Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Burkina Faso
0
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
116th
Guinea-Bissau rank
116th
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 against 0 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 116th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0.5 | 0.1667 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 against 0 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).