Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 0.104 against 0.099 in Bangladesh as of 2025.

What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?

0.005, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Participatory Democracy Index

Bangladesh

0.099

in 2025

Burkina Faso

0.104

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

144th

Burkina Faso rank

142nd

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Bangladesh
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.104 against 0.099 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.005.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 144th and Burkina Faso ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 8 and Burkina Faso in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.042	0.024	0.018	Bangladesh
1920s	0.0539	0.0258	0.0281	Bangladesh
1930s	0.0545	0.026	0.0285	Bangladesh
1940s	0.07	0.0307	0.0393	Bangladesh
1950s	0.0656	0.0443	0.0213	Bangladesh
1960s	0.0435	0.0926	0.0491	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0931	0.0887	0.0044	Bangladesh
1980s	0.121	0.0903	0.0307	Bangladesh
1990s	0.2197	0.2015	0.0182	Bangladesh
2000s	0.1899	0.2836	0.0937	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.1382	0.3517	0.2135	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.1055	0.2158	0.1103	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 0.104 against 0.099 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?: 0.005, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Bangladesh ranks 144th and Burkina Faso ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.