Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Benin
Benin: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.836 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Benin stood at 0.836.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 0.916 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1946.
Benin ranks 63rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.2 | — |
| 1947 | 0.201 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.207 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.224 | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 0.242 | +8.0% |
| 1960 | 0.512 | +111.6% |
| 1961 | 0.519 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.503 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.516 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.515 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.461 | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.283 | -38.6% |
| 1974 | 0.273 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.27 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.272 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.267 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.265 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.799 | +201.5% |
| 1991 | 0.832 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.879 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.874 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.873 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.869 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.858 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.862 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.861 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.865 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.859 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.86 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.859 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.858 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.868 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.895 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.916 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.871 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.837 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.815 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.808 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.827 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.822 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.832 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.836 | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.836 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.836 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +201.5% | 0.265 | 0.799 |
| 1960 | +111.6% | 0.242 | 0.512 |
| 1973 | -38.6% | 0.461 | 0.283 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2037 | 0.2 | 0.207 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2122 | 0.207 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5087 | 0.503 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3398 | 0.27 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2676 | 0.265 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8648 | 0.799 | 0.879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8679 | 0.858 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8688 | 0.837 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8233 | 0.808 | 0.836 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 0.836 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.916 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1946.
- How does Benin rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.