Benin

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	36
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	31%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	74%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	8%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	32%
Access to improved sanitation	33%
Access to an improved water source	67%
Literacy rate, all adults	35%
Life expectancy, both sexes	56 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2003. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• Benin - Community Based Food Security Project (Project)
• Benin - Country assistance strategy (Document)
• USAID Benin Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Benin Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• None

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• None

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/19

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=BJ