Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.7054 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Burkina Faso, 2008–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Burkina Faso stood at 0.7054. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.7054 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3177, in 2008.
That places Burkina Faso 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3178 | 0.3177 | 0.3179 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4935 | 0.3182 | 0.7023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7054 | 0.7054 | 0.7054 | 1 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.261 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Burkina Faso?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Burkina Faso was 0.7054 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7054 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3177 in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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