Freedom of Association Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Freedom of Association Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Burkina Faso, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4 for freedom of association score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Burkina Faso peaked at 7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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 freedom of association score in Burkina Faso?
- Freedom of association score in Burkina Faso was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for freedom of association score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.