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 2.04 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1943 | 2 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.97 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 1.93 million | 11 million | – |
| 1940 | 1.9 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1939 | 1.87 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 1.85 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1937 | 1.82 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1936 | 1.8 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1935 | 1.77 million | 9.72 million | – |
| 1934 | 1.75 million | 9.53 million | – |
| 1933 | 1.72 million | 9.34 million | – |
| 1932 | 1.7 million | 9.16 million | – |
| 1931 | 1.68 million | 8.97 million | – |
| 1930 | 1.65 million | 8.79 million | – |
| 1929 | 1.63 million | 8.62 million | – |
| 1928 | 1.6 million | 8.44 million | – |
| 1927 | 1.58 million | 8.27 million | – |
| 1926 | 1.56 million | 8.1 million | – |
| 1925 | 1.53 million | 7.93 million | – |
| 1924 | 1.51 million | 7.77 million | – |
| 1923 | 1.49 million | 7.61 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.47 million | 7.45 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.45 million | 7.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.43 million | 7.17 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.42 million | 7.04 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.4 million | 6.93 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.39 million | 6.82 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.38 million | 6.71 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.37 million | 6.61 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.36 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.34 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.33 million | 6.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.32 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.31 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.29 million | 5.99 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.28 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.27 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.26 million | 5.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.25 million | 5.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.23 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.22 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.21 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.2 million | 5.24 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.19 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.18 million | 5.1 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.17 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.16 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.15 million | 4.93 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.15 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.14 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.13 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.12 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.12 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.11 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.1 million | 4.57 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.09 million | 4.52 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.08 million | 4.48 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.07 million | 4.43 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.07 million | 4.38 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.06 million | 4.33 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.05 million | 4.29 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.04 million | 4.24 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.03 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.02 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.01 million | 4.11 million | – |
| 1878 | 1 million | 4.06 million | – |
| 1877 | 993,700 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1876 | 983,600 | 3.98 million | – |
| 1875 | 973,500 | 3.93 million | – |
| 1874 | 963,500 | 3.89 million | – |
| 1873 | 953,700 | 3.85 million | – |
| 1872 | 943,900 | 3.81 million | – |
| 1871 | 934,300 | 3.77 million | – |
| 1870 | 924,900 | 3.73 million | – |
| 1869 | 915,700 | 3.69 million | – |
| 1868 | 906,600 | 3.65 million | – |
| 1867 | 897,800 | 3.61 million | – |
| 1866 | 889,000 | 3.57 million | – |
| 1865 | 880,300 | 3.53 million | – |
| 1864 | 871,700 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1863 | 863,200 | 3.46 million | – |
| 1862 | 854,700 | 3.42 million | – |
| 1861 | 847,100 | 3.39 million | – |
| 1860 | 840,100 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1859 | 833,900 | 3.31 million | – |
| 1858 | 828,500 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1857 | 823,700 | 3.24 million | – |
| 1856 | 819,000 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1855 | 814,300 | 3.17 million | – |
| 1854 | 809,600 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1853 | 805,000 | 3.11 million | – |
| 1852 | 800,300 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1851 | 795,200 | 3.03 million | – |
| 1850 | 789,500 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1849 | 784,900 | 2.94 million | – |
| 1848 | 779,800 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1847 | 774,200 | 2.82 million | – |
| 1846 | 768,600 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1845 | 763,000 | 2.69 million | – |
| 1844 | 757,500 | 2.64 million | – |
| 1843 | 752,100 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1842 | 746,600 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1841 | 741,200 | 2.47 million | – |
| 1840 | 735,900 | 2.41 million | – |
| 1839 | 730,600 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1838 | 725,300 | 2.31 million | – |
| 1837 | 720,100 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1836 | 714,900 | 2.21 million | – |
| 1835 | 709,700 | 2.16 million | – |
| 1834 | 704,600 | 2.11 million | – |
| 1833 | 699,500 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1832 | 694,400 | 2.02 million | – |
| 1831 | 689,400 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1830 | 684,400 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1829 | 679,500 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1828 | 674,600 | 1.85 million | – |
| 1827 | 669,700 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1826 | 664,900 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 660,100 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1824 | 655,300 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1823 | 650,600 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1822 | 645,900 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1821 | 642,100 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1820 | 639,300 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1819 | 637,500 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1818 | 636,600 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1817 | 636,600 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1816 | 636,600 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1815 | 636,600 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1814 | 636,600 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1813 | 636,600 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 636,600 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1811 | 636,600 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1810 | 636,600 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 636,600 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1808 | 636,600 