Burkina Faso vs Niger: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled

Burkina Faso
7
in 2025
Niger
7
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Niger rank
1st

Political rights rating fh, gaps filled over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
234567197219982025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7 against 7 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Niger ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 4 6.75 2.75 Niger
1980s 6.5 6.9 0.4 Niger
1990s 5.1 5.2 0.1 Niger
2000s 4.6 3.6 1 Burkina Faso
2010s 4.6 3.6 1 Burkina Faso
2020s 6 5.33 0.6667 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political rights rating fh, gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Burkina Faso, at 7 against 7 in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in political rights rating fh, gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.