Benin vs Senegal: Justified Political Positions Score
Benin
1.15
in 2025
Senegal
1.08
in 2025
Benin rank
60th
Senegal rank
63rd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.15 against 1.08 in Senegal, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 63rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 11 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.46 | -2.87 | 3.33 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.46 | -2.87 | 3.33 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.46 | -2.87 | 3.33 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.46 | -1.56 | 2.02 | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.46 | -1.64 | 2.1 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.46 | -1.43 | 1.89 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.89 | 0.4248 | 0.4652 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.5355 | 0.5794 | 0.0439 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.081 | 1.15 | 1.07 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.15 | 0.663 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.92 | 1.15 | 0.7634 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.42 | 0.43 | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 0.9732 | 0.1758 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Benin or Senegal?
- Benin, at 1.15 against 1.08 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Benin and Senegal?
- 0.07, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Benin ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 63rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.