Political Stability/No Violence in Benin
Benin: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.255 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Political Stability/No Violence in Benin, 1996–2011
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 19 Central African Republic 0.2622 standard error compare
- 20 Malawi 0.2596 standard error compare
- 21 Chad 0.255 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritania 0.255 standard error compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Congo 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Gabon 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Libya 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Morocco 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Niger 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Sudan 0.2491 standard error compare
- 24 Togo 0.2491 standard error compare
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 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
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.