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Key features of women's political empowerment in Benin

Benin: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.882 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.882
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
36th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.891
in 2024
All-time low
0.355
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Benin, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.882 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment 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 women's political empowerment 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 33 Albania 0.893 compare
  2. 34 Ukraine 0.888 compare
  3. 35 Iceland 0.883 compare
  4. 37 Poland 0.878 compare
  5. 37 Slovakia 0.878 compare
  6. 37 Republic of Korea 0.878 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Benin?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Benin was 0.882 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.891 in 2024.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.355 in 1900.
How does Benin rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Benin ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.