Benin vs China: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
72nd
China rank
69th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 72nd and China ranks 69th of 139 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Benin or China?
- China, at 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Benin and China?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and China rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 72nd and China ranks 69th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.