Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Population growth
Benin
2.4%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
2.4%
in 2025
Benin rank
27th
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Population growth over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 27th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.4% | -1.4% | 3.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 4.9% | 2.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 5.3% | 2.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.9% | 0.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Benin, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for population growth?
- Benin ranks 27th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.