Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Universal right to vote in practice
Benin
2
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
2
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Cote d'Ivoire rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 1st and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Benin |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Benin |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Benin, at 2 against 2 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Benin ranks 1st and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).