Rule of Law - Governance score in Benin

Benin: Rule of Law - Governance score was 49.87 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
49.87 0-100
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
128th
of 206 countries
All-time high
58.47 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
48.54 0-100
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Benin, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 58.5 0-1001998: 58.3 0-1002000: 52.1 0-1002002: 50.2 0-1002003: 48.8 0-1002004: 50.3 0-1002005: 50 0-1002006: 51.9 0-1002007: 52.5 0-1002008: 51 0-1002009: 50 0-1002010: 50.2 0-1002011: 49.2 0-1002012: 49.6 0-1002013: 48.5 0-1002014: 48.7 0-1002015: 49.8 0-1002016: 50.3 0-1002017: 50.3 0-1002018: 49.5 0-1002019: 50.2 0-1002020: 50.2 0-1002021: 50.3 0-1002022: 48.9 0-1002023: 50.2 0-1002024: 49.9 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Benin recorded 49.87 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Benin peaked at 58.47 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 48.54 0-100, in 2013.

That places Benin 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.39 0-100 58.31 0-100 58.47 0-100 2
2000s 50.76 0-100 48.85 0-100 52.5 0-100 9
2010s 49.63 0-100 48.54 0-100 50.32 0-100 10
2020s 49.91 0-100 48.9 0-100 50.33 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 125 Gambia 50.18 0-100 compare
  2. 126 Belize 50.13 0-100 compare
  3. 127 Lesotho 49.97 0-100 compare
  4. 129 Brazil 49.28 0-100 compare
  5. 130 Kenya 48.97 0-100 compare
  6. 131 Azerbaijan 48.61 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Benin?
Rule of law - governance score in Benin was 49.87 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 58.47 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 48.54 0-100 in 2013.
How does Benin rank for rule of law - governance score?
Benin ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,296 data points, 1996–2024
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