Democracy in Benin
Benin: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Benin, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Benin peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
That places Benin 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Benin
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1837 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3347 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.48 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2392 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 123.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Benin?
- Democracy in Benin was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for democracy?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).