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Benin vs Zimbabwe

Digital government compared, on the UN’s 2024 index and the figures behind it.

Benin leads on 4 of 5 measures, and the overall scores are 0.010 apart. Measured against what their incomes predict, Zimbabwe does more with what it has (+0.041, against +0.036 for Benin).

E-Government Index

Benin 0.458

Zimbabwe 0.448

Online services

Benin 0.520

Zimbabwe 0.410

Human capital

Benin 0.371

Zimbabwe 0.539

Telecoms

Benin 0.482

Zimbabwe 0.395

E-participation

Benin 0.370

Zimbabwe 0.274

BeninZimbabweEach track runs from 0 to 1. The higher score in each row is in bold.
Benin and Zimbabwe: context figures
The contextBeninZimbabwe
Income per person (PPP)$4,250$3,900
Population13.7 million16.7 million
Using the internet34%33%
Score vs what income predicts+0.036+0.041

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Sources: UN E-Government Survey 2024, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; income per person (GDP, PPP) and population from the World Bank World Development Indicators, via the Quality of Government Standard Dataset, January 2025.