Lgbt rights index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lgbt rights index was 1.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 1996
All-time low
0.0719
in 1991
Years of data
29
1991–2019
Lgbt rights index in Burkina Faso, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.07 for lgbt rights index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.07 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0719, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5163 | 0.0719 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 104 Samoa 1.71 compare
- 105 Botswana 1.46 compare
- 106 Bahamas, The 1.07 compare
- 106 Belize 1.07 compare
- 106 Cambodia 1.07 compare
- 106 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.07 compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.07 compare
- 106 Palau, Republic of 1.07 compare
- 106 St. Lucia 1.07 compare
- 106 San Marino, Republic of 1.07 compare
- 106 Türkiye 1.07 compare
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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt rights index in Burkina Faso?
- Lgbt rights index in Burkina Faso was 1.07 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0719 in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lgbt rights index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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