Benin vs Mauritania

Benin (Africa) and Mauritania (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1961-2025

Benin Mauritania World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1961 Benin: 92.09 Mauritania: 188.16 World: 471.93 1962 Benin: 90.77 Mauritania: 189 World: 496.11 1963 Benin: 95.72 Mauritania: 188.25 World: 525.19 1964 Benin: 99.79 Mauritania: 244.29 World: 563.85 1965 Benin: 105.12 Mauritania: 269.96 World: 601.89 1966 Benin: 107.64 Mauritania: 273.6 World: 638.97 1967 Benin: 106.59 Mauritania: 281.53 World: 664.4 1968 Benin: 111.21 Mauritania: 300.94 World: 703.46 1969 Benin: 110.31 Mauritania: 276.6 World: 761.11 1970 Benin: 108.85 Mauritania: 281.33 World: 817.68 1971 Benin: 106.89 Mauritania: 295.99 World: 884.88 1972 Benin: 127.93 Mauritania: 335.23 World: 1,002 1973 Benin: 153.61 Mauritania: 409.72 World: 1,201.53 1974 Benin: 164.95 Mauritania: 494.29 World: 1,362.19 1975 Benin: 196.46 Mauritania: 550.66 World: 1,488.94 1976 Benin: 197.73 Mauritania: 589.24 World: 1,589.73 1977 Benin: 207.01 Mauritania: 590.23 World: 1,766.28 1978 Benin: 249.8 Mauritania: 577.74 World: 2,055.49 1979 Benin: 310.65 Mauritania: 664.38 World: 2,335.19 1980 Benin: 358 Mauritania: 710.92 World: 2,587.01 1981 Benin: 319.72 Mauritania: 728.8 World: 2,628.62 1982 Benin: 305 Mauritania: 710.22 World: 2,554.08 1983 Benin: 255.98 Mauritania: 725.17 World: 2,561.17 1984 Benin: 238.57 Mauritania: 649.68 World: 2,614.33 1985 Benin: 230.43 Mauritania: 593.22 World: 2,690.59 1986 Benin: 285.77 Mauritania: 677.36 World: 3,118.57 1987 Benin: 324.25 Mauritania: 745.79 World: 3,487.88 1988 Benin: 326.18 Mauritania: 762.42 World: 3,829.99 1989 Benin: 293.32 Mauritania: 762.28 World: 3,930.51 1990 Benin: 371.1 Mauritania: 772.03 World: 4,338.94 1991 Benin: 364.69 Mauritania: 1,061.68 World: 4,453.9 1992 Benin: 301.77 Mauritania: 1,036.47 World: 4,679.98 1993 Benin: 387.31 Mauritania: 849.62 World: 4,685.3 1994 Benin: 262.13 Mauritania: 864.6 World: 4,967.01 1995 Benin: 348.44 Mauritania: 904.72 World: 5,463.2 1996 Benin: 369.39 Mauritania: 904.12 World: 5,507.22 1997 Benin: 344.55 Mauritania: 859.28 World: 5,408.57 1998 Benin: 361.6 Mauritania: 821.27 World: 5,302.34 1999 Benin: 525.13 Mauritania: 781.34 World: 5,401.23 2000 Benin: 487.42 Mauritania: 680.91 World: 5,512.56 2001 Benin: 492.4 Mauritania: 651.82 World: 5,404.2 2002 Benin: 546.46 Mauritania: 648.88 World: 5,539.32 2003 Benin: 676 Mauritania: 732.02 World: 6,129.87 2004 Benin: 758.7 Mauritania: 823.55 World: 6,818 2005 Benin: 779.44 Mauritania: 998.97 World: 7,290.57 2006 Benin: 809.15 Mauritania: 1,300.