Political Stability - Number of sources in Benin

Benin: Political Stability - Number of sources was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2021
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Benin, 1996–2025

2468101996201020251996: 31998: 32000: 42002: 42003: 42004: 62005: 72006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 92017: 92018: 92019: 92020: 92021: 102022: 102023: 92024: 102025: 10

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - number of sources in Benin is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Benin peaked at 10 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

That places Benin 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Number of sources in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Benin, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 3 —
1998 3 +0.0%
2000 4 +33.3%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 4 +0.0%
2004 6 +50.0%
2005 7 +16.7%
2006 8 +14.3%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 9 +12.5%
2014 9 +0.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 9 +0.0%
2020 9 +0.0%
2021 10 +11.1%
2022 10 +0.0%
2023 9 -10.0%
2024 10 +11.1%
2025 10 +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 10 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 3 3 2
2000s 6.33 4 8 9
2010s 8.7 8 9 10
2020s 9.67 9 10 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 45 Algeria 10 compare
  2. 45 Australia 10 compare
  3. 45 Bangladesh 10 compare
  4. 45 Bulgaria 10 compare
  5. 45 Chile 10 compare
  6. 45 China 10 compare
  7. 45 Colombia 10 compare
  8. 45 Croatia 10 compare
  9. 45 Czechia 10 compare
  10. 45 Estonia 10 compare
  11. 45 Eswatini 10 compare
  12. 45 Hungary 10 compare
  13. 45 Kuwait 10 compare
  14. 45 Latvia 10 compare
  15. 45 Lithuania 10 compare
  16. 45 Mali 10 compare
  17. 45 Mauritania 10 compare
  18. 45 Mauritius 10 compare
  19. 45 Mongolia 10 compare
  20. 45 New Zealand 10 compare
  21. 45 Peru 10 compare
  22. 45 Poland 10 compare
  23. 45 Qatar 10 compare
  24. 45 Romania 10 compare
  25. 45 Rwanda 10 compare
  26. 45 Slovakia 10 compare
  27. 45 Slovenia 10 compare
  28. 45 Sri Lanka 10 compare
  29. 45 Turkey 10 compare
  30. 45 United Kingdom 10 compare
  31. 45 United States 10 compare
  32. 45 Uzbekistan 10 compare
  33. 45 Venezuela 10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Benin?
Political stability - number of sources in Benin was 10 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2021.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Benin rank for political stability - number of sources?
Benin ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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