Democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin
Benin: Democratic electoral institutions fh was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 197 countries
All-time high
10
in 2006
All-time low
3
in 2021
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin stood at 4.
That represents a change of down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin peaked at 10 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2021.
Benin ranks 129th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.2 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin?
- Democratic electoral institutions fh in Benin was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions fh recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2006.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions fh recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for democratic electoral institutions fh?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions fh rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic electoral institutions fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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