States involved in state-based conflicts in Benin
Benin: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
States involved in state-based conflicts in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for states involved in state-based conflicts in Benin is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in Benin peaked at 1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Benin ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
- Key features of democracy 0.493 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.676 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.619 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.493 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.28 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in Benin?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in Benin was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
State was a primary participant in at least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic conflict that year.