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
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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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.