Benin vs Mexico: Electoral democracy
Benin
1
in 2025
Mexico
1
in 2025
Benin rank
87th
Mexico rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Benin
- Mexico
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Benin ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.67 | 0.6667 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Benin or Mexico?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Benin and Mexico?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mexico?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mexico rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Benin ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.