Capital, population, economy, defence and diplomacy of Benin — full country profile on Atlas.
Republic of Benin
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Population
- 14.1M (2023)76th/241
- Area
- 113k km²100th/241
- Density
- 125.1/km²
- Nominal GDP
- $24B (2025)125th/195
- GDP per capita
- $4,758 (2025)160th/193
- HDI
- 0.515174th/194
- Life expectancy
- 60.8 years208th/216
- Fertility rate
- 4.4814th/216
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%174th/187
- CO₂ emissions
- 6.1 Mt CO₂131st/200
- Forest area
- 26.9%107th/199
- Internet users
- 34%158th/181
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
Land borders — Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria