Benin vs Low & middle income: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Benin
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
20th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Low & middle income
00.0010.0010.0020.002196019922025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Benin's figure about 3.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Benin ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1970s 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP Benin
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Benin
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Benin
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Benin or Low & middle income?
Benin, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Benin and Low & middle income?
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Low & middle income rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Low & middle income: Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-per-unit-of-gdp/benin/low-and-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-per-unit-of-gdp/benin/low-and-middle-income/">Benin vs Low & middle income: Urban population, per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.