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Benin: 912.34 Mauritania: 1,405.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Benin: 1,060.6 Mauritania: 1,635.56 World: 9,425.74 2009 Benin: 1,024.1 Mauritania: 1,435.43 World: 8,827.04 2010 Benin: 973.24 Mauritania: 1,659.96 World: 9,555.07 2011 Benin: 1,059.41 Mauritania: 1,931.2 World: 10,496.93 2012 Benin: 1,071.53 Mauritania: 1,859.12 World: 10,597.85 2013 Benin: 1,168.93 Mauritania: 1,936.27 World: 10,759.35 2014 Benin: 1,204.4 Mauritania: 1,718.97 World: 10,912.24 2015 Benin: 1,002.42 Mauritania: 1,558.84 World: 10,191.98 2016 Benin: 1,010.53 Mauritania: 1,568.01 World: 10,239.47 2017 Benin: 1,054.97 Mauritania: 1,617.93 World: 10,784.4 2018 Benin: 1,151.74 Mauritania: 1,723.38 World: 11,344.73 2019 Benin: 1,130.82 Mauritania: 1,767.07 World: 11,417.6 2020 Benin: 1,200.19 Mauritania: 1,795.72 World: 10,999.49 2021 Benin: 1,318.65 Mauritania: 1,947.47 World: 12,472.91 2022 Benin: 1,266.43 Mauritania: 1,961.28 World: 12,876.24 2023 Benin: 1,394.18 Mauritania: 2,127.96 World: 13,313.86 2024 Benin: 1,485.38 Mauritania: 2,104.54 World: 13,717.09 2025 Benin: 1,658.27 Mauritania: 2,197.51 World: 14,405.85 1961 1981 1991 2001 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Benin Mauritania World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Benin: 38.78 Mauritania: 43.61 World: 50.94 1961 Benin: 39.23 Mauritania: 44.31 World: 52.8 1962 Benin: 39.64 Mauritania: 45.05 World: 55.29 1963 Benin: 40.08 Mauritania: 45.79 World: 55.65 1964 Benin: 40.5 Mauritania: 46.58 World: 56.1 1965 Benin: 40.97 Mauritania: 47.36 World: 55.93 1966 Benin: 41.27 Mauritania: 48.14 World: 56.45 1967 Benin: 41.76 Mauritania: 48.89 World: 56.9 1968 Benin: 42.18 Mauritania: 49.51 World: 57.34 1969 Benin: 42.59 Mauritania: 50.09 World: 57.68 1970 Benin: 43.03 Mauritania: 50.54 World: 57.94 1971 Benin: 43.39 Mauritania: 50.76 World: 58.02 1972 Benin: 43.93 Mauritania: 51.04 World: 58.84 1973 Benin: 44.44 Mauritania: 51.22 World: 59.3 1974 Benin: 44.88 Mauritania: 51.43 World: 59.7 1975 Benin: 45.41 Mauritania: 51.57 World: 60.13 1976 Benin: 45.95 Mauritania: 51.77 World: 60.45 1977 Benin: 46.5 