Benin vs Namibia: Free and Fair Elections Index
Benin
0.638
in 2025
Namibia
0.604
in 2025
Benin rank
77th
Namibia rank
80th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Benin
- Namibia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.638 against 0.604 in Namibia, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Namibia ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.0515 | 0.0515 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1514 | 0.1514 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1323 | 0.1323 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.1687 | 0.1398 | 0.0289 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.2716 | 0.1488 | 0.1228 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0061 | 0.133 | 0.1269 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.134 | 0.0485 | 0.0855 | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.4864 | 0.6082 | 0.1218 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.5844 | 0.6756 | 0.0912 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.6422 | 0.6921 | 0.0499 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.537 | 0.6213 | 0.0843 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Benin or Namibia?
- Benin, at 0.638 against 0.604 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Benin and Namibia?
- 0.034, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Benin ranks 77th and Namibia ranks 80th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.