Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 0.167 against 0.157 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Burkina Faso

0.157

in 2025

Rwanda

0.167

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

132nd

Rwanda rank

129th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Burkina Faso
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.167 against 0.157 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and Rwanda ranks 129th of 175 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.135	0.027	0.108	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.145	0.027	0.118	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.145	0.027	0.118	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.1407	0.027	0.1137	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.1601	0.029	0.1311	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.248	0.1284	0.1196	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.2182	0.1185	0.0997	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.2213	0.1255	0.0958	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.3033	0.1477	0.1556	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.357	0.1877	0.1693	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.3883	0.2114	0.1769	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.261	0.1843	0.0767	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.167 against 0.157 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?: 0.01, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and Rwanda ranks 129th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.