Social Development in Benin 141 indicators covering social development for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 2025 up 3,127.0% 86th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 2025 up 219.8% 101st Political Rights Rating 4 2025 up 100.0% 79th Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 2025 up 100.0% 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 145.2% 123rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 2025 up 219.8% 101st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person 2025 up 2,374.7% 86th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,395.9% 47th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.57 % change on previous year 2025 down 83.1% 59th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 2025 up 3,127.0% 86th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20.21 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.7% 31st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 48.2% 86th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.836 2025 down 3.7% 63rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.323 2025 down 38.2% 92nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.493 2025 down 24.4% 89th Freedom of Association Index 0.619 2025 down 26.7% 99th Freedom of Expression Index 0.676 2025 down 20.8% 95th Participatory Democracy Index 0.28 2025 down 34.9% 92nd Varieties of democracy 0.493 2025 down 24.4% 89th Liberal democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Human Rights Index 0.836 2025 down 3.7% 63rd Key features of human rights 0.836 2025 down 3.7% 63rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.493 2025 down 24.4% 89th Key features of liberal democracy 0.323 2025 down 38.2% 92nd Executive Corruption Index 0.113 2025 down 78.5% 140th Judicial Corruption Score 0.867 2025 up 663.0% 64th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.12 2025 down 82.0% 141st Key features of democracy 0.493 2025 down 24.4% 89th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0.4073 % change on previous year 2025 down 94.6% 51st Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.323 2025 down 38.2% 92nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0.4073 % change on previous year 2025 down 94.6% 51st Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0.4808 % change on previous year 2025 down 58.8% 45th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0.4073 % change on previous year 2025 down 94.6% 51st Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.493 2025 down 24.4% 88th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.387 2025 down 22.1% 72nd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.304 2025 down 45.9% 93rd Direct Democracy Index 0.033 2025 up 65.0% 86th Key media freedoms 0.932 2025 down 35.7% 68th Media Corruption Score -0.15 2025 down 181.5% 122nd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.709 2025 down 19.2% 71st Legislative Corruption Score 0.672 2025 up 76.8% 59th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 64.9% 38th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 71.4% 38th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 64.9% 38th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 64.9% 38th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 100.0% 86th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0251 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,386.8% 109th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 207.8% 114th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2019 — 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.9407 2019 up 55.4% 95th Page 1 of 3 Next →