Mauritania: 52 World: 61.04 1978 Benin: 46.94 Mauritania: 52.35 World: 61.39 1979 Benin: 47.36 Mauritania: 52.76 World: 61.84 1980 Benin: 47.75 Mauritania: 53.2 World: 62.15 1981 Benin: 48.12 Mauritania: 53.68 World: 62.52 1982 Benin: 48.49 Mauritania: 54.23 World: 62.87 1983 Benin: 48.85 Mauritania: 54.58 World: 63.13 1984 Benin: 49.4 Mauritania: 55.2 World: 63.44 1985 Benin: 49.96 Mauritania: 55.81 World: 63.73 1986 Benin: 50.63 Mauritania: 56.32 World: 64.12 1987 Benin: 51.26 Mauritania: 56.96 World: 64.46 1988 Benin: 52.02 Mauritania: 57.48 World: 64.67 1989 Benin: 52.45 Mauritania: 57.7 World: 64.96 1990 Benin: 53.02 Mauritania: 58.09 World: 65.11 1991 Benin: 53.44 Mauritania: 58.29 World: 65.3 1992 Benin: 54.14 Mauritania: 58.57 World: 65.55 1993 Benin: 54.61 Mauritania: 58.73 World: 65.74 1994 Benin: 54.99 Mauritania: 58.76 World: 65.96 1995 Benin: 55.37 Mauritania: 58.86 World: 66.2 1996 Benin: 55.65 Mauritania: 58.92 World: 66.52 1997 Benin: 55.99 Mauritania: 59.42 World: 66.83 1998 Benin: 56.15 Mauritania: 59.89 World: 67.07 1999 Benin: 56.34 Mauritania: 60.44 World: 67.31 2000 Benin: 56.59 Mauritania: 61.04 World: 67.65 2001 Benin: 56.65 Mauritania: 61.66 World: 67.95 2002 Benin: 56.85 Mauritania: 62.25 World: 68.23 2003 Benin: 57.09 Mauritania: 62.81 World: 68.52 2004 Benin: 57.35 Mauritania: 63.37 World: 68.77 2005 Benin: 57.74 Mauritania: 63.92 World: 69.11 2006 Benin: 57.97 Mauritania: 64.49 World: 69.47 2007 Benin: 58.25 Mauritania: 64.89 World: 69.81 2008 Benin: 58.1 Mauritania: 65.23 World: 70 2009 Benin: 58.26 Mauritania: 65.49 World: 70.38 2010 Benin: 58.39 Mauritania: 65.66 World: 70.68 2011 Benin: 58.46 Mauritania: 65.75 World: 70.97 2012 Benin: 58.56 Mauritania: 65.81 World: 71.26 2013 Benin: 58.86 Mauritania: 65.89 World: 71.53 2014 Benin: 59.01 Mauritania: 66.21 World: 71.78 2015 Benin: 59.12 Mauritania: 66.5 World: 71.97 2016 Benin: 59.28 Mauritania: 66.82 World: 72.19 2017 Benin: 59.53 Mauritania: 67.09 World: 72.37 2018 Benin: 59.71 Mauritania: 67.42 World: 72.64 2019 Benin: 59.89 Mauritania: 67.64 World: 72.87 2020 Benin: 60.15 Mauritania: 66.79 World: 72.18 2021 Benin: 59.61 Mauritania: 66.76 World: 71.22 2022 Benin: 60.48 Mauritania: 68.28 World: 72.97 2023 Benin: 60.77 Mauritania: 68.48 World: 73.33 2024 Benin: 60.96 Mauritania: 68.71 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Benin Mauritania World

