Benin vs Brazil: Sovereign state

Benin
1
in 2025
Brazil
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Brazil rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Benin
  • Brazil
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How they compare

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

Across all 210 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Brazil Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0.8 0.8 Brazil
1830s 0 1 1 Brazil
1840s 0 1 1 Brazil
1850s 0 1 1 Brazil
1860s 0 1 1 Brazil
1870s 0 1 1 Brazil
1880s 0 1 1 Brazil
1890s 0 1 1 Brazil
1900s 0 1 1 Brazil
1910s 0 1 1 Brazil
1920s 0 1 1 Brazil
1930s 0 1 1 Brazil
1940s 0 1 1 Brazil
1950s 0 1 1 Brazil
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, Benin or Brazil?
Benin, at 1 against 1 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Benin and Brazil?
0, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Benin and Brazil rank globally for sovereign state?
Benin ranks 1st and Brazil 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.