Benin vs Kenya: Sovereign state
Benin
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Kenya ahead.
Benin ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | 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 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Benin |
| 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 Kenya?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Benin and Kenya?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for sovereign state?
- Benin ranks 1st and Kenya 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.