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