Country comparison Barbados vs Benin 2018

Barbados			Benin
Comptes nationaux - Government
Annual GDP [+]	2016	4,092M.€	7,754M.€	2016	Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]	2016	4,529M.$	8,583M.$	2016	Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2016	14,357€	716€	2016	GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2016	15,892$	792$	2016	GDP per capita [+]
Debt [+]	2016	5,978	3,850	2016	Debt [+]
Debt [+]	2016	6,617	4,262	2016	Debt [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]	2016	137.03%	49.68%	2016	Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	20,975€	355€	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	23,217$	393$	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]	2016	9	-458	2016	Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit (M.$) [+]	2016	10	-507	2016	Deficit (M.$) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]	2016	0.21%	-5.91%	2016	Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2016	1,481.6	1,647.5	2016	Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2016	1,639.9	1,823.7	2016	Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2014	231.1	326.0	2015	Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2014	307.0	361.6	2015	Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2014	14.16%	17.48%	2015	Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]	2014	10.92%	9.55%	2014	Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
			88.6	2016	Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
			98.1	2016	Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]
			7.36%	2013	Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]	2016	33.96%	21.26%	2016	Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	5,199€	152€	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	5,754$	168$	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2014	828€	31€	2015	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2014	1,100$	34$	2015	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	598€	16€	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	794$	21$	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
			8€	2016	Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
			9$	2016	Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]	03/09/2017	Caa3
S&P Rating [+]	06/06/2018	SD	NR	11/01/2013	S&P Rating [+]
			B	05/05/2011	Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]	2017	68	39	2017	Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]	2015	55º	120º	2017	Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]	2015	49.3	78.8	2015	Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]	2015	37º	116º	2017	Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]	2015Q2	11.9%
Unemployed [+]	2015Q2	17 m.
Human Capital Ranking [+]	2016	61º	113º	2016	Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]	2018	132º	151º	2018	Doing Business [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]	2015	392.86	23.88	2015	Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]	01/01/2011	17.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]	2016	33.5%
Trade
Exports [+]	2017	389.5 M.€	1,864.9 M.€	2017	Exports [+]
Exports [+]	2017	440.0 M.$	2,106.8 M.$	2017	Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]	2016	11.41%	20.56%	2016	Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]	2017	1,500.4 M.€	2,605.0 M.€	2017	Imports [+]
Imports [+]	2017	1,695.0 M.$	2,942.8 M.$	2017	Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]	2016	35.80%	33.08%	2016	Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	-1,110.9 M.€	-740.0 M.€	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	-1,255.0 M.$	-836.0 M.$	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]	2016	-24.39%	-12.52%	2016	Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]	2016	663	94	2016	Density [+]
Population [+]	2016	284,996	10,836,000	2016	Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]	2017	34,660	253,284	2017	Immigrant stock [+]
Remittance received (M.$) [+]	2016	108.3	207.1	2016	Remittance received (M.$) [+]
% Immigrant [+]	2017	12.16%	2.34%	2017	% Immigrant [+]
Remittance sent (M.$) [+]	2016	19.2	734.2	2016	Remittance sent (M.$) [+]
Emigrant stock [+]	2017	98,467	627,997	2017	Emigrant stock [+]
% Emigrant [+]	2017	34.55%	5.80%	2017	% Emigrant [+]
HDI [+]	2015	0.795	0.485	2015	HDI [+]
			69º	2018	Global Peace Ranking [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]	2016	28º	127º	2016	Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Birth Rate [+]	2016	11.91‰	37.03‰	2016	Birth Rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]	2016	1.80	4.98	2016	Fertility Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]	2016	10.74‰	9.17‰	2016	Crude death rate [+]
Life expectancy [+]	2016	75.91	60.91	2016	Life expectancy [+]
Number of homicides [+]	2015	31	654	2015	Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]	2015	10.91	6.01	2015	Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]	2016	5.41	0.60	2016	CO2 Tons per capita [+]

Barbados

Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 284,996
Surface Area: 430 km2
Currency: Barbadian dollars
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: ACP, CARICOM, IMF, OAS, UN

Benin

Capital: Porto-Novo
Population: 10,836,000
Surface Area: 114,760 km2
Currency: West African CFA franc
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: ACP, ECOWAS, IMF, UN, AU