Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 45/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 54.6/100 #92
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.493
- HDI
- 0.515
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Benin | Patrice Talon |
| Vice President of Benin | Mariam Chabi Talata |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2017)
- 1.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 26.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 45 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.493
- Liberal
- 0.323
- Participatory
- 0.280
- Deliberative
- 0.304
- Egalitarian
- 0.387
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 54.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #92 / 180
- Rank change
- -3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #108
- 40.7
- Economic #121
- 36.0
- Legal #108
- 55.2
- Social #70
- 65.6
- Safety #97
- 75.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.6 | 92 | 40.7 | 36.0 | 55.2 | 65.6 | 75.6 |
| 2024 | 56.7 | 89 | 47.7 | 39.5 | 57.3 | 63.3 | 75.8 |
| 2023 | 52.4 | 112 | 49.0 | 39.8 | 56.0 | 63.5 | 53.9 |
| 2022 | 48.4 | 121 | 47.7 | 28.2 | 57.5 | 55.5 | 53.1 |
| 2021 | 61.8 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 64.9 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 68.3 | 96 | - | - | - | - | 33.3 |
| 2018 | 69.8 | 84 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.7 | 78 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 71.0 | 78 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2015 | 70.8 | 84 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 71.2 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.7 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 31.0 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 19.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 16.0 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 15.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 17.0 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |