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Equal Rights Protection Index in Benin

Benin: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.759 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.759
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.887
in 2016
All-time low
0.463
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Benin, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Benin is 0.759, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Benin peaked at 0.887 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.463, in 1900.

Benin ranks 48th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.463 —
1901 0.463 +0.0%
1902 0.463 +0.0%
1903 0.463 +0.0%
1904 0.463 +0.0%
1905 0.463 +0.0%
1906 0.463 +0.0%
1907 0.463 +0.0%
1908 0.463 +0.0%
1909 0.463 +0.0%
1910 0.463 +0.0%
1911 0.463 +0.0%
1912 0.463 +0.0%
1913 0.463 +0.0%
1914 0.463 +0.0%
1915 0.463 +0.0%
1916 0.463 +0.0%
1917 0.463 +0.0%
1918 0.463 +0.0%
1919 0.463 +0.0%
1920 0.463 +0.0%
1921 0.463 +0.0%
1922 0.463 +0.0%
1923 0.463 +0.0%
1924 0.463 +0.0%
1925 0.463 +0.0%
1926 0.463 +0.0%
1927 0.463 +0.0%
1928 0.463 +0.0%
1929 0.463 +0.0%
1930 0.463 +0.0%
1931 0.463 +0.0%
1932 0.463 +0.0%
1933 0.463 +0.0%
1934 0.463 +0.0%
1935 0.463 +0.0%
1936 0.463 +0.0%
1937 0.463 +0.0%
1938 0.463 +0.0%
1939 0.463 +0.0%
1940 0.463 +0.0%
1941 0.463 +0.0%
1942 0.463 +0.0%
1943 0.463 +0.0%
1944 0.463 +0.0%
1945 0.463 +0.0%
1946 0.463 +0.0%
1947 0.463 +0.0%
1948 0.463 +0.0%
1949 0.463 +0.0%
1950 0.463 +0.0%
1951 0.463 +0.0%
1952 0.463 +0.0%
1953 0.463 +0.0%
1954 0.463 +0.0%
1955 0.463 +0.0%
1956 0.463 +0.0%
1957 0.463 +0.0%
1958 0.463 +0.0%
1959 0.463 +0.0%
1960 0.644 +39.1%
1961 0.649 +0.8%
1962 0.649 +0.0%
1963 0.649 +0.0%
1964 0.649 +0.0%
1965 0.649 +0.0%
1966 0.649 +0.0%
1967 0.649 +0.0%
1968 0.649 +0.0%
1969 0.649 +0.0%
1970 0.649 +0.0%
1971 0.649 +0.0%
1972 0.649 +0.0%
1973 0.625 -3.7%
1974 0.625 +0.0%
1975 0.625 +0.0%
1976 0.625 +0.0%
1977 0.625 +0.0%
1978 0.625 +0.0%
1979 0.625 +0.0%
1980 0.625 +0.0%
1981 0.625 +0.0%
1982 0.625 +0.0%
1983 0.625 +0.0%
1984 0.625 +0.0%
1985 0.625 +0.0%
1986 0.625 +0.0%
1987 0.625 +0.0%
1988 0.625 +0.0%
1989 0.625 +0.0%
1990 0.877 +40.3%
1991 0.877 +0.0%
1992 0.877 +0.0%
1993 0.877 +0.0%
1994 0.877 +0.0%
1995 0.877 +0.0%
1996 0.877 +0.0%
1997 0.877 +0.0%
1998 0.877 +0.0%
1999 0.877 +0.0%
2000 0.877 +0.0%
2001 0.877 +0.0%
2002 0.877 +0.0%
2003 0.877 +0.0%
2004 0.877 +0.0%
2005 0.88 +0.3%
2006 0.88 +0.0%
2007 0.88 +0.0%
2008 0.88 +0.0%
2009 0.88 +0.0%
2010 0.88 +0.0%
2011 0.88 +0.0%
2012 0.88 +0.0%
2013 0.88 +0.0%
2014 0.878 -0.2%
2015 0.878 +0.0%
2016 0.887 +1.0%
2017 0.762 -14.1%
2018 0.778 +2.1%
2019 0.751 -3.5%
2020 0.758 +0.9%
2021 0.757 -0.1%
2022 0.762 +0.7%
2023 0.778 +2.1%
2024 0.759 -2.4%
2025 0.759 +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.759 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.759 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.463 0.463 0.463 10
1910s 0.463 0.463 0.463 10
1920s 0.463 0.463 0.463 10
1930s 0.463 0.463 0.463 10
1940s 0.463 0.463 0.463 10
1950s 0.463 0.463 0.463 10
1960s 0.6485 0.644 0.649 10
1970s 0.6322 0.625 0.649 10
1980s 0.625 0.625 0.625 10
1990s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
2000s 0.8785 0.877 0.88 10
2010s 0.8454 0.751 0.887 10
2020s 0.7622 0.757 0.778 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 45 Gambia 0.773 compare
  2. 46 Bhutan 0.772 compare
  3. 46 France 0.772 compare
  4. 49 Fiji 0.756 compare
  5. 50 Barbados 0.755 compare
  6. 51 Hong Kong 0.754 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Benin?
Equal rights protection index in Benin was 0.759 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.887 in 2016.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.463 in 1900.
How does Benin rank for equal rights protection index?
Benin ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.