Benin vs Paraguay: Share of the population that is female
Benin
49.8%
in 2025
Paraguay
49.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
150th
Paraguay rank
148th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Benin
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 49.9% against 49.8% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 150th and Paraguay ranks 148th of 215 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.4% | 50.4% | 1.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 50.1% | 1.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 49.6% | 1.6% | Benin |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 49.5% | 1.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.7% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 0.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Benin or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 49.9% against 49.8% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Benin and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Benin ranks 150th and Paraguay ranks 148th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.