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

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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Botswana: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Benin

0.87

in 2025

Botswana

0.866

in 2025

Benin rank

49th

Botswana rank

51st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Benin
Botswana

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.87 against 0.866 in Botswana, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.

Benin ranks 49th and Botswana ranks 51st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.18	0.284	0.104	Botswana
1910s	0.18	0.284	0.104	Botswana
1920s	0.18	0.284	0.104	Botswana
1930s	0.18	0.295	0.115	Botswana
1940s	0.182	0.3236	0.1416	Botswana
1950s	0.1989	0.35	0.1511	Botswana
1960s	0.5154	0.5729	0.0575	Botswana
1970s	0.4096	0.8213	0.4117	Botswana
1980s	0.3596	0.8589	0.4993	Botswana
1990s	0.8618	0.8729	0.0111	Botswana
2000s	0.8706	0.904	0.0334	Botswana
2010s	0.8906	0.9068	0.0162	Botswana
2020s	0.8683	0.8562	0.0122	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Benin or Botswana?: Benin, at 0.87 against 0.866 in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Benin and Botswana?: 0.004, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Botswana?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Botswana rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Benin ranks 49th and Botswana ranks 51st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.