Benin vs Egypt: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Benin
0.1216 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt
0.1132 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
66th
Egypt rank
68th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Benin
  • Egypt
00.0250.050.0750.10.125199020062023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1132 Persons per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0084 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Benin ranks 66th and Egypt ranks 68th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0528 Persons per square kilometre 0.0638 Persons per square kilometre 0.011 Persons per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 0.0714 Persons per square kilometre 0.0787 Persons per square kilometre 0.0073 Persons per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 0.0959 Persons per square kilometre 0.097 Persons per square kilometre 0.0011 Persons per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 0.1169 Persons per square kilometre 0.1106 Persons per square kilometre 0.0062 Persons per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Benin or Egypt?
Benin, at 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1132 Persons per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Benin and Egypt?
0.0084 Persons per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Benin ranks 66th and Egypt ranks 68th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. 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 Egypt: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-05-demographic-estimates-population-per-square/benin/egypt-arab-rep/

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://population.statizoid.com/compare/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-05-demographic-estimates-population-per-square/benin/egypt-arab-rep/">Benin vs Egypt: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.