Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 7 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1978.
That places Burkina Faso 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3 | — |
| 1973 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 7 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1984.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1978.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 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
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 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.