2 4 6 8 1960 Benin: 6.28 Mauritania: 6.15 World: 4.69 1961 Benin: 6.4 Mauritania: 6.2 World: 4.56 1962 Benin: 6.46 Mauritania: 6.24 World: 5.02 1963 Benin: 6.51 Mauritania: 6.31 World: 5.31 1964 Benin: 6.57 Mauritania: 6.37 World: 5.13 1965 Benin: 6.61 Mauritania: 6.44 World: 5.08 1966 Benin: 6.63 Mauritania: 6.52 World: 4.97 1967 Benin: 6.64 Mauritania: 6.57 World: 4.87 1968 Benin: 6.67 Mauritania: 6.6 World: 4.98 1969 Benin: 6.71 Mauritania: 6.64 World: 4.88 1970 Benin: 6.74 Mauritania: 6.68 World: 4.84 1971 Benin: 6.77 Mauritania: 6.7 World: 4.69 1972 Benin: 6.8 Mauritania: 6.71 World: 4.55 1973 Benin: 6.81 Mauritania: 6.72 World: 4.42 1974 Benin: 6.82 Mauritania: 6.73 World: 4.26 1975 Benin: 6.83 Mauritania: 6.71 World: 4.07 1976 Benin: 6.83 Mauritania: 6.73 World: 3.97 1977 Benin: 6.83 Mauritania: 6.74 World: 3.84 1978 Benin: 6.82 Mauritania: 6.73 World: 3.77 1979 Benin: 6.91 Mauritania: 6.7 World: 3.76 1980 Benin: 6.99 Mauritania: 6.67 World: 3.73 1981 Benin: 7.06 Mauritania: 6.64 World: 3.71 1982 Benin: 7.06 Mauritania: 6.59 World: 3.72 1983 Benin: 7.05 Mauritania: 6.54 World: 3.59 1984 Benin: 7.03 Mauritania: 6.48 World: 3.57 1985 Benin: 7 Mauritania: 6.42 World: 3.53 1986 Benin: 6.96 Mauritania: 6.34 World: 3.51 1987 Benin: 6.92 Mauritania: 6.27 World: 3.48 1988 Benin: 6.87 Mauritania: 6.21 World: 3.39 1989 Benin: 6.82 Mauritania: 6.2 World: 3.35 1990 Benin: 6.74 Mauritania: 6.18 World: 3.31 1991 Benin: 6.67 Mauritania: 6.16 World: 3.13 1992 Benin: 6.59 Mauritania: 6.13 World: 3.04 1993 Benin: 6.51 Mauritania: 6.09 World: 2.97 1994 Benin: 6.42 Mauritania: 6.06 World: 2.92 1995 Benin: 6.33 Mauritania: 5.96 World: 2.87 1996 Benin: 6.28 Mauritania: 5.86 World: 2.82 1997 Benin: 6.23 Mauritania: 5.74 World: 2.78 1998 Benin: 6.14 Mauritania: 5.62 World: 2.75 1999 Benin: 6.03 Mauritania: 5.52 World: 2.72 2000 Benin: 5.94 Mauritania: 5.46 World: 2.73 2001 Benin: 5.85 Mauritania: 5.41 World: 2.69 2002 Benin: 5.79 Mauritania: 5.37 World: 2.66 2003 Benin: 5.76 Mauritania: 5.36 World: 2.64 2004 Benin: 5.72 Mauritania: 5.37 World: 2.63 2005 Benin: 5.69 Mauritania: 5.38 World: 2.61 2006 Benin: 5.67 Mauritania: 5.4 World: 2.61 2007 Benin: 5.63 Mauritania: 5.43 World: 2.6 2008 Benin: 5.55 Mauritania: 5.44 World: 2.6 2009 Benin: 5.49 Mauritania: 5.41 World: 2.59 2010 Benin: 5.45 Mauritania: 5.38 World: 2.57 2011 Benin: 5.44 Mauritania: 5.38 World: 2.55 2012 Benin: 5.43 Mauritania: 5.35 World: 2.56 2013 Benin: 5.41 Mauritania: 5.32 World: 2.53 2014 Benin: 5.37 Mauritania: 5.26 World: 2.52 2015 Benin: 5.32 Mauritania: 5.21 World: 2.49 2016 Benin: 5.25 Mauritania: 5.16 World: 2.49 2017 Benin: 5.16 Mauritania: 5.11 World: 2.46 2018 Benin: 5.03 Mauritania: 5.04 World: 2.39 2019 Benin: 4.9 Mauritania: 4.98 World: 2.35 2020 Benin: 4.8 Mauritania: 4.91 World: 2.28 2021 Benin: 4.71 Mauritania: 4.85 World: 2.25 2022 Benin: 4.63 Mauritania: 4.77 World: 2.22 2023 Benin: 4.56 Mauritania: 4.7 World: 2.2 2024 Benin: 4.48 Mauritania: 4.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Benin Mauritania World

