Benin vs Romania: Free and Fair Elections Index
Benin
0.638
in 2025
Romania
0.658
in 2025
Benin rank
77th
Romania rank
74th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Benin
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.658 against 0.638 in Benin, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Romania ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.3573 | 0.3573 | Romania |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3526 | 0.3526 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2859 | 0.2859 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.29 | 0.29 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0594 | 0.0594 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.1687 | 0.3377 | 0.169 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.2716 | 0.4014 | 0.1298 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.0061 | 0.4038 | 0.3977 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.134 | 0.3998 | 0.2658 | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.4864 | 0.5679 | 0.0815 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.5844 | 0.6442 | 0.0598 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6422 | 0.7719 | 0.1297 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.537 | 0.8138 | 0.2768 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Benin or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.658 against 0.638 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Benin and Romania?
- 0.02, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Romania rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Benin ranks 77th and Romania ranks 74th 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.