What is human rights index in Burundi?

Human rights index in Burundi was 0.271 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 0.431 in 1993.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.115 in 2016.

How does Burundi rank for human rights index?

Burundi ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Burundi 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 Burundi

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

Burundi: Human Rights Index was 0.271 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.271

Change on year

up 8.0%

World rank

155th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.431

in 1993

All-time low

0.115

in 2016

Years of data

110

1916–2025

Human Rights Index in Burundi, 1916–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Burundi is 0.271, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Burundi peaked at 0.431 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.115, in 2016.

Burundi ranks 155th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Burundi, 1916 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1916	0.131	—
1917	0.131	+0.0%
1918	0.131	+0.0%
1919	0.131	+0.0%
1920	0.13	-0.8%
1921	0.13	+0.0%
1922	0.13	+0.0%
1923	0.13	+0.0%
1924	0.13	+0.0%
1925	0.13	+0.0%
1926	0.135	+3.8%
1927	0.135	+0.0%
1928	0.135	+0.0%
1929	0.135	+0.0%
1930	0.135	+0.0%
1931	0.135	+0.0%
1932	0.135	+0.0%
1933	0.135	+0.0%
1934	0.135	+0.0%
1935	0.135	+0.0%
1936	0.135	+0.0%
1937	0.135	+0.0%
1938	0.135	+0.0%
1939	0.136	+0.7%
1940	0.144	+5.9%
1941	0.144	+0.0%
1942	0.144	+0.0%
1943	0.144	+0.0%
1944	0.144	+0.0%
1945	0.144	+0.0%
1946	0.144	+0.0%
1947	0.144	+0.0%
1948	0.144	+0.0%
1949	0.144	+0.0%
1950	0.142	-1.4%
1951	0.142	+0.0%
1952	0.142	+0.0%
1953	0.142	+0.0%
1954	0.142	+0.0%
1955	0.142	+0.0%
1956	0.142	+0.0%
1957	0.146	+2.8%
1958	0.157	+7.5%
1959	0.169	+7.6%
1960	0.172	+1.8%
1961	0.172	+0.0%
1962	0.293	+70.3%
1963	0.332	+13.3%
1964	0.332	+0.0%
1965	0.335	+0.9%
1966	0.28	-16.4%
1967	0.269	-3.9%
1968	0.269	+0.0%
1969	0.264	-1.9%
1970	0.274	+3.8%
1971	0.26	-5.1%
1972	0.26	+0.0%
1973	0.26	+0.0%
1974	0.281	+8.1%
1975	0.309	+10.0%
1976	0.309	+0.0%
1977	0.299	-3.2%
1978	0.299	+0.0%
1979	0.299	+0.0%
1980	0.305	+2.0%
1981	0.305	+0.0%
1982	0.305	+0.0%
1983	0.309	+1.3%
1984	0.309	+0.0%
1985	0.305	-1.3%
1986	0.298	-2.3%
1987	0.304	+2.0%
1988	0.305	+0.3%
1989	0.306	+0.3%
1990	0.318	+3.9%
1991	0.296	-6.9%
1992	0.425	+43.6%
1993	0.431	+1.4%
1994	0.422	-2.1%
1995	0.422	+0.0%
1996	0.416	-1.4%
1997	0.409	-1.7%
1998	0.402	-1.7%
1999	0.405	+0.7%
2000	0.406	+0.2%
2001	0.424	+4.4%
2002	0.403	-5.0%
2003	0.41	+1.7%
2004	0.419	+2.2%
2005	0.412	-1.7%
2006	0.411	-0.2%
2007	0.404	-1.7%
2008	0.397	-1.7%
2009	0.39	-1.8%
2010	0.343	-12.1%
2011	0.348	+1.5%
2012	0.348	+0.0%
2013	0.304	-12.6%
2014	0.271	-10.9%
2015	0.161	-40.6%
2016	0.115	-28.6%
2017	0.116	+0.9%
2018	0.136	+17.2%
2019	0.138	+1.5%
2020	0.167	+21.0%
2021	0.206	+23.4%
2022	0.272	+32.0%
2023	0.248	-8.8%
2024	0.251	+1.2%
2025	0.271	+8.0%

Burundi compared with similar countries

Burundi's 0.271 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Burundi's 0.271 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index in Burundi 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
1962	+70.3%	0.172	0.293
1992	+43.6%	0.296	0.425
2015	-40.6%	0.271	0.161
2022	+32.0%	0.206	0.272
2016	-28.6%	0.161	0.115

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.131	0.131	0.131	4
1920s	0.132	0.13	0.135	10
1930s	0.1351	0.135	0.136	10
1940s	0.144	0.144	0.144	10
1950s	0.1466	0.142	0.169	10
1960s	0.2718	0.172	0.335	10
1970s	0.285	0.26	0.309	10
1980s	0.3051	0.298	0.309	10
1990s	0.3946	0.296	0.431	10
2000s	0.4076	0.39	0.424	10
2010s	0.228	0.115	0.348	10
2020s	0.2358	0.167	0.272	6

Countries ranked near Burundi

153 Azerbaijan 0.291 compare
154 Chad 0.284 compare
156 Russia 0.265 compare
157 Cambodia 0.26 compare
158 Iran 0.248 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Burundi

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (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 0.0221 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?: Human rights index in Burundi was 0.271 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 0.431 in 1993.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.115 in 2016.
How does Burundi rank for human rights index?: Burundi ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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: 18 September 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.