Benin

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 26.8 (2019). World rank 145 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 22 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 7.1 (2021). World rank 89 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 28 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 58.6 (2025). World rank 145 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 20 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 67.6 → 58.6 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo): political stability and absence of violence.