Benin vs Spain: Justified Political Positions Score

Benin
1.15
in 2025
Spain
1.15
in 2025
Benin rank
60th
Spain rank
59th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Benin
  • Spain
-1012190019622025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.15 against 1.15 in Benin, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 60th and Spain ranks 59th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Spain Difference Ahead
1900s 0.46 -0.498 0.958 Benin
1910s 0.46 -0.498 0.958 Benin
1920s 0.46 -0.9893 1.45 Benin
1930s 0.46 0.2152 0.2448 Benin
1940s 0.46 -1.05 1.51 Benin
1950s 0.46 -1.05 1.51 Benin
1960s 0.89 -1.05 1.94 Benin
1970s 0.5355 -0.033 0.5685 Benin
1980s 0.081 1.98 1.9 Spain
1990s 1.82 1.94 0.126 Spain
2000s 1.92 2.06 0.1451 Spain
2010s 1.85 1.71 0.1434 Benin
2020s 1.15 1.34 0.1938 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Benin or Spain?
Spain, at 1.15 against 1.15 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Benin and Spain?
0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Spain?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Spain rank globally for justified political positions score?
Benin ranks 60th and Spain ranks 59th 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.