Human rights index vdem in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Human rights index vdem was 0.455 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.455
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
129th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.852
in 2017
All-time low
0.364
in 1929
Years of data
92
1919β2025
Human rights index vdem in Burkina Faso, 1919β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vdem in Burkina Faso stood at 0.455.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.852 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.364, in 1929.
That places Burkina Faso 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3663 | 0.364 | 0.367 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.372 | 0.372 | 0.372 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.408 | 0.406 | 0.409 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.4368 | 0.429 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5402 | 0.537 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5411 | 0.533 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4596 | 0.445 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.591 | 0.472 | 0.676 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7512 | 0.751 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8078 | 0.763 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.675 | 0.455 | 0.826 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 127 Comoros, Union of the 0.476 compare
- 128 Pakistan 0.466 compare
- 130 Somalia 0.454 compare
- 131 Oman 0.446 compare
- 132 Central African Republic 0.438 compare
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 human rights index vdem in Burkina Faso?
- Human rights index vdem in Burkina Faso was 0.455 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.364 in 1929.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for human rights index vdem?
- Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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