FreedomRankings
BJ

Benin

Africa

Benin ranks #92 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 60.1/100.

Score
60.1
C+

Universal category breakdown

Religion
9.5A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.5/10

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
8.2A-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 8.2/10

Fraser HFIView source
Equal Protection
7.6B+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.759 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Economic Liberty
6.3C+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 6.3/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
6.2C+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.619 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Free Expression
5.5C

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 54.6/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Due Process
4.7D+

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.47/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
4.3D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 4.3/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
2.8F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.280 (0–1)

V-DemView source