What is human rights index in Burkina Faso?

Human rights index in Burkina Faso was 0.455 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2017.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 0.364 in 1929.

How does Burkina Faso rank for human rights index?

Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Burkina Faso

Name: Human Rights Index in Burkina Faso
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burkina Faso: Human Rights Index was 0.455 in 2025. ▲ 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

1919–2025

Human Rights Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index 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 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.

Human Rights Index in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Burkina Faso, 1919 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1919	0.373	—
1920	0.365	-2.1%
1921	0.365	+0.0%
1922	0.367	+0.5%
1923	0.367	+0.0%
1924	0.367	+0.0%
1925	0.367	+0.0%
1926	0.367	+0.0%
1927	0.367	+0.0%
1928	0.367	+0.0%
1929	0.364	-0.8%
1930	0.372	+2.2%
1931	0.372	+0.0%
1947	0.406	+9.1%
1948	0.409	+0.7%
1949	0.409	+0.0%
1950	0.429	+4.9%
1951	0.429	+0.0%
1952	0.429	+0.0%
1953	0.429	+0.0%
1954	0.429	+0.0%
1955	0.44	+2.6%
1956	0.44	+0.0%
1957	0.444	+0.9%
1958	0.45	+1.4%
1959	0.449	-0.2%
1960	0.545	+21.4%
1961	0.541	-0.7%
1962	0.541	+0.0%
1963	0.541	+0.0%
1964	0.541	+0.0%
1965	0.541	+0.0%
1966	0.541	+0.0%
1967	0.537	-0.7%
1968	0.537	+0.0%
1969	0.537	+0.0%
1970	0.546	+1.7%
1971	0.538	-1.5%
1972	0.538	+0.0%
1973	0.538	+0.0%
1974	0.538	+0.0%
1975	0.538	+0.0%
1976	0.538	+0.0%
1977	0.533	-0.9%
1978	0.552	+3.6%
1979	0.552	+0.0%
1980	0.503	-8.9%
1981	0.445	-11.5%
1982	0.448	+0.7%
1983	0.461	+2.9%
1984	0.445	-3.5%
1985	0.449	+0.9%
1986	0.449	+0.0%
1987	0.454	+1.1%
1988	0.471	+3.7%
1989	0.471	+0.0%
1990	0.472	+0.2%
1991	0.521	+10.4%
1992	0.59	+13.2%
1993	0.608	+3.1%
1994	0.608	+0.0%
1995	0.608	+0.0%
1996	0.608	+0.0%
1997	0.605	-0.5%
1998	0.614	+1.5%
1999	0.676	+10.1%
2000	0.751	+11.1%
2001	0.751	+0.0%
2002	0.751	+0.0%
2003	0.751	+0.0%
2004	0.751	+0.0%
2005	0.751	+0.0%
2006	0.751	+0.0%
2007	0.751	+0.0%
2008	0.751	+0.0%
2009	0.753	+0.3%
2010	0.77	+2.3%
2011	0.766	-0.5%
2012	0.763	-0.4%
2013	0.794	+4.1%
2014	0.814	+2.5%
2015	0.838	+2.9%
2016	0.829	-1.1%
2017	0.852	+2.8%
2018	0.828	-2.8%
2019	0.824	-0.5%
2020	0.816	-1.0%
2021	0.826	+1.2%
2022	0.775	-6.2%
2023	0.678	-12.5%
2024	0.5	-26.3%
2025	0.455	-9.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.455 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.455 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2024	-26.3%	0.678	0.5

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 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

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Burkina Faso?: Human rights index in Burkina Faso was 0.455 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2017.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.364 in 1929.
How does Burkina Faso rank for human rights index?: Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.