Which has higher liberal democracy index, Benin or Hungary?

Benin, at 0.323 against 0.315 in Hungary as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Hungary: Liberal Democracy Index

Benin

0.323

in 2025

Hungary

0.315

in 2025

Benin rank

92nd

Hungary rank

93rd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Benin
Hungary

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.323 against 0.315 in Hungary, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hungary ahead.

Benin ranks 92nd and Hungary ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.2164	0.1744	Hungary
1910s	0.042	0.2091	0.1671	Hungary
1920s	0.042	0.2519	0.2099	Hungary
1930s	0.042	0.2523	0.2103	Hungary
1940s	0.0426	0.1505	0.1079	Hungary
1950s	0.0719	0.0732	0.0013	Hungary
1960s	0.1766	0.0882	0.0884	Benin
1970s	0.0875	0.0979	0.0104	Hungary
1980s	0.0844	0.1127	0.0283	Hungary
1990s	0.4512	0.7514	0.3002	Hungary
2000s	0.5083	0.7566	0.2483	Hungary
2010s	0.4954	0.5153	0.0199	Hungary
2020s	0.2998	0.3325	0.0327	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Benin or Hungary?: Benin, at 0.323 against 0.315 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Benin and Hungary?: 0.008, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Hungary?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Hungary rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Benin ranks 92nd and Hungary ranks 93rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Hungary: Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/liberal-democracy-index/benin/hungary/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/liberal-democracy-index/benin/hungary/">Benin vs Hungary: Liberal Democracy Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 18 September 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.