Full democracy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Full democracy was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
78th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0
in 1919
All-time low
0
in 1919
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Full democracy in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, full democracy in Burkina Faso stood at 0. That is the highest value across all 92 years on record.
Over the whole period, full democracy in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1919.
Burkina Faso ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.261 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.309 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.134 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.104 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is full democracy in Burkina Faso?
- Full democracy in Burkina Faso was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest full democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1919.
- What is the lowest full democracy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1919.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for full democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).