Benin vs Chile: Democracy
Benin
2
in 2018
Chile
2
in 2018
Benin rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Benin
- Chile
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Chile, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Benin or Chile?
- Benin, at 2 against 2 in Chile as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Benin and Chile?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chile?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Chile rank globally for democracy?
- Benin ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).