Bahrain vs Burkina Faso: Electoral democracy index
Bahrain
0.139
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0.134
in 2025
Bahrain rank
158th
Burkina Faso rank
161st
Electoral democracy index over time
- Bahrain
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.139 against 0.134 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Bahrain ranks 158th and Burkina Faso ranks 161st of 176 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.013 | 0.083 | 0.07 | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 0.0158 | 0.0838 | 0.068 | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.021 | 0.084 | 0.063 | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.022 | 0.115 | 0.093 | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.025 | 0.1657 | 0.1407 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.024 | 0.281 | 0.257 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.072 | 0.204 | 0.132 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.0496 | 0.1739 | 0.1243 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.049 | 0.4167 | 0.3677 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.1862 | 0.5248 | 0.3386 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.1549 | 0.5923 | 0.4374 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.136 | 0.3452 | 0.2092 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, Bahrain or Burkina Faso?
- Bahrain, at 0.139 against 0.134 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Bahrain and Burkina Faso?
- 0.005, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Burkina Faso?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Burkina Faso rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- Bahrain ranks 158th and Burkina Faso ranks 161st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.