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1807 | 636,600 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1806 | 636,600 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1805 | 636,600 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1804 | 636,600 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1803 | 636,600 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1802 | 636,600 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1801 | 636,600 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1800 | 636,600 | 1.45 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Benin | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.5 million14.4 million–14.5 million | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 14.8 million14.6 million–15 million | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 15.2 million14.9 million–15.4 million | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 15.5 million15.1 million–15.9 million | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 15.9 million15.4 million–16.4 million | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 16.3 million15.6 million–16.8 million | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 16.6 million15.8 million–17.3 million | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 17 million16 million–17.8 million | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 17.4 million16.2 million–18.3 million | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 17.7 million16.5 million–18.8 million | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 18.1 million16.7 million–19.4 million | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 18.5 million16.9 million–19.9 million | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 18.9 million17.1 million–20.5 million | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 19.3 million17.3 million–21 million | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 19.7 million17.5 million–21.6 million | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 20.1 million17.6 million–22.2 million | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 20.5 million17.8 million–22.8 million | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 20.8 million17.9 million–23.4 million | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 21.2 million18.1 million–24 million | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 21.6 million18.3 million–24.6 million | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 22 million18.4 million–25.2 million | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 22.4 million18.6 million–25.9 million | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 22.9 million18.8 million–26.6 million | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 23.3 million19 million–27.2 million | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 23.6 million19.2 million–27.9 million | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 24 million19.4 million–28.6 million | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 24.4 million19.5 million–29.3 million | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 24.8 million19.6 million–30.1 million | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 25.2 million19.7 million–30.9 million | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 25.6 million19.9 million–31.6 million | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 26 million20 million–32.3 million | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 26.4 million20.1 million–33 million | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 26.8 million20.2 million–33.8 million | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 27.2 million20.2 million–34.6 million | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 27.5 million20.3 million–35.4 million | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 27.9 million20.4 million–36.3 million | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 28.3 million20.4 million–37.1 million | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 28.6 million20.5 million–37.9 million | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 29 million20.4 million–38.7 million | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 29.4 million20.4 million–39.6 million | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 29.8 million20.5 million–40.5 million | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 30.1 million20.5 million–41.4 million | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 30.5 million20.5 million–42.3 million | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 30.8 million20.5 million–43.2 million | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 31.2 million20.6 million–44.1 million | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 31.5 million20.6 million–45.1 million | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 31.9 million20.6 million–46.1 million | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 32.2 million20.5 million–47 million | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 32.6 million20.6 million–48 million | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 32.9 million20.6 million–48.9 million | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 33.2 million20.5 million–49.9 million | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 33.6 million20.5 million–51 million | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 33.9 million20.5 million–52.1 million | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 34.2 million20.4 million–53.1 million | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 34.5 million20.4 million–54.2 million | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 34.8 million20.3 million–55.4 million | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 35.1 million20.2 million–56.6 million | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 35.4 million20.1 million–57.7 million | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 35.6 million20.1 million–58.9 million | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 35.9 million20 million–60.2 million | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 36.2 million19.9 million–61.4 million | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 36.4 million19.9 million–62.7 million | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 36.7 million19.8 million–63.8 million | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 36.9 million19.7 million–65.1 million | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 37.2 million19.6 million–66.5 million | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 37.4 million19.4 million–67.9 million | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 37.7 million19.3 million–69.3 million | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 37.9 million19.2 million–70.8 million | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 38.1 million19.1 million–72.3 million | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 38.3 million19 million–73.7 million | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 38.5 million18.9 million–75.1 million | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 38.7 million18.7 million–76.6 million | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 38.9 million18.6 million–78.2 million | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 39.1 million18.4 million–79.6 million | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 39.3 million18.3 million–80.8 million | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 39.4 million18.1 million–81.9 million | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 39.6 million18 million–83.2 million | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025