Benin vs Tanzania: Legislative Corruption Score
Benin
0.672
in 2025
Tanzania
0.745
in 2025
Benin rank
59th
Tanzania rank
57th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Benin
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.745 against 0.672 in Benin, a difference of 0.073.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Tanzania ahead.
Benin ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 57th of 174 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.325 | 2.52 | 2.19 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.918 | 1.53 | 0.6086 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.54 | 0.394 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 1.4 | 0.262 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.5462 | 0.8584 | 0.3122 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.48 | 0.5073 | 0.0273 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.3173 | 0.5707 | 0.2534 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.7847 | 0.8508 | 0.0662 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Benin or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.745 against 0.672 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Benin and Tanzania?
- 0.073, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Tanzania rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Benin ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 57th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.