0 3 5 8 10 13 1991 Benin: 1.64 Mauritania: 9.97 World: 5.12 1992 Benin: 1.51 Mauritania: 10.05 World: 5.28 1993 Benin: 1.49 Mauritania: 9.85 World: 5.54 1994 Benin: 1.45 Mauritania: 9.98 World: 5.79 1995 Benin: 1.31 Mauritania: 9.77 World: 5.92 1996 Benin: 1.25 Mauritania: 9.76 World: 5.98 1997 Benin: 1.1 Mauritania: 9.79 World: 6.01 1998 Benin: 1.05 Mauritania: 9.98 World: 6.16 1999 Benin: 0.95 Mauritania: 10.03 World: 6.28 2000 Benin: 0.86 Mauritania: 10.03 World: 6.11 2001 Benin: 0.77 Mauritania: 10.13 World: 6.19 2002 Benin: 0.69 Mauritania: 10.2 World: 6.41 2003 Benin: 0.75 Mauritania: 9.91 World: 6.48 2004 Benin: 0.79 Mauritania: 9.77 World: 6.33 2005 Benin: 0.86 Mauritania: 9.59 World: 6.22 2006 Benin: 0.89 Mauritania: 9.31 World: 5.97 2007 Benin: 0.9 Mauritania: 9.48 World: 5.77 2008 Benin: 0.9 Mauritania: 9.72 World: 5.82 2009 Benin: 0.95 Mauritania: 10.21 World: 6.41 2010 Benin: 1.04 Mauritania: 10.09 World: 6.28 2011 Benin: 2.65 Mauritania: 9.98 World: 6.15 2012 Benin: 2.46 Mauritania: 9.86 World: 6.15 2013 Benin: 2.2 Mauritania: 9.93 World: 6.1 2014 Benin: 1.95 Mauritania: 10.03 World: 5.96 2015 Benin: 1.89 Mauritania: 10.1 World: 6 2016 Benin: 1.83 Mauritania: 10.29 World: 5.97 2017 Benin: 1.69 Mauritania: 10.34 World: 5.9 2018 Benin: 1.43 Mauritania: 10.41 World: 5.76 2019 Benin: 1.21 Mauritania: 10.42 World: 5.59 2020 Benin: 1.52 Mauritania: 11.05 World: 6.59 2021 Benin: 1.83 Mauritania: 11.13 World: 6.05 2022 Benin: 1.69 Mauritania: 10.52 World: 5.23 2023 Benin: 1.64 Mauritania: 10.37 World: 4.85 2024 Benin: 1.64 Mauritania: 10.26 World: 4.81 2025 Benin: 1.59 Mauritania: 10.32 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Benin Mauritania World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Benin: 0.15 Mauritania: 0.3 World: 4.14 1971 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.3 World: 4.04 1972 Benin: 0.14 Mauritania: 0.29 World: 4.16 1973 Benin: 0.15 Mauritania: 0.29 World: 4.32 1974 Benin: 0.15 Mauritania: 0.3 World: 4.23 1975 Benin: 0.16 Mauritania: 0.31 World: 4.14 1976 Benin: 0.1 Mauritania: 0.31 World: 4.31 1977 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.31 World: 4.36 1978 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.3 World: 4.42 1979 Benin: 0.13 Mauritania: 0.33 World: 4.46 1980 Benin: 0.14 Mauritania: 0.32 World: 4.33 1981 Benin: 0.11 Mauritania: 0.29 World: 4.18 1982 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.26 World: 4.05 1983 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.28 World: 4.01 1984 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.38 World: 4.07 1985 Benin: 0.14 Mauritania: 0.36 World: 4.05 1986 Benin: 0.12 Mauritania: 0.22 World: 4.04 1987 Benin: 0.1 Mauritania: 0.39 World: 4.1 1988 Benin: 0.09 Mauritania: 0.45 World: 4.16 1989 Benin: 0.08 Mauritania: 0.47 World: 4.16 1990 Benin: 0.08 Mauritania: 0.36 World: 4.15 1991 Benin: 0.06 Mauritania: 0.45 World: 4.1 1992 Benin: 0.07 Mauritania: 1.1 World: 4.01 1993 Benin: 0.07 Mauritania: 1.04 World: 3.97 1994 Benin: 0.06 Mauritania: 1.05 World: 3.94 1995 Benin: 0.06 Mauritania: 1.06 World: 3.99 1996 Benin: 0.17 Mauritania: 1.03 World: 4.01 1997 