Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Direct Democracy Index

Burundi
0.128
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.117
in 2025
Burundi rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
52nd

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Burundi
  • Zimbabwe
00.050.10.150.2190019622025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.128 against 0.117 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burundi ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.