Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
74.70 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 24/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Porto-Novo
Rank #164 of scored countries.
Survival
48.6
Living
29.2
Governance
45.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.22 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 3/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
36.20 %(2021)
Normalized: 46/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
17.70 %(2024)
Normalized: 8/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
14.30 %(2023)
Normalized: 66/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
1.59 %(2025)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
2.89 %(2025)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.23 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 27/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
4,435 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 2/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
3.34 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 7/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
1.16 %(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
60.96 years(2024)
Normalized: 11/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
34.40 0–100 index(2021)
Normalized: 64/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.24 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 37/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.19 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.41 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.38 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 42/100 · higher is better
History
Benin — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -8.3 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40.9 | 164 | 48.0 | 29.3 | 45.6 |
| 2025 | 41.0 | 164 | 48.6 | 29.2 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 40.7 | 164 | 48.4 | 28.9 | 44.9 |
| 2023 | 40.3 | 165 | 47.9 | 28.2 | 45.3 |
| 2022 | 40.0 | 161 | 48.3 | 27.7 | 43.9 |
| 2021 | 39.3 | 164 | 47.8 | 26.3 | 44.0 |
| 2020 | 38.9 | 169 | 47.5 | 25.6 | 43.7 |
| 2019 | 39.0 | 170 | 47.5 | 27.1 | 42.2 |
| 2018 | 39.8 | 168 | 47.6 | 28.6 | 42.9 |
| 2017 | 40.0 | 164 | 50.6 | 31.5 | 34.8 |
| 2016 | 39.7 | 168 | 50.8 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| 2015 | 38.9 | 172 | 50.9 | 29.3 | 33.2 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 164 | 50.8 | 30.7 | 35.6 |
| 2013 | 39.5 | 166 | 50.4 | 30.1 | 35.1 |
| 2012 | 38.1 | 168 | 50.0 | 26.7 | 35.2 |
| 2011 | 39.8 | 165 | 49.7 | 30.5 | 37.1 |
| 2010 | 42.2 | 156 | 52.2 | 30.7 | 42.3 |
| 2009 | 42.6 | 152 | 52.8 | 30.5 | 43.3 |
| 2008 | 40.7 | 152 | 53.6 | 24.0 | 43.7 |
| 2007 | 42.6 | 149 | 53.8 | 28.1 | 44.9 |
| 2006 | 42.4 | 152 | 54.1 | 27.3 | 44.9 |
| 2005 | 41.9 | 158 | 54.4 | 27.6 | 42.2 |
| 2004 | 43.5 | 152 | 54.0 | 30.5 | 44.7 |
| 2003 | 42.3 | 153 | 54.0 | 29.6 | 41.6 |
| 2002 | 40.8 | 156 | 53.6 | 29.4 | 36.4 |
| 2001 | 41.4 | 152 | 53.2 | 30.9 | 37.2 |
| 2000 | 39.7 | 158 | 49.0 | 30.6 | 37.4 |
| 1999 | 46.2 | 136 | 58.8 | 35.8 | 40.6 |
| 1998 | 47.5 | 131 | 58.8 | 39.4 | 40.6 |
| 1997 | 49.2 | 127 | 58.7 | 45.0 | 39.9 |
| 1996 | 49.1 | 126 | 58.5 | 45.0 | 39.9 |
| 1995 | — | — | 58.3 | 44.7 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 58.2 | 43.7 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 58.1 | 44.6 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 58.0 | 16.4 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 57.5 | 15.5 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 17.0 | 15.3 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 17.2 | 28.6 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 17.1 | 30.9 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 17.0 | 30.3 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 16.7 | 29.0 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 16.5 | 27.1 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 16.0 | 22.6 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 15.6 | 20.9 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 15.0 | 20.2 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 14.8 | 20.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 14.5 | 21.3 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 14.5 | 23.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 14.5 | 22.1 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 14.0 | 22.4 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 13.8 | 21.4 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 13.7 | 20.5 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 13.8 | 19.8 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 14.1 | 19.3 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 14.0 | 18.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 14.1 | 18.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 13.9 | 17.9 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 13.3 | 17.0 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 13.0 | 16.3 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 12.5 | 15.9 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 11.9 | 15.1 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 11.2 | 15.3 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Benin.