Key features of human rights in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Key features of human rights 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
92
1919–2025
Key features of human rights in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in Burkina Faso stood at 0.455.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.
Key features of human rights in Burkina Faso, year by year
| 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% |
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 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Burkina Faso?
- Key features of human rights in Burkina Faso was 0.455 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.364 in 1929.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for key features of human rights?
- Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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