Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Burundi ranks 39th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 36 Luxembourg 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Djibouti 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Kuwait 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cape Verde 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.