Benin vs Senegal: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.4563 against 0.3831 in Benin, a difference of 0.0732.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Senegal ahead.
Benin ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 144 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.142 | 0.1629 | 0.021 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.5175 | 0.5744 | 0.0569 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.3831 | 0.4563 | 0.0732 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Benin or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.4563 against 0.3831 in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Benin and Senegal?
- 0.0732, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Benin ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.