Benin vs Tunisia: Political centralization index
Benin
0.414
in 2025
Tunisia
0.442
in 2025
Benin rank
79th
Tunisia rank
77th
Political centralization index over time
- Benin
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.442 against 0.414 in Benin, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tunisia ahead.
Benin ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.03 | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.03 | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.03 | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.03 | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.03 | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 0.7465 | 0.7865 | 0.04 | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 0.5595 | 0.545 | 0.0145 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6876 | 0.545 | 0.1426 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.681 | 0.6108 | 0.0702 | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.3173 | 0.874 | 0.5567 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 0.2599 | 0.8748 | 0.6149 | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 0.2579 | 0.1637 | 0.0942 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.4165 | 0.3802 | 0.0363 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Benin or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.442 against 0.414 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Benin and Tunisia?
- 0.028, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tunisia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Tunisia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Benin ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.