Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Benin or Norway?

Norway, at 0.901 against 0.897 in Benin as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Norway?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Norway: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Benin

0.897

in 2025

Norway

0.901

in 2025

Benin rank

28th

Norway rank

26th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Benin
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.901 against 0.897 in Benin, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.

Benin ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.219	0.804	0.585	Norway
1910s	0.219	0.804	0.585	Norway
1920s	0.219	0.804	0.585	Norway
1930s	0.219	0.804	0.585	Norway
1940s	0.225	0.6144	0.3894	Norway
1950s	0.2553	0.863	0.6077	Norway
1960s	0.5553	0.9162	0.3609	Norway
1970s	0.593	0.944	0.351	Norway
1980s	0.601	0.9656	0.3646	Norway
1990s	0.8807	0.968	0.0873	Norway
2000s	0.885	0.968	0.083	Norway
2010s	0.8905	0.9567	0.0662	Norway
2020s	0.888	0.863	0.025	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Benin or Norway?: Norway, at 0.901 against 0.897 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Benin and Norway?: 0.004, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Norway?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Norway rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Benin ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Norway: Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-civil-liberties-index/benin/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-civil-liberties-index/benin/norway/">Benin vs Norway: Women's Civil Liberties Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.