Benin vs Maldives: Democratic change
Benin
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Democratic change over time
- Benin
- Maldives
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Benin ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Maldives |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 2 | 0.6667 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Benin or Maldives?
- Benin, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Benin and Maldives?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Maldives rank globally for democratic change?
- Benin ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.