Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Burundi
Burundi: Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) was 5 years in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
5 years
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
138th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2009
All-time low
1 years
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2009
Age of electoral democracy in Burundi, 2005–2009
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2009, age of electoral democracy in Burundi stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
That places Burundi 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 years | — |
| 2006 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +25.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 5 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 9 years, 56% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 5 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 years, 36% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burundi
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (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 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?
- Age of electoral democracy in Burundi was 5 years in 2009, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Burundi ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Burundi 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.