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Women political participation index in Benin

Benin: Women political participation index was 0.967 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.967
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.967
in 2024
All-time low
0.554
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women political participation index in Benin, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.967 for women political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political participation index in Benin peaked at 0.967 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.554, in 1900.

That places Benin 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women political participation index in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.554 —
1901 0.554 +0.0%
1902 0.554 +0.0%
1903 0.554 +0.0%
1904 0.554 +0.0%
1905 0.554 +0.0%
1906 0.554 +0.0%
1907 0.554 +0.0%
1908 0.554 +0.0%
1909 0.554 +0.0%
1910 0.554 +0.0%
1911 0.554 +0.0%
1912 0.554 +0.0%
1913 0.554 +0.0%
1914 0.554 +0.0%
1915 0.554 +0.0%
1916 0.554 +0.0%
1917 0.554 +0.0%
1918 0.554 +0.0%
1919 0.554 +0.0%
1920 0.554 +0.0%
1921 0.554 +0.0%
1922 0.554 +0.0%
1923 0.554 +0.0%
1924 0.554 +0.0%
1925 0.554 +0.0%
1926 0.554 +0.0%
1927 0.554 +0.0%
1928 0.554 +0.0%
1929 0.554 +0.0%
1930 0.554 +0.0%
1931 0.554 +0.0%
1932 0.554 +0.0%
1933 0.554 +0.0%
1934 0.554 +0.0%
1935 0.554 +0.0%
1936 0.554 +0.0%
1937 0.554 +0.0%
1938 0.554 +0.0%
1939 0.554 +0.0%
1940 0.554 +0.0%
1941 0.554 +0.0%
1942 0.554 +0.0%
1943 0.554 +0.0%
1944 0.554 +0.0%
1945 0.554 +0.0%
1946 0.554 +0.0%
1947 0.554 +0.0%
1948 0.554 +0.0%
1949 0.554 +0.0%
1950 0.554 +0.0%
1951 0.554 +0.0%
1952 0.554 +0.0%
1953 0.554 +0.0%
1954 0.554 +0.0%
1955 0.554 +0.0%
1956 0.554 +0.0%
1957 0.554 +0.0%
1958 0.554 +0.0%
1959 0.554 +0.0%
1960 0.642 +15.9%
1961 0.642 +0.0%
1962 0.642 +0.0%
1963 0.642 +0.0%
1964 0.642 +0.0%
1965 0.642 +0.0%
1966 0.642 +0.0%
1967 0.642 +0.0%
1968 0.642 +0.0%
1969 0.642 +0.0%
1970 0.642 +0.0%
1971 0.642 +0.0%
1972 0.642 +0.0%
1973 0.651 +1.4%
1974 0.651 +0.0%
1975 0.651 +0.0%
1976 0.651 +0.0%
1977 0.651 +0.0%
1978 0.651 +0.0%
1979 0.789 +21.2%
1980 0.789 +0.0%
1981 0.789 +0.0%
1982 0.789 +0.0%
1983 0.789 +0.0%
1984 0.723 -8.4%
1985 0.723 +0.0%
1986 0.723 +0.0%
1987 0.723 +0.0%
1988 0.723 +0.0%
1989 0.703 -2.8%
1990 0.663 -5.7%
1991 0.658 -0.8%
1992 0.762 +15.8%
1993 0.762 +0.0%
1994 0.762 +0.0%
1995 0.758 -0.5%
1996 0.776 +2.4%
1997 0.776 +0.0%
1998 0.776 +0.0%
1999 0.758 -2.3%
2000 0.758 +0.0%
2001 0.758 +0.0%
2002 0.758 +0.0%
2003 0.777 +2.5%
2004 0.777 +0.0%
2005 0.777 +0.0%
2006 0.777 +0.0%
2007 0.794 +2.2%
2008 0.794 +0.0%
2009 0.794 +0.0%
2010 0.827 +4.2%
2011 0.811 -1.9%
2012 0.811 +0.0%
2013 0.789 -2.7%
2014 0.772 -2.2%
2015 0.753 -2.5%
2016 0.758 +0.7%
2017 0.797 +5.1%
2018 0.797 +0.0%
2019 0.86 +7.9%
2020 0.806 -6.3%
2021 0.806 +0.0%
2022 0.792 -1.7%
2023 0.962 +21.5%
2024 0.967 +0.5%
2025 0.967 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.554 0.554 0.554 10
1910s 0.554 0.554 0.554 10
1920s 0.554 0.554 0.554 10
1930s 0.554 0.554 0.554 10
1940s 0.554 0.554 0.554 10
1950s 0.554 0.554 0.554 10
1960s 0.642 0.642 0.642 10
1970s 0.6621 0.642 0.789 10
1980s 0.7474 0.703 0.789 10
1990s 0.7451 0.658 0.776 10
2000s 0.7764 0.758 0.794 10
2010s 0.7975 0.753 0.86 10
2020s 0.8833 0.792 0.967 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 68 Greece 0.972 compare
  2. 69 Trinidad and Tobago 0.97 compare
  3. 70 Vietnam 0.969 compare
  4. 71 Belarus 0.967 compare
  5. 71 Ireland 0.967 compare
  6. 71 Philippines 0.967 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political participation index in Benin?
Women political participation index in Benin was 0.967 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political participation index recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.967 in 2024.
What is the lowest women political participation index recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.554 in 1900.
How does Benin rank for women political participation index?
Benin ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political participation index rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women political participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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