Attribute | Benin × | Senegal × |
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Geography | ||
Area (km²) | 112,622 | 196,722 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 110,622 | 192,530 |
Water area (km²) | 2,000 | 4,192 |
Land boundaries (km) | 2,123 | 2,684 |
Border countries |
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Coastline (km) | 121 | 531 |
Mean elevation (m) | 273 | 69 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 658 | 648 |
People | ||
Population | 12,864,634 | 15,736,368 |
Official languages |
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1↑Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
Government | ||
Long country name | Republic of Benin | Republic of Senegal |
Short country name | Benin | Senegal |
Long local name | Republique du Benin | Republique du Senegal |
Short local name | Benin | Senegal |
Former name |
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Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Porto-Novo | Dakar |
Economy | ||
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 25,390,000,000 | 54,800,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 9,246,000,000 | 21,110,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 5.6 | 7.2 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,300 | 3,500 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 17.3 | 21.2 |
Labor force | 3,662,000 | 6,966,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 1 | 48 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 36.2 | 46.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,578,000,000 | 4,139,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,152,000,000 | 4,900,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.86 | 1.38 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 17.1 | 19.6 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6.2 | -3.6 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 54.6 | 48.3 |
Inflation rate (%) | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 4.25 | 0.25 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 2,644,000,000 | 5,944,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 2,644,000,000 | 5,944,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,963,000,000 | 6,695,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -1,024,000,000 | -1,547,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 1,974,000,000 | 2,362,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 2,787,000,000 | 5,217,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 698,900,000 | 1,827,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 2,804,000,000 | 8,571,000,000 |
National currency | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs |
National currency (code) | XOF | XOF |
National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 617.4 |