Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Benin or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 0.75 against 0.743 in Benin as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Vanuatu?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Vanuatu: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Benin

0.743

in 2025

Vanuatu

0.75

in 2025

Benin rank

50th

Vanuatu rank

47th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Benin
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.75 against 0.743 in Benin, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Benin ranks 50th and Vanuatu ranks 47th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.374	0.45	0.076	Vanuatu
1910s	0.374	0.45	0.076	Vanuatu
1920s	0.374	0.45	0.076	Vanuatu
1930s	0.374	0.45	0.076	Vanuatu
1940s	0.3888	0.482	0.0932	Vanuatu
1950s	0.411	0.482	0.071	Vanuatu
1960s	0.5483	0.482	0.0663	Benin
1970s	0.5069	0.564	0.0571	Vanuatu
1980s	0.49	0.775	0.285	Vanuatu
1990s	0.7054	0.775	0.0696	Vanuatu
2000s	0.7328	0.792	0.0592	Vanuatu
2010s	0.7519	0.7838	0.0319	Vanuatu
2020s	0.7343	0.7508	0.0165	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Benin or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.75 against 0.743 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Benin and Vanuatu?: 0.007, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Vanuatu?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Vanuatu rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Benin ranks 50th and Vanuatu ranks 47th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.