Benin: Clean elections index

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 Benin

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.638
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.367
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.794
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.638 index points, an increase from 0.45 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Benin from 1960 to 2023 is 0.367 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1966 while the maximum of 0.794 index points was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Benin - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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