Benin vs Tanzania: Electoral democracy
Benin
1
in 2025
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Benin rank
87th
Tanzania rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Benin
- Tanzania
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.
Benin ranks 87th and Tanzania ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Benin |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Benin or Tanzania?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Benin and Tanzania?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Tanzania rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Benin ranks 87th and Tanzania 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.