Benin vs Indonesia: Democracy
Benin
4
in 2025
Indonesia
4
in 2025
Benin rank
87th
Indonesia rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Benin
- Indonesia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4 against 4 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Benin ranks 87th and Indonesia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.67 | 0.3333 | 1.33 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Benin |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Benin |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 0.2 | Benin |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 4.83 | 1.33 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Benin or Indonesia?
- Benin, at 4 against 4 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Benin and Indonesia?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Indonesia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Indonesia rank globally for democracy?
- Benin ranks 87th and Indonesia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.