Global Data Lab

Institute for Management Research
Radboud University

GDL Area Database (3.6.0)

Free Sub-National Development Indicators

133 indicators, 129 countries, 1461 sub-national regions
36.8 million persons, 8.3 million households
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Benin (Africa)
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Total 117 116 115 114 113 112 111 110 109 109 109 110 110 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 110 110 109 109 108 108
Urban 105 103 101 98.6 96.5 94.3 92.2 90.0 87.9 88.8 89.6 90.5 91.3 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.5 95.4 96.2 97.0 97.8
Rural 125 124 124 124 124 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 124 125 126 127 128 126 124 122 121 119 117 116
Poor 119 119 118 118 117 117 117 116 116 116 117 117 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 122 121 119 118 117 116 114
Nonpoor 97.6 94.6 91.6 88.6 85.6 82.6 79.6 76.6 73.6 75.2 76.8 78.4 80.0 81.6 82.1 82.6 83.0 83.5 84.0 84.8 85.7 86.5 87.3 88.1 89.0 89.8
Lowest 25% 118 119 120 120 121 122 122 123 124 125 127 128 130 131 133 134 135 136 138 136 135 134 133 132 131 130
Second 25% 130 129 128 127 125 124 123 121 120 121 122 123 124 125 125 126 126 127 127 125 123 122 120 118 116 114
Third 25% 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 116 114 113 111 109 109 108 107 107 106 106 106 105 105 104 104 104
Highest 25% 102 98.7 95.8 93.0 90.2 87.3 84.5 81.6 78.8 79.4 80.1 80.7 81.4 82.0 81.3 80.6 80.0 79.3 78.6 79.4 80.1 80.9 81.7 82.5 83.2 84.0
Atacora (incl Donga) 108 110 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 125 126 128 129 131 132 133 135 136 138 135 132 129 127 124 121 119
Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) 97.1 95.5 94.0 92.5 91.0 89.5 87.9 86.4 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 85.7 85.9 85.8 85.7 85.5 85.4 85.3 86.1 86.8 87.6 88.3 89.1 89.8 90.6
Borgou (incl Alibori) 126 126 125 124 123 122 121 120 119 120 122 123 124 126 126 127 128 129 130 128 126 124 122 120 119 117
Mono (incl Couffo) 129 128 127 126 125 124 123 121 120 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 122 123 123 121 120 118 117 116 114 113
Queme (incl Plateau) 124 122 119 117 114 112 109 107 104 104 104 104 103 103 104 105 105 106 107 107 107 107 107 106 106 106
Zou (incl Collines) 120 120 120 119 119 118 118 117 117 116 116 115 115 114 115 115 116 116 117 115 113 111 109 107 105 103