Azerbaijan vs Benin: Democracy

Azerbaijan
3
in 2025
Benin
3
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
116th
Benin rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 3 against 3 in Benin, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Benin ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 116th and Benin ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Benin in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Benin Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0.4 0 0.4 Azerbaijan
1910s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1920s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1930s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1940s 1 0.6 0.4 Azerbaijan
1950s 1 2 1 Benin
1960s 1 0.4 0.6 Azerbaijan
1970s 1 0.1 0.9 Azerbaijan
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 2.8 6 3.2 Benin
2000s 3 7 4 Benin
2010s 3 6.3 3.3 Benin
2020s 3 2 1 Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Azerbaijan or Benin?
Azerbaijan, at 3 against 3 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Azerbaijan and Benin?
0, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Benin?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Benin rank globally for democracy?
Azerbaijan ranks 116th and Benin ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).