Benin vs Niger: Political civil liberties index
Benin
0.741
in 2025
Niger
0.747
in 2025
Benin rank
90th
Niger rank
87th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.747 against 0.741 in Benin, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 90th and Niger ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.166 | 0.059 | 0.107 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.166 | 0.061 | 0.105 | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.1836 | 0.0755 | 0.1081 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.2122 | 0.0907 | 0.1215 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.503 | 0.1156 | 0.3874 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.2202 | 0.1349 | 0.0853 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.1214 | 0.1736 | 0.0522 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.8827 | 0.691 | 0.1917 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.887 | 0.8166 | 0.0704 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.8569 | 0.8724 | 0.0155 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.7228 | 0.8215 | 0.0987 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.747 against 0.741 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Benin and Niger?
- 0.006, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Benin ranks 90th and Niger ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.