Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Citizen support for democracy was -0.7201 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso, 2007–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by 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.
Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.1 | — |
| 2008 | -1.15 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | -0.9672 | -15.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7908 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5986 | -24.3% |
| 2012 | -0.422 | -29.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3695 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | -0.313 | -15.3% |
| 2015 | -0.258 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | -0.4853 | +88.1% |
| 2017 | -0.7148 | +47.3% |
| 2018 | -0.7182 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7196 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.7201 | +0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -0.7201 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471, 2.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -0.7201 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019. (34 countries reporting)
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 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 citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso?
- Citizen support for democracy in Burkina Faso was -0.7201 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by 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 Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.