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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Benin

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Benin
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

45 Gambia 0.773 compare
46 Bhutan 0.772 compare
46 France 0.772 compare
49 Fiji 0.756 compare
50 Barbados 0.755 compare
51 Hong Kong 0.754 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Benin

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 16,974 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,279 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.836 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.28 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.836 (2025)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.