Benin or Guinea: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Benin wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 5.
- Safety and trust: Guinea 0:1
- Costs and work: Guinea 0:1
- Climate and health: Benin 4:3
- Law and institutions: Benin 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Benin
Indicator
Guinea
Safety and trust
Better: Guinea (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗1.09 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2017
no data
Costs and work
Better: Guinea (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$4,817
20252% lower
✓$4,935
20252% higher
Climate and health
Better: Benin (4 : 3)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓61.0 years
2024almost equal
60.9 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
59.5 years
2024almost equal
✓59.7 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓62.4 years
2024almost equal
62.1 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
69.7 years
2023almost equal
✓70.2 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓95.48%
20242% higher
✗94.02%
20242% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓92.53%
20242% higher
✗90.79%
20242% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗39.7 µg/m³ per year
202345% higher
✓27.3 µg/m³ per year
202331% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Benin (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.46 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.21 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.21 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Benin, Guinea.