Equal Rights Protection Index in Burundi
Burundi: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.203 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Burundi, 1916–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Burundi stood at 0.203.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Burundi peaked at 0.499 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.179, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 158th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2779 | 0.218 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3526 | 0.341 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.464 | 0.412 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.499 | 0.499 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3783 | 0.294 | 0.494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.228 | 0.179 | 0.292 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More social development data for Burundi
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 318,291 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.06 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.271 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.142 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.271 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Burundi?
- Equal rights protection index in Burundi was 0.203 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.499 in 1996.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.179 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for equal rights protection index?
- Burundi ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.