Benin vs Liberia: Human rights index vdem

Benin
0.836
in 2025
Liberia
0.838
in 2025
Benin rank
63rd
Liberia rank
62nd

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Benin
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.838 against 0.836 in Benin, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.

Benin ranks 63rd and Liberia ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Liberia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.187 0.459 0.272 Liberia
1910s 0.187 0.4484 0.2614 Liberia
1920s 0.187 0.4586 0.2716 Liberia
1930s 0.187 0.4683 0.2813 Liberia
1940s 0.1944 0.397 0.2026 Liberia
1950s 0.2122 0.2908 0.0786 Liberia
1960s 0.5087 0.2753 0.2334 Benin
1970s 0.3398 0.3978 0.058 Liberia
1980s 0.2676 0.2717 0.0041 Liberia
1990s 0.8648 0.4376 0.4272 Benin
2000s 0.8679 0.6386 0.2293 Benin
2010s 0.8688 0.8491 0.0197 Benin
2020s 0.8233 0.8385 0.0152 Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Benin or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.838 against 0.836 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Benin and Liberia?
0.002, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Benin ranks 63rd and Liberia ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed