Governance · Western Africa

Benin Electoral Democracy Index

0.493as of 2025Modelled+0.4% vs 2024

V-Dem electoral democracy (polyarchy) index on a 0-1 scale (higher is more democratic). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodElectoral Democracy Index
20250.493
20240.491
20230.487
20220.423
20210.39
20200.408
20190.452
20180.606
20170.713
20160.712
20150.652
20140.606

Electoral Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryElectoral Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.5052025
Kenya0.5632025
South Africa0.7432025
Egypt0.1872025
Ghana0.7112025
Ethiopia0.2572025

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