Freedom Score in Burundi
Burundi: Freedom Score was 13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Burundi, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Burundi stood at 13. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Burundi peaked at 49 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2019.
That places Burundi 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39 | 27 | 49 | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.3 | 13 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
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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)
- Key features of democracy 0.185 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.164 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.226 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.185 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.142 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.06 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Burundi?
- Freedom score in Burundi was 13 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for freedom score?
- Burundi ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.