Benin: 0.21 Mauritania: 0.99 World: 4.02 1998 Benin: 0.19 Mauritania: 0.99 World: 3.98 1999 Benin: 0.21 Mauritania: 0.99 World: 3.95 2000 Benin: 0.21 Mauritania: 0.4 World: 4.01 2001 Benin: 0.25 Mauritania: 0.44 World: 4.01 2002 Benin: 0.28 Mauritania: 0.47 World: 4.02 2003 Benin: 0.3 Mauritania: 0.49 World: 4.15 2004 Benin: 0.31 Mauritania: 0.52 World: 4.28 2005 Benin: 0.33 Mauritania: 0.52 World: 4.39 2006 Benin: 0.44 Mauritania: 0.56 World: 4.48 2007 Benin: 0.49 Mauritania: 0.61 World: 4.59 2008 Benin: 0.47 Mauritania: 0.66 World: 4.56 2009 Benin: 0.49 Mauritania: 0.64 World: 4.45 2010 Benin: 0.52 Mauritania: 0.62 World: 4.67 2011 Benin: 0.49 Mauritania: 0.65 World: 4.76 2012 Benin: 0.45 Mauritania: 0.7 World: 4.77 2013 Benin: 0.46 Mauritania: 0.62 World: 4.81 2014 Benin: 0.5 Mauritania: 0.7 World: 4.78 2015 Benin: 0.51 Mauritania: 0.7 World: 4.7 2016 Benin: 0.61 Mauritania: 0.64 World: 4.65 2017 Benin: 0.6 Mauritania: 0.9 World: 4.67 2018 Benin: 0.67 Mauritania: 1.02 World: 4.73 2019 Benin: 0.64 Mauritania: 1 World: 4.7 2020 Benin: 0.67 Mauritania: 1.01 World: 4.47 2021 Benin: 0.5 Mauritania: 0.93 World: 4.68 2022 Benin: 0.51 Mauritania: 1.03 World: 4.67 2023 Benin: 0.49 Mauritania: 0.96 World: 4.68 2024 Benin: 0.49 Mauritania: 0.97 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Benin Mauritania World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Benin: 1.27 Mauritania: 0.67 World: 15.6 2006 Benin: 1.54 Mauritania: 0.98 World: 17.2 2007 Benin: 1.79 Mauritania: 1.43 World: 20.2 2008 Benin: 1.85 Mauritania: 1.87 World: 22.8 2009 Benin: 2.24 Mauritania: 2.28 World: 25.3 2010 Benin: 3.13 Mauritania: 4 World: 28.4 2011 Benin: 4.15 Mauritania: 4.5 World: 30.9 2012 Benin: 4.5 Mauritania: 5 World: 33.3 2013 Benin: 4.9 Mauritania: 6.2 World: 35.3 2014 Benin: 6 Mauritania: 11.8 World: 37.4 2015 Benin: 11.26 Mauritania: 17.6 World: 39.9 2016 Benin: 14.5 Mauritania: 19.23 World: 43.6 2017 Benin: 18.7 Mauritania: 21.02 World: 46.3 2018 Benin: 19 Mauritania: 22.97 World: 49.4 2019 Benin: 20.5 Mauritania: 25.1 World: 53.9 2020 Benin: 22.12 Mauritania: 29.91 World: 60.1 2021 Benin: 28.2 Mauritania: 35.64 World: 63.8 2022 Benin: 30.54 Mauritania: 42.46 World: 67 2023 Benin: 32.39 Mauritania: 44.96 World: 69.2 2024 Benin: 33.98 Mauritania: 45.78 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Population 14.8 mn 2025
75th of 215		 5.3 mn 2025
125th of 215
Population density 125.1 /km² 2023
86th of 214		 4.9 /km² 2023
204th of 214
Population growth 2.40 % 2025
27th of 215		 2.78 % 2025
18th of 215
Life expectancy 61.0 years 2024
207th of 215		 68.7 years 2024
162nd of 215
Fertility rate 4.48 2024
14th of 215		 4.63 2024
11th of 215
Birth rate 33.4 ‰ 2024
14th of 215		 34.0 ‰ 2024
13th of 215
Infant mortality 45.2 ‰ 2024
180th of 196		 30.2 ‰ 2024
150th of 196
Urban population 53.4 % 2025
146th of 215		 61.5 % 2025
122nd of 215
Aged 65+ 3.2 % 2025
188th of 215		 3.2 % 2025
184th of 215
Living in cities 40.8 % 2025
94th of 215		 38.4 % 2025
104th of 215
Living in towns 33.4 % 2025
98th of 215		 22.6 % 2025
169th of 215
Living in rural areas 25.9 % 2025
101st of 215		 39.0 % 2025
51st of 215

