Benin vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Benin
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 211 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0013 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp, Benin or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Benin and Zambia?
- 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.