Age of electoral democracy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Age of electoral democracy was 7 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
7 years
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
133rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2021
All-time low
1 years
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Age of electoral democracy in Burkina Faso, 2015–2021
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, age of electoral democracy in Burkina Faso stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age of electoral democracy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 years | — |
| 2016 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 years | 1 years | 5 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.5 years | 6 years | 7 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 133 Mali 7 years compare
- 135 Bangladesh 6 years
- 135 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6 years compare
- 135 Myanmar 6 years compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Burkina Faso?
- Age of electoral democracy in Burkina Faso was 7 years in 2021, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.