Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.103 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso is 0.103, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.511 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.087, in 1920.
Burkina Faso ranks 137th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.089 | — |
| 1920 | 0.087 | -2.2% |
| 1921 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.088 | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.105 | +19.3% |
| 1948 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.127 | +21.0% |
| 1950 | 0.129 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.13 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.132 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.145 | +9.8% |
| 1958 | 0.148 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.156 | +5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.187 | +19.9% |
| 1961 | 0.215 | +15.0% |
| 1962 | 0.213 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.206 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.126 | -38.8% |
| 1967 | 0.116 | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.127 | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.125 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.151 | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.126 | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 0.116 | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.114 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.149 | +30.7% |
| 1979 | 0.216 | +45.0% |
| 1980 | 0.185 | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.106 | -42.7% |
| 1982 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.114 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.112 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.111 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.113 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.101 | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.102 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.114 | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.212 | +86.0% |
| 1993 | 0.256 | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.257 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.262 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.304 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.324 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.325 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.324 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.326 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.34 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.335 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.333 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.334 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.351 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.354 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.358 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.405 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.417 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.306 | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.504 | +64.7% |
| 2017 | 0.511 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.485 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.477 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.486 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.456 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.224 | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.179 | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 0.126 | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 0.103 | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.089 | 0.089 | 0.089 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0878 | 0.087 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.088 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.1123 | 0.105 | 0.127 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1361 | 0.129 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1721 | 0.116 | 0.215 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1391 | 0.114 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1161 | 0.1 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2275 | 0.102 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.329 | 0.324 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4168 | 0.306 | 0.511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2623 | 0.103 | 0.486 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 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 liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 0.103 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.511 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 1920.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Key features of liberal democracy Our World in Data
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About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.