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Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections

Benin
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Benin ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,307 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.