Safety and Rule of Law in Benin
Benin: Safety and Rule of Law was 64.81 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Safety and Rule of Law in Benin, 2000–2011
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.03 | 67.59 | 73.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.11 | 64.81 | 65.42 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 7 South Africa 71.49 compare
- 8 Lesotho 68.9 compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 64.93 compare
- 11 Zambia 64.43 compare
- 12 Eswatini 63.66 compare
- 13 Mozambique 62.91 compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 156.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 221.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0882 (2050)
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
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.