Safety and Rule of Law in Benin

Benin: Safety and Rule of Law was 64.81 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
64.81
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 52 countries
All-time high
73.96
in 2002
All-time low
64.81
in 2011
Years of data
12
2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Benin, 2000–2011

0204060802000200520112000: 71.52001: 71.52002: 742003: 71.22004: 70.32005: 712006: 71.22007: 722008: 70.22009: 67.62010: 65.42011: 64.8

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

The most recent figure for safety and rule of law in Benin is 64.81, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Benin peaked at 73.96 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 64.81, in 2011.

Benin ranks 10th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.03 67.59 73.96 10
2010s 65.11 64.81 65.42 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 7 South Africa 71.49 compare
  2. 8 Lesotho 68.9 compare
  3. 9 Sao Tome and Principe 64.93 compare
  4. 11 Zambia 64.43 compare
  5. 12 Eswatini 63.66 compare
  6. 13 Mozambique 62.91 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Benin?
Safety and rule of law in Benin was 64.81 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 73.96 in 2002.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 64.81 in 2011.
How does Benin rank for safety and rule of law?
Benin ranks 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Safety and Rule of Law
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.