Political Stability/No Violence in Benin

Benin: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.255 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.255 standard error
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
21st
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.4831 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.2466 standard error
in 2010
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Political Stability/No Violence in Benin, 1996–2011

00.10.20.30.40.51996200320111996: 0.483 standard error1998: 0.446 standard error2000: 0.465 standard error2002: 0.447 standard error2003: 0.361 standard error2004: 0.339 standard error2005: 0.326 standard error2006: 0.253 standard error2007: 0.251 standard error2008: 0.255 standard error2009: 0.251 standard error2010: 0.247 standard error2011: 0.255 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability/no violence in Benin is 0.255 standard error, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in Benin peaked at 0.4831 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2466 standard error, in 2010.

That places Benin 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4645 standard error 0.4459 standard error 0.4831 standard error 2
2000s 0.3274 standard error 0.2505 standard error 0.4653 standard error 9
2010s 0.2508 standard error 0.2466 standard error 0.255 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 19 Central African Republic 0.2622 standard error compare
  2. 20 Malawi 0.2596 standard error compare
  3. 21 Chad 0.255 standard error compare
  4. 21 Mauritania 0.255 standard error compare
  5. 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2491 standard error compare
  6. 24 Congo 0.2491 standard error compare
  7. 24 Gabon 0.2491 standard error compare
  8. 24 Libya 0.2491 standard error compare
  9. 24 Morocco 0.2491 standard error compare
  10. 24 Niger 0.2491 standard error compare
  11. 24 Sudan 0.2491 standard error compare
  12. 24 Togo 0.2491 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability/no violence in Benin?
Political stability/no violence in Benin was 0.255 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.4831 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2466 standard error in 2010.
How does Benin rank for political stability/no violence?
Benin ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Political Stability/No Violence (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Stability/No Violence (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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See definition GV.POLI.ST.SD. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.