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Benin vs Vanuatu: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Benin
0.801
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.769
in 2024
Benin rank
93rd
Vanuatu rank
96th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Benin
  • Vanuatu
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.801 against 0.769 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.032.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Benin ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 96th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.