Human development

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Human Development Index 0.515 2023
173rd of 193		 0.563 2023
163rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.316 2023
158th of 169		 0.374 2023
136th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.504 2023
136th of 156		 0.542 2023
126th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.573 2023
153rd of 172		 0.603 2023
161st of 172

Economy

Indicator Benin Mauritania
GDP 24.6 bn US$ 2025
122nd of 186		 11.7 bn US$ 2025
147th of 186
GDP per capita 1,658 US$ 2025
157th of 186		 2,198 US$ 2025
151st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 4,817 int. $ 2025
155th of 185		 7,676 int. $ 2025
140th of 185
GNI per capita 1,600 US$ 2025
154th of 182		 2,210 US$ 2025
144th of 182
GDP growth 8.1 % 2025
9th of 186		 4.0 % 2025
70th of 186
Inflation 1.1 % 2025
128th of 165		 1.5 % 2025
118th of 165
Trade 37.1 % 2025
124th of 138		 94.0 % 2025
52nd of 138
Exports 17.1 % 2025
118th of 138		 39.9 % 2025
63rd of 138
FDI inflows 2.5 % 2024
91st of 192		 13.2 % 2024
11th of 192
Manufacturing 10.2 % 2025
72nd of 132		 4.6 % 2025
119th of 132
Agriculture 22.9 % 2025
23rd of 158		 20.0 % 2025
30th of 158
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
125th of 147		 2.2 % 2024
47th of 147

Labour

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Unemployment 1.6 % 2025
13th of 181		 10.3 % 2025
147th of 181
Youth unemployment 2.9 % 2025
11th of 181		 22.9 % 2025
146th of 181
Women in the labour force 75.2 % 2025
10th of 181		 26.2 % 2025
167th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 40.2 % 2025
39th of 181		 32.1 % 2025
53rd of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.1 h 2025
51st of 181		 39.5 h 2025
87th of 181
Youth NEET rate 14.4 % 2025
67th of 181		 36.7 % 2025
168th of 181
Labour income share 42.3 % 2016 -
Output per hour 4.2 $ 2025
162nd of 181		 15.1 $ 2025
113th of 181

Health

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Health spending 3.3 % 2023
171st of 192		 4.3 % 2023
145th of 192
Health spending per person 47 US$ 2023
174th of 191		 92 US$ 2023
144th of 191
Physicians 0.22 /1,000 2023
100th of 125		 0.26 /1,000 2022
90th of 125
Under-5 mortality 74.7 ‰ 2024
185th of 196		 36.9 ‰ 2024
149th of 196
Maternal mortality 518 /100k 2023
187th of 194		 381 /100k 2023
180th of 194
Tobacco use 7.4 % 2024
12th of 166		 9.9 % 2024
32nd of 166
Safe drinking water 17.7 % 2024
139th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Calories per person 2,839 kcal 2024
99th of 155		 2,909 kcal 2023
84th of 155
Food insecurity 65.6 % 2024
121st of 134		 65.1 % 2024
120th of 134
Severe food insecurity 13.1 % 2024
96th of 124		 12.5 % 2024
94th of 124
Protein supply - 84.5 g 2022
105th of 174
Animal protein supply - 32.1 g 2022
110th of 174
Fat supply - 68.7 g 2022
123rd of 174
Cereal import dependency - 55.3 % 2022
64th of 160

