Benin vs Guinea: Population growth rate
Benin
2.5%
in 2023
Guinea
2.4%
in 2023
Benin rank
27th
Guinea rank
30th
Population growth rate over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 27th and Guinea ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Benin or Guinea?
- Benin, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for population growth rate?
- Benin ranks 27th and Guinea ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.