Country comparison Liberia vs Benin 2018

Liberia			Benin
Comptes nationaux - Government
Annual GDP [+]	2016	2,961M.€	7,754M.€	2016	Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]	2016	3,278M.$	8,583M.$	2016	Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2016	642€	716€	2016	GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]	2016	710$	792$	2016	GDP per capita [+]
Debt [+]	2016	839	3,850	2016	Debt [+]
Debt [+]	2016	928	4,262	2016	Debt [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]	2016	28.30%	49.68%	2016	Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	182€	355€	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]	2016	201$	393$	2016	Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]	2016	-111	-458	2016	Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit (M.$) [+]	2016	-123	-507	2016	Deficit (M.$) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]	2016	-3.74%	-5.91%	2016	Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2016	1,051.0	1,647.5	2016	Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2016	1,163.3	1,823.7	2016	Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2012	58.4	326.0	2015	Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2012	75.0	361.6	2015	Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2012	8.10%	17.48%	2015	Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]	2014	11.86%	9.55%	2014	Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]	2016	17.3	88.6	2016	Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]	2016	19.1	98.1	2016	Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]	2013	2.99%	7.36%	2013	Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]	2016	35.48%	21.26%	2016	Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	228€	152€	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]	2016	252$	168$	2016	Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2012	14€	31€	2015	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]	2012	18$	34$	2015	Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	17€	16€	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]	2014	23$	21$	2014	Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2016	4€	8€	2016	Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]	2016	4$	9$	2016	Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
			NR	11/01/2013	S&P Rating [+]
			B	05/05/2011	Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]	2017	31	39	2017	Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]	2017	134º	120º	2017	Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]	2015	97.3	78.8	2015	Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]	10/01/2016	6º
			116º	2017	Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
			113º	2016	Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]	2018	172º	151º	2018	Doing Business [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]	2015	14.00	23.88	2015	Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Trade
Exports [+]	2017	344.2 M.€	1,864.9 M.€	2017	Exports [+]
Exports [+]	2017	388.8 M.$	2,106.8 M.$	2017	Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]	2016	8.52%	20.56%	2016	Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]	2017	983.3 M.€	2,605.0 M.€	2017	Imports [+]
Imports [+]	2017	1,110.8 M.$	2,942.8 M.$	2017	Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]	2016	39.71%	33.08%	2016	Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	-639.1 M.€	-740.0 M.€	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]	2017	-722.0 M.$	-836.0 M.$	2017	Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]	2016	-31.19%	-12.52%	2016	Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]	2016	41	94	2016	Density [+]
Population [+]	2016	4,613,823	10,836,000	2016	Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]	2015	113,779	245,399	2015	Immigrant stock [+]
Remittance received (M.$) [+]	2016	548.8	207.1	2016	Remittance received (M.$) [+]
% Immigrant [+]	2015	2.53%	2.33%	2015	% Immigrant [+]
Remittance sent (M.$) [+]	2016	154.4	734.2	2016	Remittance sent (M.$) [+]
Emigrant stock [+]	2015	276,630	615,852	2015	Emigrant stock [+]
% Emigrant [+]	2015	6.15%	5.84%	2015	% Emigrant [+]
HDI [+]	2015	0.427	0.485	2015	HDI [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]	2017	82º	79º	2017	Global Peace Ranking [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]	2016	114º	127º	2016	Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Birth Rate [+]	2016	34.32‰	37.03‰	2016	Birth Rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]	2016	4.58	4.98	2016	Fertility Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]	2016	7.89‰	9.17‰	2016	Crude death rate [+]
Life expectancy [+]	2016	62.51	60.91	2016	Life expectancy [+]
Number of homicides [+]	2012	135	654	2015	Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]	2012	3.22	6.01	2015	Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]	2016	0.18	0.60	2016	CO2 Tons per capita [+]

Liberia

Capital: Monrovia
Population: 4,613,823
Surface Area: 111,370 km2
Currency: Liberian dollars
Religion: Mostly Christianity
Belongs to: ACP, ECOWAS, IMF, UN, AU

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