Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Benin
Benin: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.4067 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Benin, 2005–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.4067 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Benin peaked at 0.9645 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4007, in 2017.
That places Benin 39th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4454 | — |
| 2006 | 0.6181 | +38.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7936 | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9645 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9207 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8751 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8337 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7953 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.759 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7199 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6189 | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5128 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4007 | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4027 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4026 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4067 | +1.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4067 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2275. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.4067 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7484 | 0.4454 | 0.9645 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6321 | 0.4007 | 0.8751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4067 | 0.4067 | 0.4067 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Benin?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Benin was 0.4067 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9645 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4007 in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Benin ranks 39th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.