Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.882 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin stood at 0.882.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin peaked at 0.891 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.355, in 1900.
Benin ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.355 | — |
| 1901 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.364 | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.373 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.377 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.583 | +54.6% |
| 1961 | 0.577 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.563 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.576 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.589 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.562 | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.559 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.604 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.603 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.608 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.587 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.58 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.743 | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 0.757 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.832 | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.831 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.837 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.835 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.829 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.831 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.837 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.835 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.833 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.839 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.854 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.849 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.842 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.836 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.829 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.833 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.845 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.843 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.83 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.827 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.823 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.826 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.881 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.891 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.882 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.355 | 0.355 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.355 | 0.355 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.355 | 0.355 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.355 | 0.355 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3568 | 0.355 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3662 | 0.364 | 0.377 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5692 | 0.563 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5689 | 0.559 | 0.604 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5937 | 0.58 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8163 | 0.743 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8352 | 0.831 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.841 | 0.829 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.855 | 0.823 | 0.891 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Benin was 0.882 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.891 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.355 in 1900.
- How does Benin rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of women's political empowerment V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.