Africa · Western Africa
Benin
Republic of Benin
CapitalPorto-Novo
Population14,814,460World Bank 2025
Area112,622 km²
CurrencyXOF — West African CFA franc
LanguagesFrench
Calling code+229
Time zones
GDPUSD 24.57B
GDP per capitaUSD 1.7K
Life expectancy61.0 years
Internet users34.0%
What this means
Benin is in Africa (Western Africa). About 14.81M people live there, or roughly 131.5 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 1.7K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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