Equal Rights Protection Index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.686 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.686
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
77th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.852
in 2023
All-time low
0.198
in 1947
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Equal Rights Protection Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.686.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.852 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.198, in 1947.
Burkina Faso ranks 77th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.256 | — |
| 1920 | 0.391 | +52.7% |
| 1921 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.198 | -49.4% |
| 1948 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.272 | +37.4% |
| 1951 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.695 | +155.5% |
| 1961 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.733 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.784 | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.821 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.84 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.793 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.791 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.839 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.846 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.84 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.842 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.846 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.842 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.838 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.821 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.832 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.814 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.722 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.727 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.711 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.849 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.852 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.658 | -22.8% |
| 2025 | 0.686 | +4.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.686 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.449, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.686 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.256 | 0.256 | 0.256 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.391 | 0.391 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.391 | 0.391 | 0.391 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.198 | 0.198 | 0.198 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.272 | 0.272 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7102 | 0.695 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8175 | 0.784 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8342 | 0.791 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8398 | 0.839 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8237 | 0.722 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7472 | 0.658 | 0.852 | 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 equal rights protection index in Burkina Faso?
- Equal rights protection index in Burkina Faso was 0.686 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2023.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 in 1947.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for equal rights protection index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.