Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burundi
Burundi: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.06 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burundi, 1916–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burundi is 0.06, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burundi peaked at 0.186 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.044, in 2018.
Burundi ranks 156th 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 0.049 | — |
| 1917 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.05 | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.049 | -2.0% |
| 1924 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.05 | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.052 | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.054 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.055 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.056 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.063 | +12.5% |
| 1961 | 0.078 | +23.8% |
| 1962 | 0.131 | +67.9% |
| 1963 | 0.134 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.133 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.129 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.104 | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 0.066 | -36.5% |
| 1968 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.067 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.066 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.065 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.067 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.068 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.076 | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.078 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.081 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.082 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.083 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.122 | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 0.121 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.135 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.136 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.127 | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.085 | -33.1% |
| 1989 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.086 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.084 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.099 | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0.164 | +65.7% |
| 1994 | 0.168 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.17 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.155 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.149 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.151 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.148 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.186 | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.183 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.178 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.175 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.144 | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.133 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.134 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.109 | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.101 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.063 | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 0.046 | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 0.045 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.044 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.055 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.049 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.067 | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 0.077 | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.056 | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 0.062 | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 0.06 | -3.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.06 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.102, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.17, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 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 | +67.9% | 0.078 | 0.131 |
| 1993 | +65.7% | 0.099 | 0.164 |
| 2015 | -37.6% | 0.101 | 0.063 |
| 2021 | +36.7% | 0.049 | 0.067 |
| 1967 | -36.5% | 0.104 | 0.066 |
| 1988 | -33.1% | 0.127 | 0.085 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.0491 | 0.049 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0535 | 0.05 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.097 | 0.063 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0714 | 0.065 | 0.081 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1073 | 0.082 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1371 | 0.084 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1617 | 0.147 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0874 | 0.044 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0618 | 0.049 | 0.077 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burundi?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Burundi was 0.06 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.186 in 2006.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.044 in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.
Computed from
- Key features of liberal democracy V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.