Freedom of association index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Freedom of association index was 0.309 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.309
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
138th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.891
in 2021
All-time low
0.309
in 2025
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Freedom of association index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.309 for freedom of association index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 92 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.891 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.309, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Freedom of association index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.411 | — |
| 1920 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.421 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.43 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.452 | +5.1% |
| 1951 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.458 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.453 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.452 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.511 | +13.1% |
| 1960 | 0.57 | +11.5% |
| 1961 | 0.549 | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.545 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.532 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.475 | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.531 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.503 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.517 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.589 | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.631 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.465 | -26.3% |
| 1981 | 0.335 | -28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.337 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.311 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.331 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.346 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.363 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.478 | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 0.803 | +68.0% |
| 1993 | 0.848 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.847 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.845 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.844 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.847 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.848 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.849 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.882 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.874 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.872 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.868 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.888 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.887 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.845 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.847 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.849 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.855 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.872 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.891 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.794 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.609 | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.384 | -36.9% |
| 2025 | 0.309 | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.411 | 0.411 | 0.411 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.411 | 0.411 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.411 | 0.411 | 0.411 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.424 | 0.421 | 0.43 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.461 | 0.452 | 0.511 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5268 | 0.475 | 0.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5286 | 0.503 | 0.631 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3454 | 0.311 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7577 | 0.363 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8464 | 0.844 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8667 | 0.845 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6432 | 0.309 | 0.891 | 6 |
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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 fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 freedom of association index in Burkina Faso?
- Freedom of association index in Burkina Faso was 0.309 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.891 in 2021.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for freedom of association index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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