Political rights score fh in Benin
Benin: Political rights score fh was 19 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
19
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
116th
of 197 countries
All-time high
33
in 2006
All-time low
17
in 2021
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Benin, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Benin is 19, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Benin peaked at 33 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2021.
Benin ranks 116th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.88 | 27 | 33 | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.3 | 21 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5 | 17 | 21 | 6 |
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More social development data for Benin
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.836 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.323 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.493 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Benin?
- Political rights score fh in Benin was 19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for political rights score fh?
- Benin ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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