Australia vs Benin: Sovereign state

Australia
1
in 2025
Benin
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Benin rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Australia
  • Benin
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Benin, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Benin ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Benin ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Benin Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0.9 0 0.9 Australia
1910s 1 0 1 Australia
1920s 1 0 1 Australia
1930s 1 0 1 Australia
1940s 1 0 1 Australia
1950s 1 0 1 Australia
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Australia or Benin?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Australia and Benin?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Benin?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Australia and Benin rank globally for sovereign state?
Australia ranks 1st and Benin ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.