Citizen support for democracy in Burundi
Burundi: Citizen support for democracy was 0.695 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Burundi, 2012–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Burundi is 0.695, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Burundi peaked at 0.695 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.335, in 2012.
That places Burundi 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Citizen support for democracy in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.335 | — |
| 2013 | 0.5092 | +52.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6842 | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6807 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6828 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.684 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6896 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6909 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.695 | +0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.695 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.695 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019, 36.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6195 | 0.335 | 0.6909 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.695 | 0.695 | 0.695 | 1 |
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 citizen support for democracy in Burundi?
- Citizen support for democracy in Burundi was 0.695 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 2020.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.335 in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.