Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Citizen support for democracy was -0.7201 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
-0.7201
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
-0.258
in 2015
All-time low
-1.15
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020
Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso, 2007–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso stood at -0.7201.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso peaked at -0.258 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.15, in 2008.
That places Burkina Faso 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.07 | -1.15 | -0.9672 | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.539 | -0.7908 | -0.258 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7201 | -0.7201 | -0.7201 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- 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 support for democracy in Burkina Faso?
- Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso was -0.7201 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -0.258 in 2015.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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