Which has higher human rights index, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?

Burkina Faso, at 0.455 against 0.438 in Central African Republic as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?

0.017, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?

91 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Human Rights Index

Burkina Faso

0.455

in 2025

Central African Republic

0.438

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

129th

Central African Republic rank

132nd

Human Rights Index over time

Burkina Faso
Central African Republic

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.455 against 0.438 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 129th and Central African Republic ranks 132nd of 176 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.3663	0.104	0.2623	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.372	0.104	0.268	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.408	0.24	0.168	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.4368	0.2991	0.1377	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.5402	0.3156	0.2246	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.5411	0.184	0.3571	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.4596	0.4271	0.0325	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.591	0.5037	0.0873	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.7512	0.4795	0.2717	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.8078	0.4494	0.3584	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.675	0.4753	0.1997	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?: Burkina Faso, at 0.455 against 0.438 in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?: 0.017, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?: 91 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for human rights index?: Burkina Faso ranks 129th and Central African Republic ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.