Reference Data in Benin 39 indicators covering reference data for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of child deaths per woman 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 36.8% 13th Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.56 live births per woman 2023 down 15.8% 15th Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman 2023 down 15.8% 15th Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman 2023 down 15.8% 15th Human Development Index 0.515 2023 up 1.8% 173rd Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 13.8% 128th Rule of Law - Governance score 49.87 0-100 2024 up 2.3% 128th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 693.7% 123rd Voice and Accountability - Governance score 50.19 0-100 2024 down 13.4% 123rd Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 393.9% 139th Political Stability - Governance score 59.01 0-100 2024 down 13.5% 139th Control of Corruption - Governance score 42.98 0-100 2024 up 20.9% 103rd Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.2407 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 60.4% 103rd Regulatory Quality - Governance score 50.49 0-100 2024 up 9.6% 118th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 50.3% 118th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 47.74 0-100 2024 up 11.9% 115th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 58.5% 115th UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 40 2023 up 25.0% 186th UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases 69 2023 up 3.0% 45th UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 35 2023 up 105.9% 177th UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 22 2023 unchanged 184th UHC service coverage index 38 2023 up 26.7% 188th Median age 17.77 years 2023 up 4.9% 217th Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 3.2% 2023 down 2.9% 141st Account 51.8% 2024 up 211.9% 91st Bank or similar financial institution account 19.9% 2024 up 24.6% 105th Account, female 49.1% 2024 up 260.8% 85th Account, male 55.0% 2024 up 178.4% 88th Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocke 35.6% 2021 down 33.9% 11th Bank or similar financial institution account, men 19.9% 2024 up 3.6% 100th Bank or similar financial institution account, women 19.9% 2024 up 54.7% 89th Proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing) out-of-p 6.7% 2021 up 110.0% 12th Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health exp 28.9% 2021 down 43.0% 8th Proportion of population further impoverished due to out-of-pocket hea 24.5% 2021 down 49.6% 13th Proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal po 4.4% 2021 up 105.6% 6th Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account 23.4% 2024 up 227.1% 46th Saved at a bank or similar financial institution 7.5% 2024 up 5.6% 66th Owns a debit card 4.8% 2024 down 3.7% 112th Owns a credit card 3.0% 2024 up 114.0% 63rd