Education

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Literacy 51.4 % 2022 59.5 % 2020
Secondary enrolment 43.6 % 2022 36.0 % 2020
Tertiary enrolment 10.2 % 2022 6.0 % 2020
Education spending 3.2 % 2023
76th of 121		 7.6 % 2024
36th of 121
Expected schooling 10.4 yrs 2023
170th of 195		 7.9 yrs 2023
186th of 195
Mean schooling 3.2 yrs 2023
184th of 193		 4.9 yrs 2023
172nd of 193

Society

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Income inequality 34.4 2021
63rd of 93		 32.0 2019
Extreme poverty 27.2 % 2021
87th of 93		 10.2 % 2019
Internet use 34.0 % 2024
159th of 182		 45.8 % 2024
150th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 125.9 /100 2024
61st of 151		 92.1 /100 2024
127th of 151
Electricity access 59.0 % 2024
187th of 213		 52.2 % 2024
198th of 213
Women in parliament 26.6 % 2025
90th of 184		 23.3 % 2025
107th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Refugees hosted 16,974 2025
86th of 177		 301,490 2025
26th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.1 ‰ 2025
86th of 177		 56.7 ‰ 2025
4th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 11,947 2025
52nd of 177		 7,378 2025
64th of 177
Refugees from the country 1,279 2025
101st of 199		 43,906 2025
35th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
122nd of 199		 8.3 ‰ 2025
22nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Control of corruption 43.0 /100 2024
106th of 207		 29.0 /100 2024
161st of 207
Government effectiveness 47.7 /100 2024
116th of 205		 36.9 /100 2024
160th of 205
Rule of law 49.9 /100 2024
129th of 207		 42.1 /100 2024
155th of 207
Regulatory quality 50.5 /100 2024
119th of 205		 42.6 /100 2024
165th of 205
Voice and accountability 50.2 /100 2024
122nd of 205		 40.7 /100 2024
149th of 205
Political stability 59.0 /100 2024
140th of 207		 56.3 /100 2024
151st of 207

Environment

Indicator Benin Mauritania
CO₂ per capita 0.49 t 2024
40th of 202		 0.97 t 2024
63rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 6.1 Mt 2024
130th of 204		 5.2 Mt 2024
136th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
130th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
136th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
139th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
146th of 204
GHG per capita 1.23 t 2024
28th of 202		 3.39 t 2024
91st of 202
Renewable energy 54.5 % 2021
42nd of 211		 19.6 % 2022
100th of 211
Forest area 26.5 % 2023
114th of 212		 0.3 % 2023
202nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 39.7 µg/m³ 2023
177th of 200		 46.5 µg/m³ 2023
185th of 200
Water stress 1.0 % 2022
15th of 176		 13.2 % 2022
99th of 176
Land area 112,760 km² 2023
100th of 214		 1 mn km² 2023
28th of 214

Energy

Indicator Benin Mauritania
Renewable electricity 4.0 % 2024
167th of 190		 22.7 % 2024
114th of 190
Wind and solar 4.0 % 2024
114th of 190		 12.6 % 2024
61st of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
41st of 180		 0.0 % 2024
123rd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 4.0 % 2024
168th of 190		 22.7 % 2024
120th of 190
Fossil electricity 96.0 % 2024
168th of 190		 77.3 % 2024
120th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
12th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
70th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 579 g/kWh 2024
135th of 190		 515 g/kWh 2024
110th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.16 MWh 2024
171st of 191		 0.46 MWh 2024
153rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.