Egalitarian Democracy Index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.157 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Burkina Faso is 0.157, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.443 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.135, in 1919.
Burkina Faso ranks 132nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.135 | — |
| 1920 | 0.145 | +7.4% |
| 1921 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.138 | -4.8% |
| 1948 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.146 | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.153 | +4.8% |
| 1951 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.155 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.156 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.17 | +9.0% |
| 1958 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.178 | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.251 | +41.0% |
| 1961 | 0.282 | +12.4% |
| 1962 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.274 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.209 | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 0.206 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.209 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.207 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.229 | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.295 | +28.8% |
| 1980 | 0.274 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.209 | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.212 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.22 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.219 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.218 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.219 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.212 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.186 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.198 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.298 | +50.5% |
| 1993 | 0.334 | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.336 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.341 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.336 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.352 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.354 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.353 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.352 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.354 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.366 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.364 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.36 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.363 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.376 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.378 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.385 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.378 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.376 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.264 | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.434 | +64.4% |
| 2017 | 0.431 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.443 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.418 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.423 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.227 | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 0.201 | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.158 | -21.4% |
| 2025 | 0.157 | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.157 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.157, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.157 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +64.4% | 0.264 | 0.434 |
| 1992 | +50.5% | 0.198 | 0.298 |
| 2022 | -43.2% | 0.4 | 0.227 |
| 1960 | +41.0% | 0.178 | 0.251 |
| 2015 | -29.8% | 0.376 | 0.264 |
| 1979 | +28.8% | 0.229 | 0.295 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.135 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.1407 | 0.138 | 0.146 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1601 | 0.153 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.248 | 0.206 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2182 | 0.207 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2213 | 0.209 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3033 | 0.186 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.357 | 0.352 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3883 | 0.264 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.261 | 0.157 | 0.423 | 6 |
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 egalitarian democracy index in Burkina Faso?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Burkina Faso was 0.157 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.443 in 2018.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.135 in 1919.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.