Statizoid

Benin vs China: Elite Consultations Score

Benin
-0.172
in 2025
China
-0.194
in 2025
Benin rank
129th
China rank
132nd

Elite Consultations Score over time

  • Benin
  • China
-2-1012178919072025

How they compare

Benin currently reports -0.172 against -0.194 in China, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 129th and China ranks 132nd of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Elite Consultations Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.