Happiness cantril ladder in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Happiness cantril ladder was 4.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.46
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
125th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4.83
in 2020
All-time low
3.59
in 2014
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Happiness cantril ladder in Burkina Faso, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, happiness cantril ladder in Burkina Faso stood at 4.46.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness cantril ladder in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.83 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.17 | 3.59 | 4.77 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.59 | 4.38 | 4.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.261 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness cantril ladder in Burkina Faso?
- Happiness cantril ladder in Burkina Faso was 4.46 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 2020.
- What is the lowest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for happiness cantril ladder?
- Burkina Faso ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness cantril ladder rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Happiness cantril ladder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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