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Equal Access to Power Index in Benin

Benin: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.817 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.817
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.869
in 2019
All-time low
0.565
in 1973
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Benin, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.817 for equal access to power index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Benin peaked at 0.869 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.565, in 1973.

Benin ranks 43rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Equal Access to Power Index in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.57 —
1901 0.57 +0.0%
1902 0.57 +0.0%
1903 0.57 +0.0%
1904 0.57 +0.0%
1905 0.57 +0.0%
1906 0.57 +0.0%
1907 0.57 +0.0%
1908 0.57 +0.0%
1909 0.57 +0.0%
1910 0.57 +0.0%
1911 0.57 +0.0%
1912 0.57 +0.0%
1913 0.57 +0.0%
1914 0.57 +0.0%
1915 0.57 +0.0%
1916 0.57 +0.0%
1917 0.57 +0.0%
1918 0.57 +0.0%
1919 0.57 +0.0%
1920 0.57 +0.0%
1921 0.57 +0.0%
1922 0.57 +0.0%
1923 0.57 +0.0%
1924 0.57 +0.0%
1925 0.57 +0.0%
1926 0.57 +0.0%
1927 0.57 +0.0%
1928 0.57 +0.0%
1929 0.57 +0.0%
1930 0.57 +0.0%
1931 0.57 +0.0%
1932 0.57 +0.0%
1933 0.57 +0.0%
1934 0.57 +0.0%
1935 0.57 +0.0%
1936 0.57 +0.0%
1937 0.57 +0.0%
1938 0.57 +0.0%
1939 0.57 +0.0%
1940 0.57 +0.0%
1941 0.57 +0.0%
1942 0.57 +0.0%
1943 0.57 +0.0%
1944 0.57 +0.0%
1945 0.57 +0.0%
1946 0.694 +21.8%
1947 0.694 +0.0%
1948 0.694 +0.0%
1949 0.694 +0.0%
1950 0.694 +0.0%
1951 0.694 +0.0%
1952 0.694 +0.0%
1953 0.694 +0.0%
1954 0.694 +0.0%
1955 0.694 +0.0%
1956 0.694 +0.0%
1957 0.694 +0.0%
1958 0.694 +0.0%
1959 0.694 +0.0%
1960 0.745 +7.3%
1961 0.745 +0.0%
1962 0.745 +0.0%
1963 0.745 +0.0%
1964 0.745 +0.0%
1965 0.745 +0.0%
1966 0.745 +0.0%
1967 0.745 +0.0%
1968 0.745 +0.0%
1969 0.745 +0.0%
1970 0.729 -2.1%
1971 0.729 +0.0%
1972 0.723 -0.8%
1973 0.565 -21.9%
1974 0.565 +0.0%
1975 0.565 +0.0%
1976 0.565 +0.0%
1977 0.565 +0.0%
1978 0.565 +0.0%
1979 0.565 +0.0%
1980 0.565 +0.0%
1981 0.565 +0.0%
1982 0.565 +0.0%
1983 0.565 +0.0%
1984 0.565 +0.0%
1985 0.565 +0.0%
1986 0.565 +0.0%
1987 0.565 +0.0%
1988 0.565 +0.0%
1989 0.565 +0.0%
1990 0.834 +47.6%
1991 0.833 -0.1%
1992 0.833 +0.0%
1993 0.833 +0.0%
1994 0.833 +0.0%
1995 0.833 +0.0%
1996 0.833 +0.0%
1997 0.833 +0.0%
1998 0.833 +0.0%
1999 0.833 +0.0%
2000 0.833 +0.0%
2001 0.833 +0.0%
2002 0.833 +0.0%
2003 0.833 +0.0%
2004 0.833 +0.0%
2005 0.833 +0.0%
2006 0.835 +0.2%
2007 0.835 +0.0%
2008 0.836 +0.1%
2009 0.836 +0.0%
2010 0.836 +0.0%
2011 0.836 +0.0%
2012 0.836 +0.0%
2013 0.769 -8.0%
2014 0.769 +0.0%
2015 0.773 +0.5%
2016 0.8 +3.5%
2017 0.848 +6.0%
2018 0.846 -0.2%
2019 0.869 +2.7%
2020 0.85 -2.2%
2021 0.85 +0.0%
2022 0.85 +0.0%
2023 0.835 -1.8%
2024 0.817 -2.2%
2025 0.817 +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.817 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5685, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.817 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5935, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.57 0.57 0.57 10
1910s 0.57 0.57 0.57 10
1920s 0.57 0.57 0.57 10
1930s 0.57 0.57 0.57 10
1940s 0.6196 0.57 0.694 10
1950s 0.694 0.694 0.694 10
1960s 0.745 0.745 0.745 10
1970s 0.6136 0.565 0.729 10
1980s 0.565 0.565 0.565 10
1990s 0.8331 0.833 0.834 10
2000s 0.834 0.833 0.836 10
2010s 0.8182 0.769 0.869 10
2020s 0.8365 0.817 0.85 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 41 Niger 0.825 compare
  2. 42 Armenia 0.82 compare
  3. 43 United Kingdom 0.817 compare
  4. 45 Tunisia 0.814 compare
  5. 46 Austria 0.806 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Benin?
Equal access to power index in Benin was 0.817 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.869 in 2019.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.565 in 1973.
How does Benin rank for equal access to power index?
Benin ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Access to Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.