Which has higher liberal democracy index, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.339 against 0.323 in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0.016, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Liberal Democracy Index

Benin

0.323

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.339

in 2025

Benin rank

92nd

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

90th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.339 against 0.323 in Benin, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Benin ranks 92nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.042	0.132	0.09	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.042	0.1345	0.0925	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.042	0.0956	0.0536	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.0426	0.051	0.0084	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s	0.0719	0.0955	0.0236	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.1766	0.11	0.0666	Benin
1970s	0.0875	0.1196	0.0321	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.0844	0.1335	0.0491	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.4512	0.1766	0.2746	Benin
2000s	0.5083	0.4014	0.1069	Benin
2010s	0.4954	0.3603	0.1351	Benin
2020s	0.2998	0.3363	0.0365	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Benin or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.339 against 0.323 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.016, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Benin and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Benin ranks 92nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.