Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions was 0 number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 number
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1 number
in 2005
All-time low
0 number
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2025
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0 number for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Burkina Faso peaked at 1 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 number | — |
| 2005 | 1 number | — |
| 2010 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 number | — |
| 2017 | 0 number | — |
| 2018 | 0 number | — |
| 2019 | 0 number | — |
| 2020 | 0 number | — |
| 2021 | 0 number | — |
| 2022 | 0 number | — |
| 2023 | 0 number | — |
| 2024 | 0 number | — |
| 2025 | 0 number | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 number | 0 number | 1 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1667 number | 0 number | 1 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 116 Afghanistan 0 number compare
- 116 Andorra 0 number
- 116 Angola 0 number
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 0 number
- 116 Bahamas 0 number
- 116 Barbados 0 number
- 116 Belarus 0 number
- 116 Belize 0 number
- 116 Bhutan 0 number
- 116 Botswana 0 number
- 116 Brazil 0 number
- 116 Brunei Darussalam 0 number
- 116 Cambodia 0 number
- 116 Cape Verde 0 number
- 116 Central African Republic 0 number
- 116 China 0 number
- 116 Comoros 0 number
- 116 Cuba 0 number
- 116 Czechia 0 number
- 116 Djibouti 0 number
- 116 Dominica 0 number
- 116 Dominican Republic 0 number
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 0 number
- 116 Eritrea 0 number
- 116 Eswatini 0 number
- 116 Gabon 0 number
- 116 Grenada 0 number
- 116 Guinea 0 number
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0 number
- 116 Guyana 0 number
- 116 Iceland 0 number
- 116 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 number
- 116 Israel 0 number
- 116 Italy 0 number
- 116 Jamaica 0 number
- 116 Japan 0 number
- 116 Kiribati 0 number
- 116 Kuwait 0 number
- 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 number
- 116 Lebanon 0 number
- 116 Lesotho 0 number
- 116 Liechtenstein 0 number
- 116 Malta 0 number
- 116 Marshall Islands 0 number
- 116 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 number
- 116 Monaco 0 number
- 116 Mozambique 0 number
- 116 Myanmar 0 number compare
- 116 Naoero 0 number
- 116 Niger 0 number compare
- 116 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 number
- 116 Palau 0 number
- 116 Papua New Guinea 0 number
- 116 Romania 0 number
- 116 Russian Federation 0 number compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 number
- 116 Saint Lucia 0 number
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 number
- 116 San Marino 0 number
- 116 Sao Tome and Principe 0 number
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0 number
- 116 Seychelles 0 number
- 116 Singapore 0 number
- 116 Solomon Islands 0 number
- 116 Somalia 0 number
- 116 South Sudan 0 number
- 116 Sudan 0 number
- 116 Suriname 0 number
- 116 Switzerland 0 number
- 116 Syrian Arab Republic 0 number
- 116 Tonga 0 number
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 0 number
- 116 Tuvalu 0 number
- 116 United Arab Emirates 0 number
- 116 United States of America 0 number
- 116 Vanuatu 0 number
- 116 Viet Nam 0 number
- 116 Yemen 0 number
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 countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Burkina Faso?
- Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Burkina Faso was 0 number in 2025, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant).