Benin vs Burkina Faso: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
Benin
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for sovereign state?
- Benin ranks 1st and Burkina Faso 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.