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Benin

Benin's best placing is 69th of 194 for population by area.

Best placing: #69Population by area
Top 10 placings: 0 / 17
Population: 14.8 million
Land area: 112,760 km²

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Population by area

#69 of 194

131.38 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

Population

#75 of 195

14,814,460 people

28th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Forest

#91 of 194

29,852 km² of forest

29th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Rainfall

#89 of 179

1,039 mm of precipitation per year

24th in Africa · World Bank · 2022

Land area

#99 of 194

112,760 km² of land

37th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Forest by area

#106 of 194

26.5 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Forest per person

#109 of 194

0.0020 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

Land area per person

#126 of 194

0.008 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

GDP

#119 of 182

24,566,420,904 US$ (current prices)

24th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Railways by area

#101 of 133

3.88 km of railway per 1,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2014

Airports

#152 of 193

10 airports

42nd in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

GDP per person

#153 of 182

1,658 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

Railways

#115 of 135

438 km of railway

32nd in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2014

Railways per person

#116 of 134

29.57 km of railway per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2014

Airports by area

#166 of 191

0.89 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Coastline

#136 of 151

121 km of coastline

35th in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Airports per person

#178 of 192

0.68 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

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