Benin vs Senegal: Sovereign state
Benin
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | 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 Senegal?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Benin and Senegal?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for sovereign state?
- Benin ranks 1st and Senegal 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.