Benin vs Ethiopia

Benin vs Ethiopia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Benin and 0.3 of 1 in Ethiopia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.53 of 1, or 2.75 times that in Ethiopia.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Benin vs Ethiopia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Benin and 0.3 of 1 in Ethiopia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.53 of 1, or 2.75 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1900.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBeninEthiopiaWorld
20250.840.30.65
20240.830.290.65
20230.820.360.66
20220.830.430.66
20210.810.460.67
20200.820.530.67
20190.840.560.68
20180.870.490.68
20170.920.340.68
20160.90.330.68
20150.870.350.69
20140.860.360.69
20130.860.370.7
20120.860.380.7
20110.860.380.7
20100.870.380.7
20090.860.380.69
20080.860.380.69
20070.860.380.69
20060.860.370.69
20050.870.390.69
20040.870.390.69
20030.870.390.69
20020.870.40.68
20010.870.390.68
20000.870.390.67
19990.870.390.66
19980.870.390.65
19970.870.390.65
19960.880.390.65
19950.880.390.65
19940.880.380.64
19930.880.380.63
19920.880.380.62
19910.830.280.6
19900.80.060.57
19890.270.060.51
19880.270.060.5
19870.270.050.5
19860.270.060.49
19850.270.060.48
19840.270.060.47
19830.270.060.47
19820.270.060.46
19810.270.060.46
19800.270.060.46
19790.270.050.45
19780.270.050.44
19770.270.050.44
19760.270.050.44
19750.270.060.44
19740.270.120.43
19730.280.190.43
19720.460.190.44
19710.520.190.44
19700.520.190.44
19690.50.190.44
19680.50.190.45
19670.50.190.45
19660.50.190.46
19650.50.190.46
19640.50.190.46
19630.520.190.46
19620.520.190.46
19610.520.190.46
19600.510.180.46
19590.240.180.44
19580.220.180.44
19570.210.180.43
19560.210.180.43
19550.210.180.43
19540.210.180.43
19530.210.180.43
19520.210.180.43
19510.210.180.43
19500.210.180.42
19490.210.180.42
19480.210.180.42
19470.20.180.42
19460.20.180.42
19450.190.180.38
19440.190.170.35
19430.190.170.35
19420.190.170.35
19410.190.160.35
19400.190.140.36
19390.190.140.38
19380.190.140.39
19370.190.140.39
19360.190.140.39
19350.190.160.4
19340.190.160.4
19330.190.160.4
19320.190.160.41
19310.190.160.41
19300.190.160.41
19290.190.160.41
19280.190.160.41
19270.190.160.41
19260.190.160.41
19250.190.160.41
19240.190.160.42
19230.190.160.41
19220.190.160.42
19210.190.160.42
19200.190.160.42
19190.190.160.41
19180.190.160.4
19170.190.160.39
19160.190.160.39
19150.190.160.4
19140.190.160.4
19130.190.150.41
19120.190.150.41
19110.190.150.41
19100.190.150.41
19090.190.150.41
19080.190.150.41
19070.190.150.41
19060.190.150.41
19050.190.150.41
19040.190.150.41
19030.190.150.41
19020.190.150.41
19010.190.150.41
19000.190.140.41
1899–0.140.47
1898–0.140.47
1897–0.140.46
1896–0.140.47
1895–0.140.46
1894–0.140.46
1893–0.140.46
1892–0.140.45
1891–0.140.45
1890–0.140.45
1889–0.130.45
1888–0.130.45
1887–0.130.45
1886–0.10.44
1885–0.10.44
1884–0.10.44
1883–0.10.44
1882–0.10.44
1881–0.10.44
1880–0.10.44
1879–0.10.45
1878–0.10.45
1877–0.10.44
1876–0.10.45
1875–0.10.45
1874–0.10.45
1873–0.10.45
1872–0.10.44
1871–0.10.45
1870–0.10.44
1869–0.10.44
1868–0.10.43
1867–0.10.44
1866–0.10.43
1865–0.10.43
1864–0.10.42
1863–0.10.43
1862–0.10.43
1861–0.10.42
1860–0.10.41
1859–0.10.4
1858–0.10.4
1857–0.10.4
1856–0.10.4
1855–0.10.4
1854–0.10.4
1853–0.10.4
1852–0.10.39
1851–0.10.39
1850–0.10.39
1849–0.10.41
1848–0.10.4
1847–0.10.38
1846–0.10.38
1845–0.10.37
1844–0.10.37
1843–0.10.37
1842–0.10.37
1841–0.10.37
1840–0.10.36
1839–0.10.36
1838–0.10.36
1837–0.10.36
1836–0.10.36
1835–0.10.36
1834–0.10.35
1833–0.10.35
1832–0.10.35
1831–0.10.35
1830–0.10.35
1829–0.10.35
1828–0.10.35
1827–0.10.35
1826–0.10.35
1825–0.10.35
1824–0.10.34
1823–0.10.35
1822–0.10.34
1821–0.10.34
1820–0.10.33
1819–0.10.32
1818–0.10.31
1817–0.10.31
1816–0.10.32
1815–0.10.32
1814–0.10.3
1813–0.10.29
1812–0.10.28
1811–0.10.28
1810–0.10.29
1809–0.10.29
1808–0.10.28
1807–0.10.28
1806–0.10.27
1805–0.10.27
1804–0.10.27
1803–0.10.27
1802–0.10.27
1801–0.10.27
1800–0.10.27
1799–0.10.28
1798–0.10.27
1797–0.10.27
1796–0.10.27
1795–0.10.27
1794–0.10.27
1793–0.10.27
1792–0.10.27
1791–0.10.27
1790–0.10.27
1789–0.10.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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