Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi
Burundi: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.271 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi, 1916β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi is 0.271, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy 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.
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, Republic of 0.291 compare
- 154 Chad 0.284 compare
- 156 Russian Federation 0.265 compare
- 157 Cambodia 0.26 compare
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.248 compare
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 318,291 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.06 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.185 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.226 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.164 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi was 0.271 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.431 in 1993.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.115 in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Burundi ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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