Revised Combined Polity Score in Benin

Benin: Revised Combined Polity Score was 7 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 51 countries
All-time high
7
in 2006
All-time low
-7
in 1965
Years of data
52
1960–2011

Revised Combined Polity Score in Benin, 1960–2011

-505196019852011

Source: Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and.

Analysis

Benin recorded 7 for revised combined polity score in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revised combined polity score in Benin peaked at 7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -7, in 1965.

That places Benin 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Revised Combined Polity Score in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Revised Combined Polity Score in Benin, 1960 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1960 2
1961 2 +0.0%
1962 2 +0.0%
1963 -1 -150.0%
1964 -4 +300.0%
1965 -7 +75.0%
1966 -7 -0.0%
1967 -7 -0.0%
1968 -7 -0.0%
1969 -7 -0.0%
1970 -2 -71.4%
1971 -2 -0.0%
1972 -7 +250.0%
1973 -7 -0.0%
1974 -7 -0.0%
1975 -7 -0.0%
1976 -7 -0.0%
1977 -7 -0.0%
1978 -7 -0.0%
1979 -7 -0.0%
1980 -7 -0.0%
1981 -7 -0.0%
1982 -7 -0.0%
1983 -7 -0.0%
1984 -7 -0.0%
1985 -7 -0.0%
1986 -7 -0.0%
1987 -7 -0.0%
1988 -7 -0.0%
1989 -7 -0.0%
1990 0 -100.0%
1991 6
1992 6 +0.0%
1993 6 +0.0%
1994 6 +0.0%
1995 6 +0.0%
1996 6 +0.0%
1997 6 +0.0%
1998 6 +0.0%
1999 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 7 +16.7%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 7 +0.0%
2009 7 +0.0%
2010 7 +0.0%
2011 7 +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 7.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -3.4 -7 2 10
1970s -6 -7 -2 10
1980s -7 -7 -7 10
1990s 5.4 0 6 10
2000s 6.4 6 7 10
2010s 7 7 7 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 9 Mali 7 compare
  2. 9 Senegal 7 compare
  3. 9 Sierra Leone 7 compare
  4. 9 Zambia 7 compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is revised combined polity score in Benin?
Revised combined polity score in Benin was 7 in 2011, according to Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and.
What is the highest revised combined polity score recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 2006.
What is the lowest revised combined polity score recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was -7 in 1965.
How does Benin rank for revised combined polity score?
Benin ranks 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is revised combined polity score rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and, published as part of Revised Combined Polity Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revised Combined Polity Score
Source
Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,425 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Revised Combined Polity Score is a modified version of the POLITY variable added in order to facilitate the use of the POLITY regime measure in time-series analyses.