Physical Integrity Rights Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.91 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Burkina Faso, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Burkina Faso is -1.91, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 519.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.27 in 1970 and was at its lowest, -1.91, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.17 | — |
| 1961 | 1.23 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 1.26 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.27 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.26 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.24 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.24 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.26 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.27 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.27 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.27 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.23 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.16 | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9258 | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8036 | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5833 | -27.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2336 | -60.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0327 | -86.0% |
| 1981 | -0.0995 | -404.1% |
| 1982 | -0.2058 | +106.7% |
| 1983 | -0.3692 | +79.4% |
| 1984 | -0.2959 | -19.9% |
| 1985 | -0.3576 | +20.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2666 | -25.4% |
| 1987 | -0.4265 | +59.9% |
| 1988 | -0.5987 | +40.4% |
| 1989 | -0.6131 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | -0.5157 | -15.9% |
| 1991 | -0.3248 | -37.0% |
| 1992 | -0.1178 | -63.7% |
| 1993 | -0.066 | -44.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1451 | +119.8% |
| 1995 | -0.1504 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1309 | -187.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3875 | +196.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3649 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3446 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2986 | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.211 | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1766 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4007 | +126.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5452 | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5252 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4272 | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4233 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3998 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4556 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4448 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3978 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5167 | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2986 | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1904 | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1462 | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.161 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0889 | -44.8% |
| 2018 | -1.78 | -2097.8% |
| 2019 | -1.91 | +7.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -1.91 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -1.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -2097.8% | 0.0889 | -1.78 |
| 1981 | -404.1% | 0.0327 | -0.0995 |
| 1997 | +196.1% | 0.1309 | 0.3875 |
| 1996 | +187.0% | -0.1504 | 0.1309 |
| 2003 | +126.8% | 0.1766 | 0.4007 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9572 | 0.2336 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.32 | -0.6131 | 0.0327 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0092 | -0.5157 | 0.3875 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3863 | 0.1766 | 0.5452 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1443 | -1.91 | 0.5167 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 184 South Sudan -1.79 compare
- 185 Eritrea -1.8 compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.81 compare
- 188 Sudan -1.94 compare
- 189 North Korea -1.99 compare
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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 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 0.0146 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 physical integrity rights score in Burkina Faso?
- Physical integrity rights score in Burkina Faso was -1.91 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 1970.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.91 in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 519.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.